Deadly Snark
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[X] Plan Steel Ram
If we fight a major land battle, we will assuredly take hoplite casualties, and need more hoplites to replenish our numbers for future fighting against the remaining Tarentine forces, possibly the Metapontine forces, and probably against the Dauni.It's important to note that the land decision does not impact the war directly, just our available hoplite manpower in the aftermath as stated here.
If Storm of Iron wins it is with our already existing hoplite manpower that we fight with. No additional hoplites from giving land would come.
We're more likely to gain respect for siege techniques and logistics if we pursue a plan (successfully or unsuccessfully) that involves siege warfare and striking at enemy logistics, as opposed to a heroic clash of manly arms on the plains of some nondescript blob of land somewhere in southern Italy.Well, if it is the will of the gods that we lose, at the least the city will be more open to newfangled ideas like hiring mercenaries, trainers, siege techniques and logistics.
Oh definitely. I just wanted to point out that it would not have an effect on the current war.If we fight a major land battle, we will assuredly take hoplite casualties, and need more hoplites to replenish our numbers for future fighting against the remaining Tarentine forces, possibly the Metapontine forces, and probably against the Dauni.
Unless, of course, the current war runs on for more than a year, and/or involves us taking heavy losses while our enemies are still capable of taking the field.Oh definitely. I just wanted to point out that it would not have an effect on the current war.