Hi
Lasalle is a very vicious ruleset and no chances are given to units wishing surrender to the enemy. A first proposal for a such rule would be to add 'Surrender!' as another allowed reaction to be taken during the Reaction phase:
REACTION: Surrender!
WHEN/IF: An enemy unit charged your unit, is now in contact and you are surrounded by enemy units, so fall back is not posible.
DISCIPLINE TEST REQUIRED: If a Superior Commander is also surrounded, add the general's vigor. If out of command, automatically add a -1 modifier.
If it passes the discipline test, the unit is broken and removed from play but loses only ONE-HALF of its morale points (i.e. a normal unit will lose 1 point, a large one 1.5 points and a battery 0.5 points)
In that way, the surrounded unit would have an incentive to surrender. The other side (the previsible winner of the combat) has a chance to avoid posible own losses and also to be civilized and magnanimous!
Any idea?
Rafa
Wargaming with Napoleonic Miniatures
Project Leipzig
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