Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
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I would be happy with them being more accurate. I didn't see how shit Jourdan's situation is though, Christ. Surely we could ask for the Egypt plan to be pushed back a year, at least?
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La Chanson de la Victoire (The Song of Victory): La Petite Arpenteuse (Non, SV, you are a General of France in the Napoleonic War!)
- Thread starter Plausbius
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- Mature Alt. History
Macros
omnisciently vague councilman
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- Dirac Sea
The thing is 'we' (as in Thérèse) don't really have the kind of political capital where we'd be able to weight on such a decision right now, I think. Especially since we don't even know who's running the show currently. Best hope we may have is that the whole thing gets cancelled due to a lack of resources (right now the French army should be in a pretty sorry state; it was one thing to give the okay to such a plan in 1798 where things were mostly secure at home, but in the current context, it might flat out not be feasible).
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The plan is just
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-[] Rhine/Egypt
-[] Boot Camp/Horsemanship/Calibrations
It will be decided mostly by dice roll on how many of each you get, so you won't need to make any detailed formulas.
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Alright
[]La Garde au Rhin
-[] Rhine
-[] Calibrations
How's this for a plan. No way in Reason are we going to Egypt not with this economy and with Italy not even being secured that give us a anti-Coalition buffer. And if we're gonna break through the Prussians on the Rhine we're gonna need guns.
[]La Garde au Rhin
-[] Rhine
-[] Calibrations
How's this for a plan. No way in Reason are we going to Egypt not with this economy and with Italy not even being secured that give us a anti-Coalition buffer. And if we're gonna break through the Prussians on the Rhine we're gonna need guns.
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Kicker
A perfectionist with an inferiority complex.
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Ah so recruiting happens regardless of the training choice?
[]La Montre sur le Rhin
Sister Republics in Germany would more ideal than the OTL Confederation.
Sister Republics in Germany would more ideal than the OTL Confederation.
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I'm thinking splitting Germany into three. A Southern German Confederation, a Northern and Rhine based Protestant French Puppet and Prussia. They can all be part of a German League that would be like a mini EU but for Germany only.
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
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Careful, it could lead to a unified Germany 50 years early if we do something stupid, and they get good.
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
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- United States
Or... we just keep it.
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Yep, most, if not all, of those men are gonna be assigned to your army, barring any unfortunate accidents.
I'm thinking two states: Northern Bavaria and Southern Prussia, to make sure people know which place they are in
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- Cambridge, UK
[] Plan Elan
-[] Rhine
-[] Horsemanship
Morale gets sorely tested by cavalry charges. If you have much less cavalry than the enemy, they will let loose the finest cavalry in Europe (Austrian). A large enough army will impose casualties enough to win a battle before they break, but only if they can focus those numbers to their advantage. Really huge battles go to the big battalions, but at this scale, massed cavalry can wipe an army out during pursuit.
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-[] Rhine
-[] Horsemanship
Morale gets sorely tested by cavalry charges. If you have much less cavalry than the enemy, they will let loose the finest cavalry in Europe (Austrian). A large enough army will impose casualties enough to win a battle before they break, but only if they can focus those numbers to their advantage. Really huge battles go to the big battalions, but at this scale, massed cavalry can wipe an army out during pursuit.
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Kicker
A perfectionist with an inferiority complex.
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- Malaysia
[] Plan Crossing the Rhine
-[] Rhine
-[] Boot camp
Gave it some thought. I think the most pragmatic choice is to go across the Rhine and have Jourdan go to Egypt. Assuming France roll as bad as the past turns have been, we either have a disaster in Egypt or a disaster in France. Sorry Jourdan, I'm not willing to bet on you rolling high in France.
For the training, as far as I understand it, training and recruiting are separate. Focusing on cavalry or artillery would not mean getting more of them. It's up in the air on how much we get. What is more concerning is our infantry. We have alike what, our own 45k infantry, with 25 being untrained. And with Jourdan bringing in 95k green and low morale, 3/4 of our army would break against the Germans. They need to be trained now, lest they would start a mass rout from their end in a battle.
