Formation Training (Archive)

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== Transcript ==
Teachers will drill you today on these formations. Before they take you out, deliberate and assign positions following what is shown above. Standard Formations are often modified for specialized groups but today we are focusing on the basics.
Use the below Tier System - If a space is marked as Shields and your squad has no Shields, replace with Swords. if you have no Swords, replace with Wands. If you have no Wands, replace with Rods.
=== Tier List ===
Shields > Swords > Wands > Rods
== Unit Types ==
* Shields: Frontline units, either with tanky builds or who use magical or physical shields.
* Swords: General combat units, focused on melee combat.
* Wands: Ranged units, using either magic or firearms.
* Rods: Support units, medics or healers or warders.
== Formation Uses ==
=== Offensive Formations ===
* Bayonet - Facing an enemy in the front, like an arrowhead to charge into the enemy while still covering your flanks, other than the rear.
* Wedge - For advancing on an enemy offensively while still covering one flanks specifically more than the other, used in conjunction with other squads to cover them.
* Wall - Advancing slowly with all your firepower, mostly ranged, brought to bear at once against the enemy.
=== Defensive Formations ===
* Sentinel - Stagnate formation, generally used to protect a position while an injured is dealt with in the center.
* Diamond - Slow movement, cautious and aware of the environment on all flanks.
* Spear - Advancing on a flank, mostly to support another unit to guard their flank.
=== Mobility Formations ===
* Pillar - Movement in a safe environment, faster but less protected.
* Staggered Pillar - Movement in a risky environment, still fast but more protected from assault from the flanks and less susceptible to AoE.
== Trivia ==
* The formations were written out by "Davido Rapopi" for the CAF many years ago in his book "Symphony of War".
* These formations are based on real world military formations, though the names are different and they take into account the abilities of the students in the world of Ascension Academy.
* The Officer Squads of Ascension Academy and the CAF are not standard soldiers- they operate more like Specialized Operations (Spec Ops) Teams. As such their formations are not meant for actual large scale combat- though they can be used in conjunction for multi-squad formations to create small 'battle lines'.
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