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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.

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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.

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.