Killing the General

[Martok]

Did exactly that for a while but I found out by accident that was probably not a necessity. I only had one decent general (5 stars) with the Cracked-Brained v&v (moral -2) but, to my amazement, I had no problem keeping my army fighting. Could due to the fact that his commande rating gave a +2 valour and thus a +2 morale nullifying the v&v penalty ? Not sure though that command rating increase morale and not just attack and defense.

IIRC, troops receive a +1 morale bonus for every 2 stars a general has; troops within 50 meters of the general get a +1 morale bonus for every star.

So your particular case, that 5-star commander would give a +2 morale bonus to most troops, and a +5 morale bonus to any troops in close proximity to him....which would obviously offset any vice that gives a -2 morale bonus.

If stars do have an impact on morale then they must be taken into account to see if a general needs to be pu aside. Would say that an aggregate malus of -2 is the most you can accept.

Depending on the general and/or what kind of vices & virtues he has, you can maybe risk going down to -4 morale. Anything lower than that, however, and your general's probably not worth keeping in the field. Best to either disband his unit or grant him honorable retirement.