Unciv armies would be similar to this, with compositions of either:ħ Cavalry (early offensive before Infantry are unlocked).ġ Cavalry and 6 Infantry (once the necessary reform is enacted). You may want to make some armies with Cuirassiers instead of Infantry and Artillery since they're faster and stronger at the start. You should only go for the Cavalry if you're playing as someone like the Ottomans, a Latin American country or a newly westernized nation which hasn't yet got the necessary tech and invention for Hussars. This is why I'd recommend having an army of 21K or seven brigades during this point of the game, composition:ġ Hussar or Cavalry, 3 Infantry and 3 Artillery. That's right, you'll suffer attrition if you have more than 7 brigades occupying the same sea tile in the pre-medicine era. Something inportant to remember is, hostile supply limits double to friendly supply limits the ingame day after you start occupying.Īnother supply limit you may not be aware of is 21 at sea, a number that doesn't change no matter how many transports you have. You'd halve those numbers for unclaimed & hostile land or add 25% for land you have sovereignty over. So I'll mainly be going by supply limits as to how big armies should be, so here's a reminder of the start of game pre-medicine supply limits in friendly territory: You can't outflank an army which has a full line, making outflanking near impossible late game. It ranges from 30 for uncivs at the start of the game down to just 10 for advanced countries in the roaring 20s, the maneuverability stat is only really worth paying attention to early on when outflanking is likely. As mobilized units are always Infantry, it's a good idea to have 'support stacks' with no front-line units prepared in order to attach mobilized Infantry to during war time.Ĭombat Width is how many brigades it takes to form a full line, only support units and Engineers can fight from the second line while any third line units do nothing. To make offensive compositions, all you really have to do is use Guards instead of Infantry anyway. Amours could replace Engineers as siege units the same way Planes can replace both (other) recon units and Artillery, but not as well.Īs defense is generally stronger (especially mid game onwards), I'm going to list mainly defensive compositions in this guide.

Front-line units are Irregulars, Infantry, Cuirassiers, Guards and Amours. Recon units are Cavalry, Dragoons, Hussars and Planes. A general rule is you should have 10% recon units, 10% Engineers, 30-40% support units and 40-50% front-line units.

Victoria 2 best army composition