While I'm mostly fine with this plan, I do have some points of criticism
Looks good to me in general, but why focus all artillery fire on his 2nd Hum hussars, rather than the 1st? The 1st has already taken Cohesion damage, and they are an Offensive Genius and thus more threatening.
I don't think going south with the 108th is worth it, it feels like a risky move with the 14th right there and his other unit of halfling jaegers somewhere in the South. The terrain in the south is frankly terrible for cavalry, so sending the 108th there causes them to lose their main advantage, the mobility. Going SE, E puts the 108th right next to the 14th Hum, in a tile that likely can be shot by the hidden Jaegers all in order to try to strike a unit of artillery that have likely already moved back, meaning the 108th would have to spend at least one additional turn to reach them. I think the 108th can be far more in the center, by helping fight for the road. Sending both cavalry to charge his artillery is the right move I think, since it is likely that one of the units will rout on the way there.
I agree with this, I think charging along the road is better.
Line of sight.
Not a safe assumption, especially if the 75th stops shooting to retreat,
Not necessarily. They could be moving up on the hill this turn, which would make sense if they attempt to flee the battlefield.
While that is possible, that's not necessarily the case. They could be set up to ready charge themselves, or ty to stall our infantry the north. A lancer charge E,E,SE,E still hits the hussars if they move southwards, while doing something of use if the hussars don't move as expected. The lancers have a decent chance of routing even fairly tough units like the 102nd.
I don't think the southern infantry will fight, they are far away and want to retreat. We aren't playing against pawns perfectly willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the collective. The plan is to put one unit of hussars in the south, where they could exploit any emerging gaps (moving either trough the forest hill, or the forest south-east of them) in order to kill the dwarven volunteer artillery.
No, they can only be reached if they move 2 tiles toward us, which isn't necessarily the case. If they move 2 tiles east after initial charging, the lancers won't hit them.
As of this turn, they are at 10-ish cohesion due to the cavalry charge trough the dwarves. 14 cohesion-4 = 10. Which is still high, but you are also planning to charge them using the hussars, given that they block the way to the 75th. Routing a 10 cohesion unit with 2 cav charges takes some luck, but is doeable (5 cohesion damage per charge-> 40 casulties due to bonus, one roll at 60 plus a double advantage roll at 40 or higher.) Even if they brace, routing them is on the table, which would open up options.
This battle made me think of the Battle of Wagram; it amounted to just a brutal slugging match with no brilliant moves by either side (though Napoleon was being Napoleon by taking a 10-minute nap while his position was under fire from Austrian artillery)
If they fight, they spend more time on a battlefield without allied units around them to support; giving us more time to bring additional units in to capture in. From a bird's eye view, fighting makes sense, but those units are only going to consider their local information and their position.
No, we couldn't. The lancers can't actually determine if the 2nd moves into range before the window of opportunity for a charge passed.
I don't think there is a gap. Remember, units get a baseline of 5 concealment on this map, with the lancers being the one unit that has LoS on the tile east of the road. Since they have 3 spotting, any unit there would be hidden. And even if there was, somebody could be moved into the tile from any of the neighbouring tiles. I think charging alongside the road makes more sense, considering that this path only takes 2 movement points across a road, rather than 3 across 2 road tiles and field; plus allowing cavalry to protect themselves on the hills.
They wouldn't get run down, given how the terrain around them is pretty rough, they are quite close to the edge of the map and the cavalry isn't necessarily interested in them. Also, the enemy doesn't actually know the cohesion of our cavalry, especially at the unit level. I don't expect them to stand and fight on their own, since they have no reason to expect the cavalry to be at low cohesion and coordination between the remaining units to break down. They want to save their hide, and attacking cavalry puts them more into perceived danger.
At which point you might as well spell the charging path out.
To illustrate the path here, tale the 55th. My proposal would be Charge (NE,E,SE,E,E), which tries to use the road leading to the last position of the 75th.
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| Lie 1st Hum Hsr | +0 | ? | 3? | 9 | On Map | ||||||||
| Lie 2nd Hum Hsr | +0 | ? | 3? | 9 | On Map | ||||||||
| Gal 14th Half Jäg | -10* | ? | 5 | 3 | On Map | ||||||||
| Gal 20th Half Jäg | +10 | ? | 5 | 3 | SE of 14th(probably moving NE? | ||||||||
| Dau 86th Elv | -10* | ? | 3 | 5 | Is this the 84th on the map? last seen turn 7 | ||||||||
| Dau 90th Elv | -20* | ? | 3 | 5 | On Map | ||||||||
| Dau 93rd Elv | -10* | ? | 3 | 5 | Last seen routing turn 7, likely somewhere back? | ||||||||
| Bil 15th Dwa | -20* | ? | 3 | 3 | On Map | ||||||||
| Bil 20th Dwa | -20* | ? | 3 | 3 | Moved E of 102nd, may have moved further | ||||||||
| Daur 14th Hum | +0 | ? | 3 | 3 | On Map | ||||||||
| Eng 177th Hum | +0 | ? | 3 | 3 | On Map | ||||||||
| Eng 100th Dwa | -20* | ? | 3 | 3 | On Map | ||||||||
| Eng 102nd Dwa | -20* | ? | 3 | 5 | On Map | ||||||||
| Mrk Nym Rng | +10* | ? | 3 | 3 | Fleeing in north | ||||||||
| 61st Elv Art | +10 | ? | 3 | 5 | Fled the battle | ||||||||
| 75th Elv Art | +10 | ? | 3 | 5 | On Map | ||||||||
| Dwa Vol Art | +0 | ? | 3 | 3 | On Map |
I tried to visualize the plan, let me know if there are any mistakes.
Ah, I got east and west mixed up. No time to fix it now though, sorry, have to sleep...