American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

What determines how and how far a unit moves after it routs ?

Does it help to have units behind the front line in order to decrease the distance a unit routs?

I am working on ways to deploy a brigade to limit routing

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COL. R.T Coyne
7th Brigade 4th Division" Coyne's Cavalry Rangers"
1st Corp Army of Northern Virginia

I don't see a specific hex # in the User Manual. Some factors will alter a retreat. With that said, I would say on average 4 hexes.

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Brigadier General Richard Walker
4th Brigade,3rd Division
Hardee's Corps
Army of Tennessee
(JTS/WDS Scenario Designer)

What determines how and how far a unit moves after it routs?

A number of things but mainly: terrain; presence of enemy units; and presence/number of friendly units.

Does it help to have units behind the front line in order to decrease the distance a unit routs?

That will not help decrease the distance a unit routs unless 'the number of men in a hex plus the number of routing men' exceeds the hex limit.
For example, if the hex limit is 1,000 men and a unit of 400 men is routing the routed unit will happily rout through any hex containing 600 or less men. Friendly units that it routs through will then be Disrupted.

I am working on ways to deploy a brigade to limit routing

There are ways to limit it (I'll send you a pm) but sometimes there's not much you can do about it.

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Paul Swanson
Lieutenant-General
First Division
First Corps
Army of Northern Virginia