7.2.9.2 Morale Check Before An Attack
If a federation meets an enemy during movement it will undergo morale checks in the following order:
Morale check modification for an attacking federation:
| Attacker | Defender | Result |
| Infantry | Infantry | morale check |
| Infantry | Cavalry | morale check - 20% |
| Infantry | Artillery | morale check - 10% |
| Cavalry | Infantry | morale check, then the form square check will be performed |
| Cavalry | Cavalry | morale check |
| Cavalry | Artillery | morale check |
If the federation passes the check then it will attack the enemy. If it fails then it will not move in that half-round. Artillery will not attack an enemy federation in hand-to-hand combat, and will stop two co-ordinates from the enemy.
If cavalry attack infantry, then the infantry will attempt to form a square, if such a formation is available to them (see army tables). The infantry first have a morale check at -10% to form the square. If this is passed then the troops will form the square. The cavalry will then have to penetrate the square formation by making a morale check at -35%. If the cavalry pass the check then they will attack the infantry federation and the infantry will flee. If the cavalry fail this test then they will remain two co-ordinates from the enemy and will flee.
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