Splitting infantry

[bluehand]

two reason I split squads.
A- spotting. I can keep an eye on more ground if I have more troops. mainly used when I think the enemy will go one path but worry he might try a gamey edge of the map maneuver.

B- tank hunter. Like others said splitting squads often gives you a "tank hunter" squad and a rifle/lmg squad for cover. it seems designed into the game and not at all a gamey abuse in my opinion.

Moral- nothing wrong with it but yeah it is annoying when the enemy attacks you with multiple split squad charges. but in real life you can see the same thing happening. ie 'you guys charge that way and we'll charge that way and hopefully he'll think you are the only attackers and ignore us as we run across the street'. It happens a lot in real combat I think. but a smart commander regroups his squad for coordinated firepower, something which the CM split squad attack makes difficult in the game as one squad is often shaken or such and the other isn't. thus they have to wait before they can merge again.

It would be nice if there is a merged squad combat bonus/split squad minus in fire power. but I don't know if there is...