Flank and Rear Attacks

[Mysterio]

In the Sybex strategy guide, it says that attacks to an army's flank increases damage by 50% and attacks to their rear increases damage by 100%. However, it also says it vice versa (flank = 100%, rear = 50%). Which one is correct? Flank = 50% and rear = 100% makes more sense to me, but would appreciate confirmation.



Dan

[DarthVeda]

No it means the attackers take more damage for making flanking or rear attacks

[Carch]

I remember reading about this before on these boards.

I believe the correct answer is that flank attacks get a 100% bonus, and rear attacks a 50% bonus. The reason for the higher bonus on flank attacks is that they are more disruptive to the enemy formation. It takes more time to re-form to face a flank than it does to turn a formation around.

[DarthVeda]

Now all we need is some decent looking civil war units and a way of making mods swappable without replacing the original game files

[albiedamned]

And moral blocks.

[Mysterio]

Thank you, Carch! That makes sense.