Minister of War - Gaulic Province (Romans)

[cavebear]

I propose that we start accumulating offensive units in Veii (nearest Rome). Cumae is building a Knight; we should rush it (13 G) to save a turn. It can start out sooner. It will arrive in Veii in 6 turns. Along the way, Antium can add a Knight already available. That will give Veii a force of 2 Crusaders and 2 Knights to attack Rome's walls. All those units are Vets. Veii could contribute a Diplomat if rushed 1 turn.

If we take Rome, the Roman civ will be crippled once and for all.

Should we attack Rome with this force?

[MrWhereItsAt]

What kind of opposition can we expect? Just Legions, or have we seen the Romans with other forces?

[shade]

What about those City Walls??? standing between us and Rome??

[Hydey]

get a few diplos and bring down those walls before we send in our brave fighting men

[atawa]

Depends on Rome having Feud or not, if not go for it, if they have we'll need either cats or take the walls down first.

[-Jrabbit]

Rush the dip and use her to get us an idea of the defense force. This doesn't sound like a large enough force vs. a walled capital...

[cavebear]

Definitely, A Dip needs to investigate Rome before an attack! The one being built now in Veii can be ready in time.

[Ben Kenobi]

Yes, let us seek out the weak spots before deploying our brave men.

[Sparrowhawk]

While I am too late to vote in the Poll, I support attacking Rome as soon as we can be reasonably assured of victory. It seems that we cannot be reasonably sure until we use diplomats to weaken their defenses.

Therefore, I must ask...do we use diplomats to bring down the city walls immediately (despite the odds against bringing down city walls in a capital city) or do we use multiple dips to destroy improvements until the walls come down (which spawns the further question: how many is enough without knowing what improvements the city contains?).

Either way, I look forward to hearing of the ultimate destruction of the Roman Empire (not this seige that has been proposed elsewhere). I fear not the other civs that may come at a later date, I think we need to destroy the Romans now.

[cavebear]

I think it would be best to use a Dip to investigate Rome, so that we can see if there are really sufficient defense to thwart an attack. For all we now, there is but a lone Warrior huddling in the shadows of the city walls. Trying to take down the city walls with a Dip is a slim hope.