บท 154: Chiliarch

Chiliarch.

In ancient Rome, that word meant "leader of a thousand men".

And although the mecha charging ahead towards me was piloted by a mere eleven year old, he was nonetheless a Chiliarch.

But he was also one who had just lost more than ten percent of his command in just a few short minutes without inflicting a single casualty on us.

In military statistics, it was a horrendous loss!

In an even battle, especially in final stands where the stakes are high, casualties can go as deep as 70 - 80 percent of the total number of participating soldiers from each side before one side beats a retreat or surrenders.

But in most battes with low stakes, an opening engagement which had our results woud be more than enough to send the enemy beating a strategic retreat to regroup and re-engage at a later time.