top | item 31368157 (no title) 0x138d5 | 3 years ago Also this ratio is a guide for open terrain. In closed terrain and urban combat the defender has a greater advantage. discuss order hn newest FredPret|3 years ago The famous 300 Spartans did a lot of damage partly because they used the terrain to limit the size of the front IIsi50MHz|3 years ago I seem to recall learning that the famous 300 Spartans also had another ~3000 Greeks in with them. Is the poplular tale of "only" 300 Spartans not a popular myth perpetuated because it sounds cooler? number6|3 years ago This is why you should use mountains to defend if you are attacked by a greater force in EU4. Smaller combat with. load replies (1) kqr|3 years ago This is a consequence of a more general principle: the ratio refers to the effective concentration of force at the time of battle.It doesn't matter how big your force is if you can only get a trickle going into battle. Then you will constantly be outnumbered where it matters.Similarly, in urban combat it's very hard to actually get a 3:1 effective concentration when you are moving in on someone else.
FredPret|3 years ago The famous 300 Spartans did a lot of damage partly because they used the terrain to limit the size of the front IIsi50MHz|3 years ago I seem to recall learning that the famous 300 Spartans also had another ~3000 Greeks in with them. Is the poplular tale of "only" 300 Spartans not a popular myth perpetuated because it sounds cooler? number6|3 years ago This is why you should use mountains to defend if you are attacked by a greater force in EU4. Smaller combat with. load replies (1)
IIsi50MHz|3 years ago I seem to recall learning that the famous 300 Spartans also had another ~3000 Greeks in with them. Is the poplular tale of "only" 300 Spartans not a popular myth perpetuated because it sounds cooler?
number6|3 years ago This is why you should use mountains to defend if you are attacked by a greater force in EU4. Smaller combat with. load replies (1)
kqr|3 years ago This is a consequence of a more general principle: the ratio refers to the effective concentration of force at the time of battle.It doesn't matter how big your force is if you can only get a trickle going into battle. Then you will constantly be outnumbered where it matters.Similarly, in urban combat it's very hard to actually get a 3:1 effective concentration when you are moving in on someone else.
FredPret|3 years ago
IIsi50MHz|3 years ago
number6|3 years ago
kqr|3 years ago
It doesn't matter how big your force is if you can only get a trickle going into battle. Then you will constantly be outnumbered where it matters.
Similarly, in urban combat it's very hard to actually get a 3:1 effective concentration when you are moving in on someone else.