Kapi's Ottoman Manipular Offensive - stage 2: Envelopment Type 1
   
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"Stage 2: Deployment > Envelopment Type 1
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First things first: Profile targetting skirmishers or lights/rifles. It's important to take out or at least weaken enemy skirmishers, sadly it's up to you how to do this I can't be arsed. Especially before even going into this formation.
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Now this is the second stage after the Deployement. You can commit this anytime or if you are very sure. However once the commitment has been issued there is no turning back (Unless you are sure it's safe).
  1. 1st Row: Your possible surviving center left & right skirmisher will pull back and burrow themselves between Palestinian Auxilaries militia or Israelys line (Orange of 2nd Row).

  2. 3rd Row: The disciplined line infantries or elites will then have to allocate respectively left or right. In the diagram I went with right. This allocation is in a form of "checker board", each line infantry is capable of protecting their burrowed skirmishers while they perform a long range shooting

  3. At the same time the 1st row can retreat behind the ranks, if his/her enemy closes in. within normal range let the militias perform a one-time shooting before falling back beside the more disciplined infantry (3rd row).

    Note 1: You can use the cheap move of kiting back although it's micro-management tasking.

  4. In this third step, while both your disciplined and militia infantries are now engaging in a firefight. Your 4th row or reserves can follow-up and perform a flanking sweep run unless there is enemy pressence within the flanks then relocate your skirmishers (rifles/lights) to support the reserves in conjunction with surviving cavalry.

    This type in early execution is early center oriented. The reserves are used to deal with the flanks or relief casualty stress by changing units.
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