5.1.6 Increasing Headcount

Brigades that have under strength battalions due to combat losses or attrition (see 6.3.4, p44, 6.3.4.1, p44, 6.3.4.1.1., p44) can be brought up to their maximum headcount with the command "Increase Headcount", section -05- on the turn sheet.

Command:  (Brigade)/(men to be added to each battalion)
       or (Federation)/(men to be added to each battalion)

Example:4001/200 or alternatively 62/200

You have just added 200 men to every battalion in brigade 4001, or alternatively you have just added 200 men to every battalion in federation 62.

You can only increase the headcount if the brigade is in one of your depots. The same money, EcPts, and horses (if required) required to set up brigades are also needed to increase the headcount.

If the number of men added is more than 50% of the current size of a battalion then the battalion's experience level will drop by 1. If the number added is more than 100% of the current size of a battalion then the experience will drop by 2.

Notes:

The men written in the above order is the number that will be added to each battalion in a brigade, not the total amount of men .

When adding men to a brigade you are only charged for those men that are replaced, any battalion with the maximum headcount (800) will not need any replaced and as a result you will not be charged.

European troop types (i.e. those troops that can only be set-up in Europe), operating in the colonies, can have their headcount increased as normal, with the price being taken at the ‘home region’ rate.

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