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When attacking uphill who has the advantage the defender of attacker?

Check this thread out...

tm.asp?m=2308829

I'd also like a little more info on hills too please (the link only discusses a suspected bug from last year).

Specifically, is the best place to defend on the flat area behind the slope hex or do you get defensive bonuses for being on the actual slope hex if the opposition is lower than you? I'm confused because the manual says that troops on a slope hex suffer a disorientation penalty.

You ened to be on the slop tile itself. You are uphill to anyone on the lower level.

In that case can you please give a little more info on the following:

1. Line of steep hills. MF defender on the hill hex (so automatically disordered according to manual) attacked by LF on lower slope (no disordering for LF according to manual). Who has the advantage? Is there a modifier for being on the steep slope as well as a modifier for being higher than the attacker?

2. Line of steep hills. MF attacker on a clear hex on the high side of the slope attacking a LF on the slope (so attacker automatically disordered according to manual but LF not disordered). Who has the advantage here?

3. If the MF in above examples is HF then the manual says they become Very Disordered. How does this translate?

MF get 4 dice, LF 2 dice. Disorder effects MF more than LF, the lose 1 per 3 dice, so lose 1 dice. HF lose 1 per dice if very disordered, so lose 2 dice.

If both are on the slope neither gets an advantage. If one is on teh slop and the other not - i.e. downslope then the upslope gets an advantage. Top of hill vs on slope is no advantage (assumed to be at the top of the slope)

Who wins overall depends on all sorts of other factors such as quality, casualties, cohesion & training.