When that happens, you gain local superiority on either one or both of the sides, and the enemy loses time splitting rather than attacking, which (bombed by artillery) means hundreds of losses. Why do I do this? I do it because it tends to split the enemy in two.

Notice how my artillery is only in the center. With that in mind i often deployed my army with the intent to win by pure artillery fire:Д¬v sk in in in in in ar ar ar ar in in in in in sk cv I dont like having my artillery too far on the flanks. Losing cannons give me the worst headaches.Д®ither way, what I tend to do is something else. They will beat your cv and sk and then you're forced to pull out infantry from the center to defend your cannons on one or both flanks, exposing them to friendly fire, but generally coming too late anyway. What if they have a strong flanking force. Notice how the artillery is positioned on the flanks.Does that make sense? This pattern is the default alignment for your troops. The default pattern is the following, regardless of the fact the enemy deployed before or after you.Д¬v cv sk ar ar in in in in in in in in in in in ar ar sk cv In fact, i hardly ever follow it, even though it may make sense. I dont always follow the default deployment setup right before the battle starts.

Empire or napoleon total war