trenches/stakes not working right?

[Prussian to the Iron]

it is still in graphic options, but rather than "huge" it is replaced with ultra.

[JRCDave]

I am playing on ultra with 160 men in the line units. My stakes do not cover the whole unit if I use them. I usually put some horses on the wings to cover flanks and with rank fire, I can usually decimate a cavalry charge. I had two line units stop two 60 men cavalry units easily before they came into melee range. I mean wiped out to less than 5 men each. I usually pull the Longstreet tactic of finding the best high ground and make them come to me. Works well if you are outnumbered.

[Prussian to the Iron]

i have found the rank fire tactic to be extremely useful. i had 1 unit of line infantry versus i think 7 or 8 austrian 200 man line infrantry. needless to say my entire unit was decimated, especially because i had no trenches, but every man i had killed 1 man, and 6 klled 2. in the 18th century thats a damn good ratio, especially considering 23 survived.