Best Perks for Corps ?

[iHOGZ]

I usually get the Flying Column or Ambulance Corp but the rest i dont really know whats best... so what would be your top 5 perks?

[LCcmdr]

Looking forward to this....!

I've consistently chosen ambulance corp, first; then, one of two of skirmisher perks, and tried an assortment of the others. The only ones that appear to directly impact my battle performance are the balloons (for seeing the battlefield) and skirmisher perks. A 25% kill rate, when surrounding baffled cav units with 3 skirmishers is awesome.

[HenryPigLatin]

For my combat corps/armies, I go ambulance first then flying column always. After that, I like skilled cartographers, foot cavalry (for fast reacting corps/armies), river expedition (for central/western theaters), expert scouts (depending how you arrange your armies/corps). I tend to put engineers and mechanics on small, specialized construction corps/armies. I've toyed with skirmishers as its the only one that effects the battlefield, but honestly battles are far too easy already thus I won't take it.

[oddball]

Out west flying column, in the east ambulance corps. I take construction and communication related perks on the corps I intend to turn into an HQ and use it to throw up depots etc while the battle corps move around. I'll usually build out one specialized siege corps for major armies that will run into them. And out west I'll also usually build out a specialized riverine corps because there's a lot of that out there.

[iHOGZ]

ty all for the comments.... i have been trying out skirmishers and siege perks to test them out... but the balloon one reveals the battlefield?

[HenryPigLatin]

I've not used balloons due to the penalty of increased time for OOM orders.

[Jean]

I always choose ambulance corps and flying column since their effects outshine all the other perks by miiiiiileees. The third perk is whatever suits the corps the best.

[$100 Bill]

Originally posted by iHOGZ:

I usually get the Flying Column or Ambulance Corp but the rest i dont really know whats best... so what would be your top 5 perks?

For me, it depends upon which theater. I only play as the South because the AI is tar-tar.
This is how I generally roll.

Virginia
Army 1: flying columns, ambulance corps, imbedded reporters
Army 2: flying columns, ambulance corps, expert scouting

Tennessee
Corp 1: flying column, ambulance corps, embedded reporters
Corp 2: flying column, ambulance corps, expert scouts
Corp 3: flying column, ambulance corps, sappers for siege
Corp 4; military intelligence, expert scouts, skirmishers

Arkansas/Missouri
Corp 1: flying column, ambulance corps, sappers for siege
Corp 2: flying column, expert scouts, ambulance corps
Corp 3: flying column, military intelligence, expert scouts

Texas/West
Corp 1: flying column, expert scouts, military intelligence

[LCcmdr]

Wow! That's great info.

[Burnside's Sideburns]

The only thing I might add is having a dedicated siege corps or raiding cavalry corps can be handy. Especially siege with siege train, lime lights and flying column can make short work of most forts with enough batteries under it.

[Bastard 36]

flying column, pioneers, army medics and with the corps
i test the rest.

[deece16]

When you guys say "skirmishers" what actual skill are you talking about?

[Oubley]

Originally posted by deece16:

When you guys say "skirmishers" what actual skill are you talking about?

probably one of the raiding/bushwascking perks. I think one of those says something about "skirmishing" in the text when you hover over it.

I'm not sure there is an actual "skirmishing" perk at the corps/army level.