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A Regiment at War: A American Civil War Quest

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At this point I'm leaning to calling off this assault and trying for round two tomorrow it is looking to me we don't have the reserves to make the effort since our lines are stretched thin as it is. In my eyes I think it's worth getting some more men we have been extremely aggressive it doesn't hurt to pull back to regroup here.

But overall I just don't think we have the men to pull this off without leaving an area critically exposed and several points along our lines are far too thin as it is.
 
Gotta agree with ConfusedCanuck, probably best to just halt the attacks and go defensive. Yates is known to both sides for being very aggressive and I believe that playing a bit more cautious will throw the Confederates into a bit of a loop as we dig in. Once we have the numbers advantage, we can go back on the attack while having men to cover any weak points the Confederates might attempt to hit since this appears to be the best strategy in their eyes in stopping us in our tracks.
 
[X] Plan: Cult of the Offense
-[X] Have the Corps hold the flank and keep the enemy from getting behind the Army?
-[X] Continue to hold the line and dig-in, holding at all costs?
-[X] Continue to have Getty to attack, we can burst through and cause panic in Confederate lines with another push?
-[X] Continue to attack, we trust Rodman can hold off Breckinridge and Sturgis will need our help breaching through Confederate lines?
--[X] Push with both Divisions?
-[X] Place Meade in command of the North, Buford and Sturgis under him?

This was not an easy decision for me. However, despite the new rebel division being an unpleasant surprise, all that we've previously stated as to why playing for time is ultimately in their favor and we need to maintain momentum remains true. The rebels can pull in troops and supplies quicker than we can, and it's clear they've pivoted their attention towards preventing the fall of North Carolina and abandoned retaking Virginia. Should we concede the day, I'm not confident the sun will rise on an improved strategic position, and the morale boost visibly defeating the Yankees will give the undoubtedly exhausted and demoralized Confederates shouldn't be underestimated. It's a gamble, but I believe this is a worthwhile one - we need to stay in tune with our overall grand strategy and maintain our momentum. We can take the casualties, we have the hardened and loyal army, we have Buford and Meade dug in on our flank. I believe the day can still ours, gentlemen. We just need to hold our nerves once more.
 
[X] Plan: Cult of the Offense

We can do this we just need one push to break the centre just one and we win and then we can finally rest. We need to put faith in our army here all of our boys are hardened veterans and we are faceing a lot of green troops as well so I believe we can carry the day.
 
[X] Plan: Cult of the Offense

Hold the line, we'll break Johnny Reb yet.
 
Skrevski said:
[] Have Buford pull back Gregg and send him off to the far right, protecting the army's supply route and possible escape route? Will effectively take him out of the fight.
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I swear, this option was specifically included to torment me. The hypothetical possibilities of disaster dance on the horizon, beckoning with the cries of hubris and taunts of probability. And I do believe that if we half-ass any of this, the army of the Roanoke could find itself in a very bad position.

But it's fucking Meade and Buford. If there's anybody we can tell to hold the line at all costs, it's them. It was repeatedly emphasized in the update that our army is hardened and veteran, capable of withstanding pressure that'd break lesser men. We've got the cream of our crop at the pincer of our attack, ready to lunge upon rebel units that have already been pushed from their prepared defenses, ready to split the Southern in half and threaten Longstreet's flank as he does ours.

No, this is doable. It might be one of the tightest squeezed Yates had pulled off, and there'll be a price in blood for it - but I refuse to camp at the end of our logistical line watching the rebels sit on a damn rail hub, to give them the win they're desperately striving for. The strategy is sound, we just need to pull it off.
 
Taut_Templar said:
I swear, this option was specifically included to torment me. The hypothetical possibilities of disaster dance on the horizon, beckoning with the cries of hubris and taunts of probability. And I do believe that if we half-ass any of this, the army of the Roanoke could find itself in a very bad position.

But it's fucking Meade and Buford. If there's anybody we can tell to hold the line at all costs, it's them. It was repeatedly emphasized in the update that our army is hardened and veteran, capable of withstanding pressure that'd break lesser men. We've got the cream of our crop at the pincer of our attack, ready to lunge upon rebel units that have already been pushed from their prepared defenses, ready to split the Southern in half and threaten Longstreet's flank as he does ours.

