HQ and Command Ranges

[Volcano Man]

Yes, to make a long story short, there were indeed good A-H units, but it all depended on their ethnic composition (because each ethnic group had different loyalties to the k.u.k.). Generally speaking, German and Magyar ethnic infantry were reliable, about as effective as their true German Army counterparts, and they did have some elite units like Fieldjägers and Kaiserjägers. But the real problem with infantry was that the army was a mixed bag of very poor and good units, thereby bringing down the quality of an entire corps or army accordingly (because they cannot effectively rely on, say, a Czech ethnic infantry regiment for example -- and the k.u.k. had a very large number of ethnic groups; which was their Achilles heel). A-H cavalry also were some of the best in Europe but the problem there was that, compared to the Russians, they were almost always outnumbered heavily. Combine all of this with generally poor quality division and brigade commanders (they did have some decent higher level commanders though), and with a generally poor level of supply, and you would get something quite different than any army in F14.

The A-H is one of the favorite great war armies, simply because of how unique it was. :)

Hmm, wait a minute -- I know what this is... this is a secret plot to get me to work on an A-H title. ;)