Splitting units

[genehaynes]

Don't know if it means anything or not, but in my limited playing time, I've never seen the AI split a unit.

[zakblood]

don't think it does or never seen it in over 200+ battles fought

[Gil R.]

Eric's the expert on our frontage rules, so let's see what he says once he has all the vacationing out of his system.

[ericbabe]

Splitting a unit is generally a good idea. There are some reasons not to do it. For instance, it makes the two halves of the unit more vulnerable and less effective in charge combats. It reduces the margin of breaking strength, so each wing of the unit can take less damage before it begins to break morale than the regiment could by itself unsplit. If there is significant bonus from the regimental commander, that bonus will be lost on the wing of the unit that does not have the commander. Marching down a road may take much more time if there are twice as many units that need to fit along the road.