Retreat to Captain

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History

In the battlefield it is vital to be able to do coordinated retreats. Where as a effective command structure is not at hand the fighting force will not be able to coordinate a successful retreat leading to various problems such as:

• The random and impulsive retreating units can inflict confusion in the own ranks.
• The random and impulsive retreating units can undermine the morale of other units.
• The random and impulsive retreating units will not be able to be coordinated with other units and friendly fire or obstruction of movement can occur.
• The random and impulsive retreating units can retreat right into the enemy or other hazards such as minefields etc.

To retain coordinated tactical retreats in the field various officers such as captains and lieutenants was used to oversee the retreat.

Ability

The 'Retreat to captain' can be used by any infantry unit from the british faction. Units who are commanded to do this will retreat (with the original retreat bonuses applying) to the nearest captain. The ability is a cooldown and after the unit has retreated the ability can't be used for a period of time.