Corps
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 C Hamilton as he appears in the unit window while leading a corps | |
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Corps constitute the main fighting forces of your armies.
Overview
For all purposes, a corps is just like any other stack. However, it has some additional characteristics and benefits outlined below
Creating a corps stack
In order for a stack to become an corps stack, two things are required:
- A 2- or 3-star general
- The stack must be within the army command radius of an army stack that hasn't reached its number limit for subordinate corps.
When these are present in a non-army stack, the "Form corps"-button will be enabled. Clicking that button will convert the stack into an corps stack.
Benefits of being a corps stack
- Armies allow you to collect larger numbers of units within stacks, since army and corps stacks in effect double the command points generated by the leaders in those stacks. Combine this with the CP cost savings you get by putting brigades into divisions, and you have yourself a "double whammy".
- Army and corps stacks belonging to the same army are also capable of providing mutual support, even when located in adjacent regions through their ability of marching to the sound of the guns.
- Depending on the stats of the army commander, corps commanders can receive a boost to their stats (though potentially also reductions, for particularly poor army commanders).
- Stacks (both army and corps stacks) that belong to the same army can do what is called a synchronous move, i.e. that they move together to a given destination, arriving at the same time. This can be an advantage e.g. to avoid a part of a larger force having to fight a battle on its own while waiting for the other parts to "catch up".