-[] Rhine
-[] Boot camp
Gave it some thought. I think the most pragmatic choice is to go across the Rhine and have Jourdan go to Egypt. Assuming France roll as bad as the past turns have been, we either have a disaster in Egypt or a disaster in France. Sorry Jourdan, I'm not willing to bet on you rolling high in France.
For the training, as far as I understand it, training and recruiting are separate. Focusing on cavalry or artillery would not mean getting more of them. It's up in the air on how much we get. What is more concerning is our infantry. We have alike what, our own 45k infantry, with 25 being untrained. And with Jourdan bringing in 95k green and low morale, 3/4 of our army would break against the Germans. They need to be trained now, lest they would start a mass rout from their end in a battle.
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- alphen aan den rijn
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Sound like the best plan we have. Get the infantry too at least compitend and maybe there moral too whatever normal is and it might hold in the coming battles
Sound like the best plan we have. Get the infantry too at least compitend and maybe there moral too whatever normal is and it might hold in the coming battles
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If France's natural borders are the Rhine frontier, is not not also natural to establish a buffer state to protect our border from the aggression of the Habsburg and Hohenzollern? A divided Germany is good, a Germany divided in favor of France is all the better. For an Egyptian expedition, not only would our transport fleet have to evade the Royal Navy, every supply ship and reinforcement convoy would need to as well, not to mention the inevitable evacuation fleet.
Kicker
A perfectionist with an inferiority complex.
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I mean, Germany is already divided though right now? Anyway, I'm wary of putting in puppet states subservient to France. That would just justify the fear by other European powers that the new France would stop at nothing until she overthrows every monarchy. I rather not feed more fuel into that.
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It's the majority of the men, but Jourdan is still able to reallocate depending on your choices. It's intentionally vague since certain factors are still unclear for Thérèse.
I've used the nifty new Scheduled Voting option in Tally (credits to Xon, may His light shine ever bright) for this vote to see how it works! You should all be able to see exactly when the voting will start at the top of the thread. Let me know if it shows and works!
They have a right to fear you, little dragon! It's time that the continent trembles when they hear of France. The monarchies' injustices will be struck down by your flames and steel!
... or perhaps you'd like a more moderate approach? Diplomacy is always an option, even in times of war. A good friend in the right place at the right time can mean all the difference in the world.
It's really up to you how Thérèse handles things, I'm sure it'll be awesome either way!
Always Late
Lacking in coffee, sleep, and brains
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Behold, the
Step one: Go to Spain.
Step two: Wait for Napoleon's brother to cock everything up.
Step three: Wait for British assistance to arrive.
Step four: Hang out with anti-guerrilla unit and act dashing, moral, and modern.
Step five: Encounter 95th Rifles, let Richard Sharpe be Richard Sharpe.
Step six: Use new boyfriend to open back channel between Wellington and Napoleon.
Step twelve: Pose for portrait of husband, wife, and six children.
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I wasn't sure about polyamory, but I'm sure that's something within the realm of possibility
So what you're saying is that we create a new centralized German state
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I'm loving the sound of Revolutionary Caronlingian Empire to my ears.
Kicker
A perfectionist with an inferiority complex.
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- Malaysia
Hey, let's not get too much delusions of grandeur in our heads.
Max Uristwell
Custodian of the Toobs
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- United Kingdom
Of husband and wife, not with husband and wife.I wasn't sure about polyamory, but I'm sure that's something within the realm of possibility
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
When Napoleon finally gets around to popping the question the pair will already have been practically king and queen of France for years and he just wants to make it official.
It's an Age of Grandeur! If Nappy ever decides to get an Empire for himself, we're gonna need one too! Why not in the place we've been spending the most time?Hey, let's not get too much delusions of grandeur in our heads.