Cowardly Mixed Infantry as Police

[egamma]

http://battlemaster.org/ShowScribeNote.php?ID=129599&Hash=acfb88418a24dc23

(Colonies)

Battle in Ammersfield
No.   Role   Army   Unit   Commander   Realm   Unit   Formation   CS
1   A      Negotiators   Gellin   Giblot   12 MI   line     154
2   D      Angry Peasants   (militia/guard unit)   (rogue)   27 other   line     88

Total:
1 attackers (12 MI)
1 defenders (27 other)
Total combat strengths: 154 vs. 88

Negotiators (1) take 6 hits in close combat. No casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 6 (6 from close combat and 0 from ranged), Defenders: 68 (68 from close combat and 0 from ranged)
Total casualties: 0 attackers, 4 defenders

My men took 0 casualties--not even wounds. Yet they retreated after 4 rounds. They were set to back, defensive, line, 25% retreat.

Is this because they are MI, and the MI code hasn't been pushed? Or because they are police in a rogue region?

[Indirik]

I think one of your men broke a fingernail.

I have seen similar things happen before. It has nothing to do with MI, or being in a rogue region. Their morale probably just broke. Poor training, poor leadership, poor unit morale, etc? Police forces really don't like engaging in combat, so that may have had a very bad effect on their morale.

[egamma]

Morale:   61 %
Cohesion:   20 %

Yeah, that could be it. Pansies!

[Shizzle]

Quite funny, though :P

I'll stick to my rule of thumb: never recruit MI :) With the new code, I might want to reconsider.

[Tom]

Them being police definitely is a part of the reason.

[egamma]

Them being police definitely is a part of the reason.

Is being a ranged unit in melee combat without support, also part of the reason? I know archers should will flee, but MI should act like infantry in melee combat.