Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Retreat Under Fire

Retreat Under Fire is one of the Protectorate's support powers.

Overview
"We will have vengeance!"

-Protectorate infantry section, cursing as they retreat

The Protectorate learned the hard way that fighting to the bitter end when retreat was possible is a bad strategy. When faced with a losing battle, the Aquilans would withdraw as quickly as possible, and even the Voshkod knew that when the men being fielded were only balancing out the men dying, they would pull back and formulate a new plan involving more armor. The Protectorate, however, doggedly held the lands it had seized in the opening days of its invasion, losing thousands as casualties and POWs.

After the pyrrhic Battle of Avelorn, Emperor Kamina decided quickly that the Protectorate needed to teach its troops that living to fight for another chance at victory was better than dying in a losing battle. While this concept has been difficult to convey to both traditionalists and militarists, nevertheless soldiers in the field are trained to follow their orders, though they will only withdraw when their commander directly orders it.