I had always believed, until very recently, that it was impossible to disengage a unit from combat with the enemy, at least not without that unit suffering heavy casualties (from having to turn away from the enemy).
But recently I have been experimenting with the tactic and found it to be extremely useful. It seems that units in 'front-on' combat can't disengage easily, but flanking units definitely can. One battle that springs to mind was a 2v1 battle (I was one of the two) where one single unit of h2 No-Dachi got a third of my kills on its own. Considering my army also had h5 Yari Samurai and h3 Warrior Monks, this is some achievement.
I was using the No-Dachi to charge the enemy flank, disengage, then charge again. The No-Dachi were in wedge formation. Iwas very surprised at just how effective this was, and I know use it whenever I can. Obviously it works best with fast, agile units like No-Dachi, but monks are effective too.
Anyone else have any opinions on this? Does anyone else use this tactic?
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AkaiRob Hojo
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