- Location
- New York
- Pronouns
- He/Him
In that case, I say heavy infantry. That's pike right? I'm not sure we should spend on heavy cavalry right this moment.
Ymaryn Successor Quest (Paths of Civ AU)
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
If our best military expert says that Heavy Cav is best, I say we do that. It will be costly, but we don't get the change to our income until we next pay it so we won't need to pay for our Banner Company until 1605.
- Location
- New York
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Our treasury is still petty low, and trending negative. Sure, we can probably keep it in the black, but you never know when something will go wrong. I think heavy pike is the safer choice, just in case we need the money.
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
We would have five years to get the money, seven if you count how long it takes to get the Banner Company active. We can afford to take the hit now if we have to.
Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
Looking it up, it seems that pike and shot was in no way reliant on the arquebus, and the swiss achieved great things with pike and crossbow. So a Tercio formation would be entirely viable, and in this age pretty goddamn strong. So that's what Mixed melee and ranged will be.
- Location
- New York
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Wouldn't that make it mixed heavy melee and ranged? Light infantry I'm pretty sure doesn't carry pikes, and is more for screening and skirmishing.
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
It turned out to be a good thing that we went the traditional way of neutrality as if we had sided with a faction, we would have failed the roll.
So in regards to these actions, we got confirmation that everyone is interested in our bombards. Because of this, I recommend we look out for new customer each turns to sell weapons to and making sure to avoid our neighbours and enemies of our allies.
Next time, I want to go with spending time with family especially since we got stress from an action that was supposed to reduce it.
Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
I thought light v heavy was a function of the armor, rather than the arms?
I'll clarify the option.
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Now that this is an official option, I want to get this.
- Pronouns
- She/Her
A little of column A a little of column B
Oh dear. 10 years?
I expected to get it resolved this update, or presented with options on how to take care of it. In retrospect, this shouldn't be surprising. We're talking about potentially widespread corruption.
The Khem wants MOAR! Hopefully we can continue to replenish the treasury, because we still need to construct another warship.
Initial reaction: So they have been sitting in the
Wait, that's how lumberyard supposed to work. I hope our shipwrights get more experienced at building warships.
The last female king? I hoped they didn't beseech her good name.
Our scholars' going to go gaga for comparative religion, our specialty. Also, we're still a land of many gods, although diminished. Still, very nice to know that Kurna seemed to be a promising market for our guns. Let's hope we can sell our guns straightaway.
In PoI, even general Yenyna's gender had been lost to time, although girls are named after her. I hoped that this is also canon so that the mystery will be uncovered later. Still, what was Maximilian expecting? He fought them many years ago. He should have expected them to be fierce.
Blasted failure. I wish there's a way to invest further influence to speed it up. Oh well, better luck next time.
Synergy! The priests of old wouldn't approve of this bloodletting. Their debates are actually civil, you know!
Khem, you want more guns? You got it! Also, fighting that many wars and conquests is bad for your health. When you won the booty and party like no tomorrow, you'll get a serious hangover and find out that you spent all your money.
Oh well, it's at least good for business.
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Projected budget:
- 1 & 1 influence for debates and violence monitoring.
-1 authority Mine investigation
+1 Khems let us know they want more guns.
-1 Influence for warship building.
-1 Influence for founding a Banner company.
+1 influence returned for sending army to war.
+1 influence returned for sending levy to war.
-1 influence for continuing refinement of gunpowder weapons and adoption.
Projected budget:
1 authority, 3 influence.
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What are our levies armed with at this time, are they using pike/crossbow and moving to pike/early firearms?
Almost all armies adopted a form of pike/early firearms for their infantry form about 1500 till firearms became good enough that they in combination with a bayonet become the main infantry weapon.
I like the banner company to provide something to support the levy not simply a better version of our levies.
Almost all armies adopted a form of pike/early firearms for their infantry form about 1500 till firearms became good enough that they in combination with a bayonet become the main infantry weapon.
I like the banner company to provide something to support the levy not simply a better version of our levies.
- Location
- New York
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Pike & Crossbow
We can found a heavy calvary company next time, when we're more financially stable.
I think we should diplomance the other Kus faction, see if we can see guns to the most sensible of them. Or maybe support the two against the nomads?
I think we should also take a diplo action to meet the Berbs and the Abyss, so we're in the loop on the Khem situation.
Sooner or later, at least.
We can found a heavy calvary company next time, when we're more financially stable.
I think we should diplomance the other Kus faction, see if we can see guns to the most sensible of them. Or maybe support the two against the nomads?
I think we should also take a diplo action to meet the Berbs and the Abyss, so we're in the loop on the Khem situation.
Sooner or later, at least.
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Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
I am assuming that Yenyna's gender being lost to time was a function of the Collapse. So it won't be lost yet. And if you manage to save the Core, never will be.
As for Max. You have no way to know this, but consolidating control after his last loss involved killing some of this more talented subordinates. So even tho he's still a martial hero, his army isn't as great as it was last time.
Crossbows, ringmail, a sword, ammo for the crossbow.
- Location
- New York
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Our levies are armed with swords? Not spears? I mean, I guess we have the industry to be giving swords out en masse, but there's something to be said for the range spears have over swords. They're also better against horse.
As I understand it, swords are more expensive and require better metal, which the core can provide, being the industrial heart of the Ymaryn. But they also have less range and require more skill from the average soldier.
I guess the crossbow makes up for it, but that makes it sound really expensive. Hell ringmail is probably expensive as hell too, we're really riding on our industrial power here.
As I understand it, swords are more expensive and require better metal, which the core can provide, being the industrial heart of the Ymaryn. But they also have less range and require more skill from the average soldier.
I guess the crossbow makes up for it, but that makes it sound really expensive. Hell ringmail is probably expensive as hell too, we're really riding on our industrial power here.
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- Location
- Huezil
Lance's are cumbersome when you're using a crossbow, because the levy is artillery, the actual infantry is the army.
- Location
- New York
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Well it makes more sense when you think of it like that, it's a lot easier to train a crossbow than an archer.
Swords are supposed to be your backup weapon, like a pistol. If you're carrying around a crossbow, you're not also going to carry a spear.
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
That is the benefit of being the Core with all of our industry and knowledge. We're a powerhouse so long as we keep ourselves from falling apart.
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] Pike & Crossbow
I agree that we do want some Heavy Cav (and light cav and light infantry for that matter) but I also agree that they can wait until we are in a better fincial situation. We can anchor our less well equiped troops around this formation.
I agree that we do want some Heavy Cav (and light cav and light infantry for that matter) but I also agree that they can wait until we are in a better fincial situation. We can anchor our less well equiped troops around this formation.
- Location
- Huezil
The archers are part of the army, the gentry, because the yeomen are mind boggling good archers.
Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
I mean, it's the cheap ass shitty ringmail that's pinched together instead of rivetted, but yeah. You have ludicrous industry.
- Location
- Huezil
We have trip hammers, we can churn riveted mails all day
