[parone]

once your army takes 50% HP damage, you start taking checks that involve a DRN. i can't remmember the exact mechanic. but if you fail the check, you rout.

it becomes increasingly likely as you lose a higher percentage of total HPs that you will rout. when you hit 75% loss of total hit points, you rout automatically.

so with you two units dying, you must have just gotten very very unlucky. but that happens in Dom3. that's why i drink a lot. it helps.

SCs operate really well alone, provided they don't get killed(that's the trick). meaning, they are awesome against armies with little or minor mage support, or PD. but when you mix them in with troops, you will run into the problems you are having(i know, because i am so bad with SCs i cry sometimes).

bbz's idea has real merit though. i like it.