Healed casualties

[Raygereio]

The first x % of casualties get healed, those who fall last are out of luck.

You sure about that? I don't think the order of soldiers that drop has any significance.

I always thought the type of wound the soldier in the unit recieved also had something to do with it, though. For instance; I always notice that units that get heavy casualties from a cavalry charge get no men back, while a unit that was decimated by arrow fire is usually almost completely restored at the end of the battle.

[Tollheit]

Yes, I am sure about that for EB1.
I have paid attention to that in countless battles.
Don't know for Medieval2, though.

[SwissBarbar]

Quite interesting, but very unlogical. Why should the units that lie the longest time wounded on the battlefield survive, while those, who get wounded short time before the battle ends, and then very quickly can be brought to the chirurgeon or whoever, die?

[Tollheit]

I agree, and it irks me too, SwissBarbar.

[Ludens]

I was under the impression that it was missile casualties that were more likely to heal. There is some research in the Ludus Magna, but it's ancient and IIRC Aemilius Paulus posted evidence some time ago that it was not correct. I cannot find his post, unfortunately.

[Tollheit]

It's not that enigmatic, guys.

[Tollheit]

Some battle result screenshots to illustrate my point:

Battle for Chach, Saka vs. Eleuthereu, spring of 272 BC, battle difficulty: normal

1) Sent in Early Saka Nobles first, then Saka HA, then Saka FA:

2)Sent in Saka HA first, then Early Saka Nobles, then Saka FA:

3) Sent in Saka FA first, then Saka HA, then Early Saka Nobles:


Most casualties were casualties by missile fire, but I can assure you, you'd get the same results for melee sieges. I'm just too lazy to demonstrate.

[SwissBarbar]

Ah, that explains a lot