Originally Posted by D00d Originally Posted by

Morale has no influence on combat calculations. When your morale drops to 0, you rout, that's all. I also think fatigue has nothing to do with combat effectiveness. It does, however, affect morale.



Anyway, about those shields. I just tested it with a mate. 6 levy spearmen (shield 8) vs. 6 peasant archers. All spearmen were in column formation, with 3 having their left and other 3 their right side turned to archers. That should mean a difference of 4 defense if the shield protected only the left side. The result - all units lost men at about the same rate. I guess the shield protects both sides equally.