Quote Originally Posted by Glenn View Post
Bonuses from charging without orders?

I have never heard that before!
What are these bonuses?
I'm not sure if this bonus is ever really practical however, because the only unit I have ever known to charge without orders are the royal knights. And these prefer to charge without orders into the middle of a line of Feudal sergeants as they are running against my Men-At-Arms stationed at the edge of a forest.

And I do not believe a combat bonus would compensate for the destruction of my strategy in that case!

I take very little notice of 'Elite' status, because especially in XL there seem to be rather too many units with the status, as if every farmhand with a year of training and a sharp blade is beyond fear.
As well as most types of Knights; Futuwwa, Ghazi and Nizari also charge without orders quite a lot. Charging without orders gives a +4 morale bonus IIRC. If you mouse over a unit and see that it is "impetuous", charging without orders could happen at any time. It can be both a blessing and a curse.