Re: MEPBM: When can an army force their way past another army

From: wang@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Wei)

Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 01:21:51 +0000

Patrick F. McGehearty <patrick@convex.COM> writes:

>In article <eichmann.41.776451575@ceres.amp.uni-hannover.de>,
>Holger Eichmann <eichmann@ceres.amp.uni-hannover.de> wrote:
>>Hi!
>>
>>I want to stop an enemy army (around 900 HC, 1000 HI) with a part of
>>my troops. Does anybody knows how many heavy infantry I need for this
>>task? I fear, if I send only 100 HI, that the enemy army forces its way
>>past my troops and rout them.
>>
>>Thanks for your help

This is all hearsay but from several sources (not connected to GSI tho).
I've heard that only numbers matter, and something like a 10:1 or better
ratio will overrun your army.  So I would send at the very minimum 200
troops, and probably more like 400.

Wei

>I would expect such a force would walk over 100 HI without even noticing
>them (but you would lose the 100 HI and their commander).  I don't have
>hard data, but have heard that 500 HI is the minimum to have good
>expectation of stopping a large enemy army.  Anyone know more?

>- Patrick McGehearty
>  patrick@convex.com

References

MEPBM: When can an army force their way past another army
eichmann@ceres.amp.uni-hannover.de (Holger Eichmann)
Tue, 09 Aug 1994 16:59:35 +0000
Re: MEPBM: When can an army force their way past another army
Patrick F. McGehearty <patrick@convex.COM>
Tue, 09 Aug 1994 22:18:04 +0000

Referenced By

MEPBM: When can an army force their way past another army
eichmann@ceres.amp.uni-hannover.de (Holger Eichmann)
Tue, 09 Aug 1994 16:59:35 +0000
Re: MEPBM: When can an army force their way past another army
Patrick F. McGehearty <patrick@convex.COM>
Tue, 09 Aug 1994 22:18:04 +0000