Very well put, Master Duck. I very often use more CA than I should (as I'm not as good with them as players like you, Kans, and Sasaki, et. al.) My old "signature" army used 4 H0 CA (+ 4 Msk, 4 YS, 4 NC, or 2 NC 2 HC; the "4444").Originally Posted by AggonyDuck
I would say that more than two CA are not the best choice for beginning and early intermediate players. They need to be managed carefully, and if they route through your army at the wrong time, they can singlehandly cause you to lose the battle (good players know this and will try and use your CA against you if you're careless ...). They are GREAT for creating flank pressure, playing the "carrot" on a stick, running down routers, and boosting morale (proximity and numbers) behind an infantry line. But they MUST be managed well.
CA with higher Honor than zero or one would be fun, but the cost just doesn't justify their performance when you consider what else you can buy in MP. I use h0 prett much exclusively now, unless I just happen to have 92 koku left on an improvised army.
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