Emperor's Finest or Imperial Gunnery?

[Corvus_Alt1]

Specifically for an army that has both 2 Reiksguard/Empire Knights and 2 Greatswords; and 1 Great Cannon, 1 Helblaster Volley Gun, and 1 Helstorm Rocket Volley.

Also, do Steam Tanks benefit from Imperial Gunnery?

[harleyquinrazer]

Easy to check if imperial gunnery benefits steam tanks, just check the relevant damage and ammo values after enabling the skill when steam tanks are in the army.

Still agonising over this?! Just read the skill descriptions and decide for yourself which part of the army is going to see more benefit. If you're expecting the greatswords and cavalry to do a lot of charging and killing, then get the skill which helps them do it better. Otherwise imperial gunnery works better for whittling down the enemy from range before they engage your forces in melee.

[Corvus_Alt1]

Yep, still agonizing. I know, it's ridiculous, bordering on the edge of obsessive compulsive, I just don't know which is more valuable for this particular combination of Greatswords, Reiksguard, and artillery. My artillery causes a heck of a lot of damage, but my Reiksguard and Greatswords also rack up a lot of kills too. If Brass-Lunged wasn't so useful, I'd get both.

[harleyquinrazer]

To be honest I find brass-lunged unnecessary for two reasons:

1. If you're Karl Franz you can spend one point in leader of men to get a huge boost to aura size.
2. If you're not Karl Franz and consistently win battles on the offensive, you'll get the "Good Attacker" line of traits which increases aura size and leadership effect during attacks. The boost gets as high as 50% at the maximum trait level which is more than enough to cover a front line with the lord alone.

[Corvus_Alt1]

Hmmm, I suppose. I do tend to use rather wide checkerboard formations though, especially on flat terrain. But, if you're sure that Aura Size bonuses can be eschewed with the right traits, I guess I could just get both Imperial Gunnery and Emperor's Finest.