In a straight fight who would win

[r johnson]

british peasents vs german.

My money is on the Germans. It's an interesting experiment.

[gmjapan]

Pity you quit. You said "either side" does that mean you lost as WRE and ERE no matter what?. Any chance there was a little bump in the terrain givng an advantage?

With units like this it seems that winning may depend on the captains position in the fight. To me it appears that he kills more quickly than the other men in the peasant squad. If he is at the side fighting then he has a major impact on the kill rate. If he is in the middle of it all then his kill rate is okay but he is likely to die and that can only go one of two ways. If he is at the back of the squad not engaged then his superior fighting ability is wasted and by the time the fight gets to him it is too late.

That might all be cr*p but thats what I observe fighting rebels and the like.

[orangat]

From the unit stats file, the only difference in WRE/ ERE peasants fighting ability is the ground modifiers. WRE stat_ground 2, 0, 3, 0. ERE stat_ground 1, 1, 0, -1.

[ZombieFriedNuts]

Just realized I was fighting up a hill I have done the following on flat ground
Yes I know silly me

Rome eastern empire V Franks
Orthodox priests 27 W V 17 Catholic priests
Limitanei 27 V 76 Sword heerbann W
Comitatenses 46 W V 15 Sword heerbann
Comitatenses 72 W V 32 Axe heerbann
Comitatenses 54 V 62 Horde chosen swordsmen W
Legio Lanciarii 33 V 65 Sword heerbann W
Legio Lanciarii 15 V 62 Axe heerbann W
Plumbalarii 28 W V 16 Francisca heerbann
Imperial household bodyguards 18 W V 4 Paladin bodyguard

[Oaty]

In a straight fight who would win

The one with the most testosterone of course

[matteus the inbred]

I had far too much fun picking 16 demi-cannon on each side with no modifiers, deploying them at point blank range, clicking 'Fire at Will' and then 'Start Battle'...

When the smoke clears, the phrase 'Pyrrhic Victory' springs to mind...

[The Spartan (Returns)]

cough pitchforks are stronger cough cough cough dies