Sun May 10, 2015 8:59 am
I have a faint idea-
Individual 1* commanders should be available in plenty to all sides (nameless, faceless, 2-1-1 or 3-1-1).
A lone commander should have 10% chance of dying in battle. (1/10)
But 5% if he is part of a Corps. (1/20)
Very high chances of death within 1 year.
2* Generals on their own will have 5% chances of dying (1/20), 2.5% if part of Corps (1/40) and 1.25% if leading a Corps (1/80)
(Bodyguards and Cavalry protection)
High chances of dying before end of campaign.
3* Generals to have 2.5% base chance (1/40), 1.25% if leading a Corps (1/80), 0.625% if leading an Army (1/160).
Medium chances of survival till the end.
4* Generals ( just to denote the senior most commander of the country barring the Emperor) to have base chance of 0.625% death. (1/160)
Eg: Kutuzov or Barclay de Tolly for Russia, Archduke Karl von Teschen for Austria or GFM von Blucher for Prussia and Duke of Wellington for England.
These were some exceptional commanders and should get 2 lives, if dead once should re-spawn in capital with loss of 1 NM, dead twice and gone forever.
Thus, nearly immortal.
In addition, exceptional people like Nappy, Tsar Alexander I, Koenig Fredrick Wilhelm IV, Kaiser Franz II, etc to have base chance of 0.3125% (1/320)
(They were rulers).
Also, they should get 3 lives, if dead, re-spawn in Capital with loss of 1NM. So, practically immortal.
Naval leaders will die if fleet sinks, irrespective of *.
The higher you go, more the bodyguards and lesser the chances of death in battle.
So, basically if Nappy was supreme commander and Massena and Davout were your 2 main Army Commanders (In Germany and Spain respectively or reverse) with the remaining Marshalls being Corps commanders, the chances of the top 3 dying will be minimal.
Rascals, would you live forever? - Frederick the Great.