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dapamdg -> Are Riflemen and Light Infantry actually Infantry? (8/12/2005 2:52:04 PM)
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The reason I ask this is because in my latest 192 Campaign as Britain I devoted as many of my upgrades to improving infantry as possible (Double Line Formation, Divisional Artillery, etc.). With such a small population base, combined with the surplus of materials my developed economy produced, I decided to upgrade my army by producing some Light Infantry and Riflemen. I then proceeded to fight a number of wars (funny how eveyone hates you when you lead in glory[;)] ). I was using quick combat and noticed that my standard Infantry performed MUCH better than my Light Infantry and Riflemen -- the former lasted longer and rallied quicker than the latter. My Riflemen often headed for the route zone within the first couple of volleys. I would have written this off as luck if it had happened only a couple of times. However, this phenomenon persisted in battle after battle after battle. I would add that the Riflemen and Lights had morale as good as or better than my standard Infantry, and had equal sized units.
The only explanations I could come up with is either an incredible string of bad luck with these special troopers or, possibly, that the Riflemen and Lights might not get the advantages of all the Infantry upgrades (and the +'s these can add in Quick Combat).
Anyone had any similar experiences? Until I can figure this out, my British will just continue to turn out standard Infantry. To test the theory further, I will try out some detailed combat and see how the specialists fare.
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