Should I divide my units ?

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It depends on the map. What nation are you starting as, and what/how many AI's are you attacking?

2 is probably better.

1. because it's 4 unit stacks instead of 2, so you'll theoretically take less casualties, given the same damage.

2. the point you made about SBDE

3. You can be in two places at once and take territory twice as quickly, which in the beginning of the game is critical

4. It will probably take longer to meet up all your forces into one group than into two

Benefits for 1 (again, 2 groups is still probably better)

1. You may take less casualties because you're taking less damage. You have more firepower (albeit less efficient), which means you're killing units faster, which means they're shooting you less before they die.

2. Your forces are mobilized to respond if you meet another player expanding into the same territory and intimidate them to seek expands elsewhere.

I believe that you also start with AA guns in the beginning. Use those too.

Realistically, when you get into a county, your force will naturally divide into more groups as you reach out to take territory. Think of each larger group as having an operational area that can meet up with one another in a matter of hours.

Tygus wrote:

I believe that you also start with AA guns in the beginning. Use those too.

Jonhydude wrote:

Tygus wrote:

I believe that you also start with AA guns in the beginning. Use those too.

AA guns are very slow, so I wouldn't be lugging them around with me in an invasion when airplanes don't exist yet.

keep the AA back in the cities, and just keep them safe, till the air war begins

Tygus wrote:

Benefits for 1 (again, 2 groups is still probably better)

1. You may take less casualties because you're taking less damage. You have more firepower (albeit less efficient), which means you're killing units faster, which means they're shooting you less before they die.

Tygus wrote:

It depends on the map. What nation are you starting as, and what/how many AI's are you attacking?

2 is probably better.

1. because it's 4 unit stacks instead of 2, so you'll theoretically take less casualties, given the same damage.

2. the point you made about SBDE

3. You can be in two places at once and take territory twice as quickly, which in the beginning of the game is critical

4. It will probably take longer to meet up all your forces into one group than into two

Benefits for 1 (again, 2 groups is still probably better)

1. You may take less casualties because you're taking less damage. You have more firepower (albeit less efficient), which means you're killing units faster, which means they're shooting you less before they die.

2. Your forces are mobilized to respond if you meet another player expanding into the same territory and intimidate them to seek expands elsewhere.

I believe that you also start with AA guns in the beginning. Use those too.

Realistically, when you get into a county, your force will naturally divide into more groups as you reach out to take territory. Think of each larger group as having an operational area that can meet up with one another in a matter of hours.

AA are very easy to build. I'd use them. It's another unit. They're fairly cheap and easy with low reqs. to replace.

Tygus wrote:

Tygus wrote:

It depends on the map. What nation are you starting as, and what/how many AI's are you attacking?

2 is probably better.

1. because it's 4 unit stacks instead of 2, so you'll theoretically take less casualties, given the same damage.

2. the point you made about SBDE

3. You can be in two places at once and take territory twice as quickly, which in the beginning of the game is critical

4. It will probably take longer to meet up all your forces into one group than into two

Benefits for 1 (again, 2 groups is still probably better)

1. You may take less casualties because you're taking less damage. You have more firepower (albeit less efficient), which means you're killing units faster, which means they're shooting you less before they die.

2. Your forces are mobilized to respond if you meet another player expanding into the same territory and intimidate them to seek expands elsewhere.

I believe that you also start with AA guns in the beginning. Use those too.

Realistically, when you get into a county, your force will naturally divide into more groups as you reach out to take territory. Think of each larger group as having an operational area that can meet up with one another in a matter of hours.

Kinda says that as point 1 under using 2 groups.

AA are very easy to build. I'd use them. It's another unit. They're fairly cheap and easy with low reqs. to replace.

Tygus wrote:

Kinda says that as point 1 under using 2 groups.

Hi folks,

I know SBDE is shown in stacked units, by individual unit type. The theory I have heard is imagine 10 infantry units in one province attacking another unit. They get in each others way. So split them out into groups of, say 5 or whatever the SBDE number is for infantry, and you will have better results. If the theory/reason is they get in each others way, what if you have 5 infantry, 5 light tanks, 5 medium tanks, 5 heavy tanks, and etc., shouldn't/does the same issue of less efficiency occur?

Thanks for any thoughts.

No. Different unit types do not "get in each other's way" in terms of SBDE. SBDE isn't so much a theory, it's a number that you can see when you click on a stack of units.

best mix the inf with other units, like that they not only don't get in each others way but there is a defensive bonus to be gained. so say 5 inf with 5 armd cars and 5 lt tanks. your sbde will be good as will be your defense bonus.

Defense bonus with combined arms?

Is this yet another undocumented aspect of the battle mechanics that bystro has kept secret?

Please, could we have some additional information on this topic from the recently added ambassadors of 'transparency"?

What Clanpred was referring to is that the opponent will hit each stack in a given round with whatever power it has say (P). So the whole mixed stack only feels P. If instead the stacks were separated into say 4 stacks, each of the 4 stacks would feel P every round so you would receive 4 times (4P) as much damage per round.

And the 4 stacks would each damage the enemy in their 4 turns. So the claim is a 'defensive bonus' based on stretching out the hourly count? Arithmetical challenged?

no, defensive bonus is based on spreading the damage over a larger number of units.

Clanpred wrote:

no, defensive bonus is based on spreading the damage over a larger number of units.

When you call it bonus, and you are moderator, people might really believe you that some kind of bonus exists. Try to avoid that.

safety in numbers is in effect a defense bonus. If you take things literally that's your problem

I'll call it the "Safety In Numbers Defensive Bonus" from now on.

Clanpred wrote:

safety in numbers is in effect a defense bonus. If you take things literally that's your problem

I'll call it the "Safety In Numbers Defensive Bonus" from now on.