Crusades

[Alex-ander]

I am playing as Gondor on h/H with the RR/RC mod. An invasion has just been called on Endoras (my allies). An army of mine is facing a crusading army from Harad. And i am already at war with Harad so no problems with taking on the Harad army and it would help Rohan.

Some questions
I know that crusading armies get a movement bonus, will they get any kind of combat bonus if i attack them?

What happens if Endoras falls. Will the crusading armies return home or will i find myself with a number of full stacks on my borders waiting to attack me.

[Seleukos_I.]

1. They don't have a fighting bonus.
2. They will try to get home.

[Hero of the West]

I am playing as Gondor on h/H with the RR/RC mod. An invasion has just been called on Endoras (my allies). An army of mine is facing a crusading army from Harad. And i am already at war with Harad so no problems with taking on the Harad army and it would help Rohan.

Some questions
I know that crusading armies get a movement bonus, will they get any kind of combat bonus if i attack them?

What happens if Endoras falls. Will the crusading armies return home or will i find myself with a number of full stacks on my borders waiting to attack me.

@ 1 i believe an increased morale (not certain though)

@ 2 most of the time they retreat their armies back to there own borders.. you could block there pass though to the south.. they probably won't attack since they're focust on edoras.. and then they go around your lands.. unless they can move past osgiliath or cair andros..

hope this helped?

[Seleukos_I.]

Seems that I was wrong. Crusading armies get indeed a moral bonus in Vanilla. Don't know if it is still so in TATW.

[Michael X]

If you attack them, I think you worsen collectively your relations with all who joined the Crusade. When the Pope called for Crusades on Egypt, since I was in war with most Catholic factions, I remember waiting for the armies to board the ships in Venice... and then sink them altogether. "Abysmal-Abysmal-Terrible-Terrible-Terrible" Old Good Byzantine Empire...