Casualties
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===Natural Resupply=== | ===Natural Resupply=== | ||
If an Imperial army spends the season in an Imperial controlled territory | If an Imperial army spends the entire season in an Imperial controlled territory with no barbarian armies present then it automatically recovers 500 strength. [[Imperial armies#Large armies|large]] armies recover 750 strength. | ||
===Emergency Resupply=== | ===Emergency Resupply=== | ||
Revision as of 17:36, 13 September 2013
Overview
Both sides involved in a campaign take casualties. This is represented by a reduction in their effective fighting strength.
Casualties represent fatalities, permanent damage to equipment and lost resources. Thanks to easy availability of magical, herbal and surgical healing, injured soldiers are generally restored to full fighting fitness within a short period of time, and are not counted as casualties.
Calculating casualties
Each side in a campaign normally inflicts casualties on the other side equal to one tenth of it's fighting strength. Some armies are capable of infliciting additional casualties - indicated by the presence of keywords attached to the army. The casualties are split among all the armies present in the territory based on the orders submitted by the generals on both sides, the outcome of the campaign, and the actions of player characters during time-in as a guide.
An army that falls below 1,000 army strength is disbanded, routed or annihilated. It is effectively destroyed and ceases to exist as a significant force although individual soldiers may still survive. An army with the disciplined keyword can survive until it's strength is reduced to 250, giving it a chance to withdraw after a crushing defeat.
E.g. There are three full strength Dawnish armies fighting in the Barrens. They have a total fighting strength of 15,000 so they will inflict 1500 casualties on the opposing forces. The precise number of casualties will be adjusted due to the influence of any appropriate keywords as well as any battles that have taken place.
The casualties are split between the two Druj armies present. If the Imperial generals have given orders to focus their attacks on the first Druj army with the intention to try and break the army or force it to withdraw, then the majority of the 1500 casualties will be applied to this force.
Resupply
An army that has suffered casualties and is below full strength can be resupplied. Resupply represents new equipment and materials, and new recruits to replace the dead.
An army will not usually regain strength when in hostile territory. To be resupplied, a campaign army must be in a territory controlled by it's allies, and not engaged by an enemy force at any point during the season.
An army cannot be resupplied above it's maximum fighting strength normally 5,000 (7,500 for a large army).
Natural Resupply
If an Imperial army spends the entire season in an Imperial controlled territory with no barbarian armies present then it automatically recovers 500 strength. large armies recover 750 strength.
Emergency Resupply
The Imperial Senate may pass a motion to authorize the purchase of additional materials - in the form or either mithril or weirwood - to speed up the resupply of an Imperial army. These materials represent weapons and armour as well as tents, wagons, siege equipment and other supplies. This represents a concerted effort by the Empire to bring the target army back up to full strength. Emergency resupply, like natural resupply, takes a season to complete.
In a single season, the first 50 wains of mithril or weirwood restore 20 army strength for each wain allocated. The next 50 wains provide an additional 15 army strength each. The next 50 wains provide an additional 10 army strength - and so on. The rate of emergency resupply resets each season so mithril and weirwood spent in a subsequent season is not affected by earlier actions.