Would have thought that tanks would actually be really good for defense. If nothing else, they provide heavy force concentration, or a somewhat rapid response to enemy beachheads. But hey, that's why I wouldn't graduate from Victorian military academies I guess.
Indeed, you would be a
terrible Victorian. 👏
@PoptartProdigy
so I raised the idea of possibly hitting buffalo, but it was pointed out there may not be anything in the city worth hitting. would any of our advisers know of anything in buffalo worth denying/looting?
Well, there's that shipyard that can build lakers...once every seven years...
All right, and now we roll for the opening stages of the counter-attack on the Raisin Line. For this one, the Victorians' numbers advantage is severely blunted due to the fact that you're doing low-commitment probing assaults, for the most part. Given their complete refusal to use forward observers, their mortars are going to be almost worthless for responding to these attacks. Furthermore, your lines are going to be out of range of their mortars, while your artillery guns are going to be at a nice and comfortable distance.
Finally, your ships are now free to go and shoot at the Vicks all they like. Result: despite the Vicks still having an assload of mortars, artillery advantage is
back, bitches, and better than ever!
The Victorians' objective is, "Make the end as long and glorious as possible."
Victorian Modifiers
Troop quality: 2 points.
River crossing: 2 points.
Semi-urban area: 1 point.
Supply status: -1 point (again, they foraged from the dead).
Demoralized: -1 point.
Total Modifier: 3 points.
Your objective, per the plan, is, "Force them to spread out, disorganize them, and drain their supplies as aggressively as possible, in order to make them vulnerable to a final assault."
Commonwealth Modifiers
Artillery advantage: 2 points (now includes shore bombardment -- remember, evolving system).
Troop quality: 1 point.
Mobility advantage: 1 point.
Total Modifier: 4 points.
A thinner advantage than y'all have become accustomed to enjoying. Let's see how it plays.