No, this is doable. It might be one of the tightest squeezed Yates had pulled off, and there'll be a price in blood for it - but I refuse to camp at the end of our logistical line watching the rebels sit on a damn rail hub, to give them the win they're desperately striving for. The strategy is sound, we just need to pull it off.
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Glad to see my options I have put are making you guys think! I have a overall picture on how I want things to go, but it can take a good while for me to come up with the options to present you guys. This actually made me pretty happy :)
 
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[X] Plan: An Unexpected Defence
-[X] Have the Corps hold the flank and keep the enemy from getting behind the Army?
-[X] Continue to hold the line and dig-in, holding at all costs?
-[X] Halt his assault completely and prepare to shift troops to reinforce the northern line, keeping linked with Meade?
--[X] Pull Getty back completely and turn him into a reserve just in case?
-[X] Continue to attack, we trust Rodman can hold off Breckinridge and Sturgis will need our help breaching through Confederate lines?
--[X] Have Geary shift completely to the defense, Nagle pushing still?
-[X] Place Meade in command of the North, Buford and Sturgis under him?

Probably not going to win or look as viable compared to the offensive plan but I want to show that Yates is not as predictable as the rebs think he is.
 
This is it guys this is the moment we show Johnny reb that even if they have more men than us they still can't beat us this is the moment that we break the confederate morale so severely they have to send Lee himself just to hope to stop us this is the moment we show these poor souls they never had a chance.
All or nothing just like Antietam
 
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You know, the weakening center and the flanks being so strong looks to me like the Rebs are setting up a cauldron. This looks to be a classic pincer movement, allowing us to advance on their weak center while their flanks envelopes us.
 
ThoughtMaster said:
You know, the weakening center and the flanks being so strong looks to me like the Rebs are setting up a cauldron. This looks to be a classic pincer movement, allowing us to advance on their weak center while their flanks envelopes us.
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This is something I thought a lot about, yeah. But there's no indication a genuinely dangerous assault is coming from our left flank, and I think we've dedicated enough effort to Longstreet that holding him off for a short while is plausible. The unknown, then, is how confident we are in our advance forces punching through the center and it causing a cascade failure in the rebel line.

I personally am skeptical about it causing the Confederates to rout - they've shown their mettle many times before - but it'd be a major blow regardless and essentially force Longstreet into the same position we are now, just with ultimately a smaller and less veteran force to work with.
 
[X] Plan: Cult of the Offense

This is exactly what I want.

We are not done yet. The North has to hold, while our push down south and in the center shall break the Confederate lines. We have to stick to our original goal and cannot abandon the initiative. Nobody is coming to our rescue, therefore defense does nothing to help us. Only by being aggressive, our trademark, can we salvage the situation and win this battle. If we break through their center, we shall split the reb army in two and that will most assuredly bring us victory.
 
[X] Plan: Cult of the Offense

This is a large gamble but I think this is the best option in this situation. But I am a bit curious, why not have Yates take full command? Is it because Meade has a better read of the situation on the ground?
 
EagerListener said:
This is a large gamble but I think this is the best option in this situation. But I am a bit curious, why not have Yates take full command? Is it because Meade has a better read of the situation on the ground?
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I believe it's a matter of delegating responsibility. We cannot be present on one flank constantly, since we have a battle to oversee. Should we take command, I believe we would go there to boost the flank with our presence and make tactical decisions on the spot. We have abandoned that style of leadership some time ago and given more flexibility to our sub-commanders. Meade is the perfect man for the job. He wishes to redeem his past conduct here and with orders to hold on for dear life, will do his very best. Especially since he was held in reserve most of the battle so far and now has a crucial job to do.
 
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It doesn't matter if they're trying to make a cauldron. If their center yields, their army will be split in two and we can focus on destroying them in detail.

[X] Plan: Cult of the Offense
 
[X] Plan: Cult of the Offense

Let it be known I am nervous about continuing the attack and would prefer a withdrawal a fighting retreat if you will but you guys gave a point about our situation.
 
I think calling off the attack is a major mistake.

Already we've seen that the Confederates have been able to move in fresh troops at a rapid pace in a single night, we know they're still filtering more soldiers towards this battlefield as fast as they can. If we have reports of men from Lee's army already? Another day might see BGT's troops starting to make a show.

I advocated attacking the day before because I thought we had momentum and the enemy couldn't be allowed to dig in. It turned out not only did they dig in, they got reinforcements and now we're giving up the momentum as they get even more troops to throw at us.

This is turning into a meat grinder where the Rebs will outnumber us in prepared positions. That is what we came down here to avoid.
 
Hmmm this is a interesting situation we found ourselves in. The Confederacy really doesn't want Yates winning here if they are getting men from Lee's army. The question is can our attack finally breakthrough the enemy line. If it can then we might have just saved our strategy. If not then we are in trouble. Not sure when Slocum and the other reinforcements will arrive but hopefully soon.
 
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