Matrix Games Forums

 Forums  Register  Login  Photo Gallery  Member List  Search  Calendars  FAQ 

My Profile  Inbox  Address Book  My Subscription  My Forums  Log Out

Corps

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [Napoleonics] >> Crown of Glory: Emperor's Edition >> Corps Page: [1]
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
Corps - 3/17/2009 2:31:57 AM   
gexmex

 

Posts: 150
Joined: 11/13/2008
From: Nashville, TN
Status: offline 		Dumb question; why do corps cost more than armies? Since they're a smaller formation than an army wouldn't they cost less? Armies contain corps contain divisions etc.? Unless that's not the way military forces of the period were organized, I'm no expert of the period history...
Post #: 1
RE: Corps - 3/17/2009 3:16:42 AM   
Mus

 

Posts: 1759
Joined: 11/13/2005
Status: offline 		Corps are better than Armies is the short answer. 

They allow you to put up to 20 divisions inside an army versus 8 for a standard Army container.  Corps also represent additional staff and support functions because units in Corps get bonuses in certain situations. Other people can probably provide more accurate details, or you can search the manual for Corps and read all the details.

< Message edited by Mus -- 3/17/2009 3:25:46 AM >

(in reply to gexmex)
Post #: 2
RE: Corps - 3/17/2009 5:21:40 AM   
gexmex

 

Posts: 150
Joined: 11/13/2008
From: Nashville, TN
Status: offline 		cool thanks mus.  i suppose that makes sense then, getting more for your money and all.

(in reply to Mus)
Post #: 3
RE: Corps - 3/17/2009 12:39:53 PM   
Ironclad

 

Posts: 1924
Joined: 11/22/2006
Status: offline 		It was Napoleon's formal use of the corps system that was one of the reasons that made his armies so much more formidable than their rivals. To match the French most major foreign powers ended up adopting it. The ideal was that a corps of around 20-30,000 troops would be a self contained force, with infantry, artillery and cavalry (usually light) would be capable of fighting unaided against a much superior enemy possibly for up to a day, allowing other corps that were marching along other routes (to aid dispersal for supply and movement) but within support distance to come to its aid or to move against the enemy's flanks or rear.

(in reply to gexmex)
Post #: 4
RE: Corps - 3/17/2009 1:10:05 PM   
Ironclad

 

Posts: 1924
Joined: 11/22/2006
Status: offline 		Its worth noting that as armies grew larger, some corps increased in size too (the largest reaching 70,000 for the Russian campaign) and regular and even heavy cavalry were sometimes attached. There were specialist cavalry corps too, comprised of various types as well as horse artillery to provide a central mounted reserve that could be used for shock action on the battlefield or to enhance scouting and screening during a campaign, or undertake vigorous pursuit of a defeated enemy.

(in reply to Ironclad)
Post #: 5
RE: Corps - 3/17/2009 2:25:40 PM   
gexmex

 

Posts: 150
Joined: 11/13/2008
From: Nashville, TN
Status: offline 		I can see why a corps would be a valuable part of an army, but it just seems that, in my limited play time, building corps containers in the early going is extremely cost prohibitive, especially when one could have like 6 armies running around for the price of a corps. 

< Message edited by gexmex -- 3/17/2009 2:29:11 PM >

(in reply to Ironclad)
Post #: 6
RE: Corps - 3/17/2009 3:15:00 PM   
Ironclad

 

Posts: 1924
Joined: 11/22/2006
Status: offline 		As already noted using corps enable you to greatly increase the number of divisions that an army can accommodate and wherever that army goes it will be accompanied by all its attached units including attached corps. Compare that to moving with several smaller armies where you cannot guarantee their joint arrival because of the outcomes of the separate movement initiative checks.

Corps also have added flexibility, since they can operate independently or be combined within an army or later detached if you so wish. Armies can never be combined.

In detailed battle the units in a corps move one after the other and also have some tactical advantages eg increased flank effect.

(in reply to gexmex)
Post #: 7
RE: Corps - 3/17/2009 3:42:52 PM   
gexmex

 

Posts: 150
Joined: 11/13/2008
From: Nashville, TN
Status: offline 		gotcha, thanks ironclad, much more clear now   sometimes i'm a bit sloooow

(in reply to Ironclad)
Post #: 8
Page:   [1]
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [Napoleonics] >> Crown of Glory: Emperor's Edition >> Corps Page: [1]
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

3.223