Hello everyone, one of the things that bothers me the most about the introduction of special units is the fact that the AI is not able to use them intelligently. In particular, since BBA, the Italian AI has been deploying colonial units all over the place, which I find quite annoying. In my last game, the Italian high command thought it was a good idea to deploy native irregular bands in the Alps and Alpini in the African desert — a perfect demonstration of its deep understanding of unit characteristics 
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Historically, Italian askari troops were usually employed within their own recruitment areas. During the East African campaign of 1940–41, many askari units collapsed when their homelands were occupied by enemy forces. High rates of desertion were also recorded, as many soldiers left the front lines to return to their villages in order to defend their families and property.
For these reasons, it feels quite unrealistic to see askari units fighting in the Alps. Moreover, Italian high command at the time considered African indigenous troops “unsuitable” for climates different from their native regions. They were generally opposed to deploying them outside the colonies, assuming that such transfers would lead to serious drops in morale.
Is there any way to make the AI avoid spamming indigenous units and instead deploy them in the appropriate theaters of war?
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Historically, Italian askari troops were usually employed within their own recruitment areas. During the East African campaign of 1940–41, many askari units collapsed when their homelands were occupied by enemy forces. High rates of desertion were also recorded, as many soldiers left the front lines to return to their villages in order to defend their families and property.
For these reasons, it feels quite unrealistic to see askari units fighting in the Alps. Moreover, Italian high command at the time considered African indigenous troops “unsuitable” for climates different from their native regions. They were generally opposed to deploying them outside the colonies, assuming that such transfers would lead to serious drops in morale.
Is there any way to make the AI avoid spamming indigenous units and instead deploy them in the appropriate theaters of war?
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