When it comes to retraining

[czePowerslave]

Okay, for a milionth time
Basically as stated by house rules, there are no retraining restrictions on any unit EXCEPT numbered legions right. Well replenishing auxilia or pre-marian legions is a must usually (give or take, aux. swords have way lower stats than the legion guys).
House rules also say, that you retrain legion only every 5 or so years, which with properly played game (4Tpy script) means full 20 turns, well if you would leave such legion on any dangerous border, it wont last that long. Useage of sword auxilia is good there, as you can retrain them at will and they are lets say, more expendable, or as Hesus says : "You do not have to pay a dead mercenary".
Anyways, I wonder whether it is right to bring reinforcements, in form of a new cohorts to the legion camp or current location, as I tend to keep them in forts on a more-less secured border places, or if one should bring the legion all the way back to its original city and have it undergo replenishment there. For fighting in Greece or Balkans, such is easy as only ferry across the sea is needed, but with legions lets say in Iberia or Egypt, that might be a huge pain.
Any suggestions, or answers from our god?

[24Gamer]

Afaik the 5-years rule is one of the houserules Garnier added, not one of the original ones.
I personally don't use that 5-year rule though i use other of Garniers added houserules.

Personally i use 1 legion + 2 Auxilia legions together ( one consisting mainly out of cavalary ), so i am able to replenish the losses quite good with Auxiliaries.

[czePowerslave]

Yeah I do that too. But I mean the cohorts themselves. You know those with specific cities

[lt1956]

I basically just merge the units when they get too low and fill in the ranks with auxilia, then in when the legion is drained down really bad I send it back for replenishment, this has the effect of making the 1st cohorts even better, and makes other cohorts better than the new ones, which is realistic based on how the romans divided their cohorts.

[czePowerslave]

So legion should be brought back to its city for retraining, not replenished in field by bringing new recruits?

[jegui]

So legion should be brought back to its city for retraining, not replenished in field by bringing new recruits?

Correct! like LT said merge units and replace lost ones with auxilia or merc units and when ur legion is weak bring it back to the original city for replenishment and retraining

[czePowerslave]

That process is a pain. If applied with the rule of 20turns til replacement, I think I will be pulling some legions back 2 turns after they enter combat as it is LONG way home.

[24Gamer]

That process is a pain. If applied with the rule of 20turns til replacement, I think I will be pulling some legions back 2 turns after they enter combat as it is LONG way home.

As I mentioned before it isn't a houserule of Lt.1956

[czePowerslave]

taken from current index part regarding house rules of LT1956
6. Never replenish Cohorts when they start to get depleted, Only do so after 20 Turns. In the meantime use Auxilia to fill in thinning Ranks.

[Garnier]

So why would you have to bring them away after two turns? Just fill them with auxilia.

The rule doesn't say you MUST bring them home every 20 turns, it says the minimum is 20 turns.

[czePowerslave]

I dont say that I am always about to do so. But, legionnaries are more effective then sword auxilia. And the 2 turns is that for example when I fielded Alaudae, it took me 4 turns to arrive at battle scene, 3 more turns to effectively deplete 50% of their strength while defeating major gaul incursions. Can go home now and barely make it. lol

[Samariten]

Well that is why you always should have a backup legion with auxilia for every legioneer legion. Noone ever said it was going to be easy

[czePowerslave]

Lol.
Its like half of you dont get the problem I do not mind them dying, I just hate to spend 10 turns moving them back n forth from frontline into their city

[Ejergard]

I like it... It symbolizes the logistical problems of keeping hundreds of thousands of soldiers deployed. This way, you always need to plan campaigns and keep legions in backup when you need to withdraw battered ones.

[czePowerslave]

That way legion cannot really spend much time on front cause it can get destroyed, and who wants to lose the precious xp?

[Samariten]

Well that is the way LT made the mod you just have to live with spendning 10 turns making your way home.

[czePowerslave]

Yeah I know, thats why I will use ships!