This was talked about by Foz in the 'Experience Effects' thread but hasn't really been discussed...so I felt this deserved its own thread.

In MTW you could plant in a 9 star or some high-level general to make the veterancy of units jump from 0 to 5-7, with some units having prior exp gaining a veterancy level of 9. This meant that one could create uber armies that could smash any opposing force, giving some factions HUGE advantages (esp. the Almohads with their urban militia)

In RTW and M2TW generals no longer seem to have this effect, despite gaining command stars.

So what does a general's command rating do now? To me it no longer seems to have any visible effect, since I can now use capatains or lower level generals to smash 5 star full stack generals. Does it raise morale, stamina or dread? Its known that chivalry and dread affect morale...