If I need to attack a bigger army I merge two armies since combat width is a max of 25 early game and a single army of 15 can be outflanked by a larger army, therefore merging two 15. This allows me to break siege detachment and still have enough infantry left to not incur the cavalry ratio penalty. In early game (Level 0 - Level 8) when supply limit averages 15-20, I use a 15 man (11/4/0) formation.

Supply limit determines how big an army you can place in a province without taking attrition. EU4 Combat Guide - Army Composition, Modifiers, and More! If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Single Player - YES Multiplayer - YES Ironman - NO Save Game Compatible - YES (Only with 1.30.* games EU4 Combat Guide - Army Composition, Modifiers, and More! - YouTube. We take the average supply you'll be facing in a given conflict (how big your armies should be to avoid taking the heaviest penalties), how many stacks you intend to merge for a fight, and how they will cope fighting alone This decision is always available and gives information on the best army composition based on your current military technology. So the test is figuring out what you can get away with at the time. Even split stacks will often face issues with supply.

We know the optimal battle composition, but we've learnt that it fails in terms of war composition.

So while the spreadsheet is not wrong, it is impractical for regular gameplay and shouldn't be used to set up your armies, only as a guideline EU4 Army Composition Guide By Century I MILITARY SCHOOL I This is the perfect army composition when you want to win a battle and are not constrained by force limit, money, manpower, attrition and other stuff that you might want to do with the army (sieging). EU4 Army Composition Guide By Century I MILITARY SCHOOL I EU4 1.30 Guides I 2020 - YouTube.

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