The facing of delay orders

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The facing of delay orders

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I have noticed when I set units to delay, their facing is away from the enemy as they retire to their fallback position.

No, I don't expect my units to march backwards, but are my units actually showing the enemy their most vulnerable side during delay (or retreat)?
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RE: The facing of delay orders

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They "turn around" once they get under enemy fire (and if they have to take cover), I'd say. But if they're moving (and if there's no moderate/heavy enemy fire), they'll be showing their backs, indeed. Comes down to the threshold, I guess (aggro settings/ignore stragglers option), so you might want to set their speed to "fast", to reduce the duration of that vulnerability, and the aggro to min, so they that they can retreat to the next point without much "delay". [:)]
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