Civ VI - Flanking and Support

Civ VI Flanking and Support Support All combat units gain the ability to support when the Military Tradition Civic is researched Support bonuses apply purely to the defender For every adjacent friendly military unit, you gain +2 vs non-ranged units when defending. (Allies do not count). This means ranged units ignore defender support when attacking but themselves count as support and can be supported when defending. You can support across rivers. One problem with the support bonus is you cannot see your own support values, you must add them up in your mind. The Anti Cavalry class Square promotion doubles all support values for the promoted unit making so that unit provides +4 for support rather than +2 All adjacent combat units count toward support means an embarked scout and a caravel in the same square will provide +4 support to any adjacent land or sea unit. Units in cities/encampments cannot be supported but can support adjacent units. Support units (Rams and Towers) do not count as support but catapults do. Friends and allies do not count toward support, nor do other civs mutually warring against the same foe. Barbarians gain support when at least half of the major civs have discovered Military Tradition. Strategies . Using weaker units like scouts and archers behind a first line bolster defence, especially in situations where terrain and fortification are already being used. Being able to attack first often better than defending but try and ensure your units end in a si