[Jasper]

Originally posted by Keir Maxwell:
I'd just like to add that if this change worked it could go along way towards coping with the HI complex. If you can screen your not so heavily armoured close fighters from archery with skirmishers, who take lighter casualties despite their low protection, then more troop types become useful in a greater variety of roles.

Such a change allowing LI to skirmish would be great! Perhaps as an order, which spread them out to one unit per square, and allowed them to fire a few turns before falling back to regroup behind HI.

I realize interpenetration might be difficult in the tactical engine, but even without it the skirmish order would be a dramatic improvement. One could also fudge interpenetration by having units flee around troops in their way, rather than blindly fleeing straight back.

It would also help if those retreating from winning battles didn't scatter.