I was going over the strengths and weaknesses of various formations and am left with questions regarding the use of various formations by melee troops.
1. Does a box formation benefit a melee troop when facing another melee troop? From what I have read, they would have decreased attack strength but increased defense. It suggests to me that the damage output per battle would equal out and end up being similar to what you would get using the line formation.
2. Does a skirmish formation benefit a melee troop when facing a ranged troop? As above, they would have decreased attack strength but increased defense. Again, it suggests to me that the damage output per battle would equal out and end up being similar to what you would get using the line formation.
3. The wedge also seems to equal out in the reverse: attack is increased but defense decreased. Would this formation fare better in any way than the line formation when used by melee troops?
