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Author: | Joe Meyer [ Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:19 am ] |
Post subject: | Where Do Stragglers Disappear to? |
HPS allows for the loss of stragglers as a result of a routed infantry or cavalry unit failing to pass a morale check. Quote: "If a Routed unit fails the Morale Check, it stays Routed, but also loses a number of men based on the amount the Die Roll exceeds the Morale, times 25 for Infantry and Cavalry, which is reported as lost stragglers." - User's Manual So do the stragglers return to the unit in subsequent battles of a campaign, or are they gone forever? |
Author: | S Trauth [ Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:33 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where Do Stragglers Disappear to? |
In the linked campaigns they do - the exact rate is set in the campaign - for example in Vicksburg it is 28% -so that if you lose a unit entirely you get it back in the next scenario (assuming it is present in that scenarios OOB file ) you get the unit back at 28% of its full strength amount. However in the regular old battles, I don't believe they do; I know that prior to Overland they did not, and the Overland web site info posted at JTS does not mention it as a change so I assume that it still doesn't. |
Author: | John Ferry [ Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:21 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where Do Stragglers Disappear to? |
We tried to get replacements for some of the longer scenarios, but did not, unfortunately. |
Author: | KWhitehead [ Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:25 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where Do Stragglers Disappear to? |
The game has some built in losses that act like stragglers but it does not keep track of them separately. So that is no "straggler" recovery but there is a built in recovery of casualties in the Campaigns. Campaign Loss Recover is a straight percentage of all casualties and here are the numbers I have from the last time someone published them. The recover percentage is based on days since previous scenario: 10% for 1-6 days 20% for 7-17 days 30% for 14-30 days 40% for 31-59 days 50% for 60+ days I am not sure how round off occurs but the few checks I have made indicate the South has an advantage with those little one gun batteries because they always come back. ![]() I don't think the game tracks anything but scenario to scenario. Also I haven't verified how it measures casualties. That is, relative full strength, which is what I suspect, or losses during last battle. Here is what "I think" happens: First scenario of campaign a unit loses 90% of its force. 1000 men reduced to 100. Next scenario which occurs three days later the regiment will be at 190 strength. That scenario it loses 50% of its force so strength is 95. Next scenario is two weeks later (20% recovery). The new strength is 276. But this is really tedious to verify. ![]() |
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