Guards or LineINF, how do you play?

[Armchair General]

Of all the people I have come across on MP almost all either used an all guard line or standard infantry lines. What do you bring to the battle? Line infantry or guards?
I myself am still playing around with it. I like that I can afford more infantry by using regulars. But guards are able to platoon fire with all 3 ranks, a big plus.

So whats your "line" made of? and why?

[Tertius]

I use mostly line inf w/ some guards. I like to use guards on flanks or as my center.

The line inf. is great, as you mentioned since you have some more funds left.

[Ríoga Ceannfort Lynch]

Not to give away my line up but, lets say 4 Elite infantry (Guards, Lesser Elite)

4 line +1 promotion

Several Skirmishers and either Cav or cannon

Do Guards have an advantage over regular line?

You better believe it, I can send me promoted Guard (they must be promoted) Into a fray with SEVERAL units whether they be line infantry or other guards or cavalry it doesn't matter my guards will win they may come out at 15-12 left but they decimate 2-3 units a fair trade for the money spent.

Also i hope people keep spending there funds on NON PROMOTED guard units because my line with one one heavy infantry will mop them up or i send 2 skirmishers units and they deal with them.




*They must be promoted*

Not telling you how much buts its not the insane level most people do it makes them a choice target for my arty

[Arej]

However a promoted Bulkeley's Regiment gets a decisive victory vs Guards in a 1v1.. something along the lines of 20 losses for BR, 118 for the Guards (high or large unit size)

[Stonewallis]

Is a smaller elite force cost effective? I've fought just a few but it seems like melee last so long I tie the elite unit up with my non-promoted line or guard and run my extra ones to the flanks to shoot into the fray.

Perhaps this is one of those questions that has no answer... depends on the player.

[Norrmannen]

I don't want to reveal my setting for armies

But I like the G's morale and experience for LR units.

[tw2obsessive]

I use all Line infantry normally. No 2nd or 3rd line, just a single continuous line. When the attack comes, or as I approach defences, the line is long enough (thanks to low unit cost) to envelope the enemy on the flanks and even behind.

[Lord Karhedron]

I've tended towards a couple of elite infantry backed up by a majority of regular line infantry.. often with a large number of rifle-armed skirmishers. Lately however I've suffered too many close calls, and even an increasing number of losses due to aggressive enemies overrunning my skirms before they have any significant effect on the battle. As such, i've begun shifting back to increasing the number of line troops i use, and also the number of elite regiments.

As to the small/elite vs large/average argument? I've found that complete guard/household cav armies are frustratingly difficult to defeat, especially if they rush.

[Venetian-Prince]

If im facing Brits, i will never try to line with them. No point, 90% of the time they outshoot you.



(This is using Savoy)
I Tend to group units of guards together, in 3 groups of 3. With 3 Ranks deep
so everyman can fire. Riflemen out in front with 2 units of line on each flank incase squares need to be formed. and whatever i got left on cavalry as artillery doesnt have enough effect for me to spend alot on it

[AustrianGeneral]

In 10k i hardly take any guards, but in 14k always some.

@Venetian Prince

I never lost against England altough i trust in line infantery and light infantery.

English infantery has better moral, and melee stats but in a shoot duel they aren stronger, only coldstream guards with their 55 precison but they are qute expensive.

[Mordrorru]

I use 2 guards (3 in Large money games) and the rest line infantry.

[agustin1]

i find, the line inf are relatilvy cheap, yet strong, about 1/2 my inf ar generally line inf, with stronger/elite units filling holes, on the inf flanks and greandiers to wrok the enemy flanks too, causing caualites and taking heaving casualties, but generally wiping out the enemy flanks, my light inf cause more bedlam by harrasing the flanks too, that way , my line inf in the middle dont crumble, ut works about 70% of the time especially in 2v2