Officer in the front?

**littlejames** · 03-18-2009, 23:21

An officer and a gentleman is expected to lead from the front. I understand that a regiments officers were indeed located at the front of the line.

**BeeSting** · 03-18-2009, 23:38

If I'm not wrong, commissioned officers would lead from the back, not front. Ensign and or sergeants would lead from the side, as in rtw/mtw2.

**quadalpha** · 03-18-2009, 23:50

Does the loss of an officer affect morale in any way?

**A Very Super Market** · 03-18-2009, 23:51

Yeah, I always thought they would stand at the side, as always. There isn't an advantage in standing in the centre, and it causes the volume of fire to drop as well.

Oh, and the officer, drummer, and flagbearer are just wastes of space. They don't do anything to morale, or control

**Hooahguy** · 03-18-2009, 23:56

well historically the officer was in the center.

**rossahh** · 03-19-2009, 02:21

Oh, and the officer, drummer, and flagbearer are just wastes of space

The officer does have a pistol he can shoot people with and they all carry swords so the three of them do fight for you.

**Megas Methuselah** · 03-19-2009, 06:47

Yeah, the flagbearer looks cool waving his flag around, as does the officer when he pulls out his pistol and takes a shot. As for the drummer/fifer, how can you question the usefulness in that? At least my men can die listening to fashionable tunes, all the more so with Caligula's neat music mod.

**Mailman653** · 03-19-2009, 06:53

I'm more than certain I've seen the standard bearear take out a sword on at least one occassion.

**Zoring** · 03-19-2009, 06:53

Nothing better then a command units in the front of a line inspiring the lads. What would be bloody awesome if we had a few NCO's in a unit scattered about, be awesome to have a pike carrying British Sargeant in the line with the line infantry.