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A question on leaders? - 12/19/2007 1:00:29 AM

MartNick

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Just a question on why some commanders are in the game and some not. I would have thought Lannes would have been a better Marshall to have in game over say Ney. Maybe some of the other characters can be added later.

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RE: A question on leaders? - 12/19/2007 1:04:30 AM

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I miss a lot the generals that come with EiH... i feel that EiA common generals are very few

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RE: A question on leaders? - 12/19/2007 6:19:07 PM

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Reason given in original rules were that - for instance Lannes never commanded a seperate force larger than 1 corps. Given the scale of the game corps commanders are simply not displayed.

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RE: A question on leaders? - 12/19/2007 10:32:38 PM

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I keep getting into small battles and attaching my weak leaders so that they get more experience. It's a force of habit from HOI. I guess Corsican Emperors are born, not made.

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RE: A question on leaders? - 12/20/2007 12:54:44 AM

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Reason given in original rules were that - for instance Lannes never commanded a seperate force larger than 1 corps. Given the scale of the game corps commanders are simply not displayed.

Unfortunate, because I'm certain that he would have had he survived. He was extremely well thought of by Napoleon, who consistently gave him advanced guard command on his campaigns. He, Davout and Massena were the 3 best marshals, in that order.

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RE: A question on leaders? - 12/20/2007 11:31:50 AM

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You underestimate the brilliant Louis Suchet.

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RE: A question on leaders? - 12/20/2007 5:44:32 PM

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I'd put Suchet in the same category as Soult: solid and dependable, but not flashy or brilliant.

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RE: A question on leaders? - 12/20/2007 10:49:17 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Mynok
Unfortunate, because I'm certain that he would have had he survived. He was extremely well thought of by Napoleon, who consistently gave him advanced guard command on his campaigns. He, Davout and Massena were the 3 best marshals, in that order.

But he didn't survive, and if the game should contain every leader (good or bad) whom for some reason or another did not make it then there would be many.

Still feel the Iron Marshall had a better record - especially alone. One of the reason Napoleon left him in Paris in 1815 instead of Ney was probably that he could act on his own. Ney would have made a mess of it - and what could go wrong when Napoleon was in overall command???

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