Turn 245: 1275 AD

[vmxa1]

Do we not have a bunch of marines we can load into a few transports and run them into Abilene before we send in the tanks?

[DeepO]

Ah, okay... misunderstood you.

And yes, settlers have left, as have a couple of infs (will find out in a moment, can't remember by heart how much tehre were last turn), the last tank, and the arties.

DeepO

[DeepO]

Originally posted by vmxa1
Do we not have a bunch of marines we can load into a few transports and run them into Abilene before we send in the tanks?

We sure do, and we are planning on that.

Will count our troops right now...

DeepO

[asleepathewheel]

Well, that's good and bad. We can annhilate Abilene, with GoW, but that leaves quite a few infantry out and about.

Can we steal plans after Abilene falls? I wonder what the rate will be then, quite a bit reduced. It would be a rude suprise to wake up to 15 infantries on our beaches!

[Cort Haus]

There wasn't a RoP before btw Vox and Lego, and we could send an explorer in to have a look and back again to seal the chokepoint.

[vmxa1]

Stealing plans is always going to cost you 4 digits in gold, not within our reach. It usually cost more than stealing tech.

[Aeson]

50 4/4 Tanks
5 3/4 Tanks
1 2/4 Tank
4 1/4 Tanks
45 4/4 Marines
1 3/4 Marine
12 4/4 MI

We almost surely can take Abilene. I'd think we'd have ~20 Tanks to spare even.

[Cort Haus]

I think it's reasonable to assume that they are on boats, and either heading our way to reciprocate some damage, or are going 'lurker'.

[Cort Haus]

Don't forget the 8 Artillery!

[vmxa1]

If we dust Abilene, what about dropping a city on the fortification near the choke point. It is far enough back to avoid conflicts with Vox and we can man it with enough stuff to hold it.

What have we built in NI? If nothing it could be abandon if we do not have enough troops to hold it as well.

[Aeson]

Lego could have only gotten 5 tiles from Abilene with any Transports. There were no Transports in the city or within 2 tiles of it last turn.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?postid=3483946#post3483946

[DeepO]

our troops:
NI:
- 3/4 CV
- 1 3/3 fighter
- 1 settler
- 2 explorer
- 4 transport
- 11 MI
- 16 Marine
- 8 art
- 35 tank

total 84 units

NI 9:
- 1 worker (needed for road)
- 8 inf
- 21 marine

NI 98:
- 1 marine
- 8 inf
- 8 tank

Stanwix leftovers:
- 1 MI
- 5 3/4 T
- 1 2/4 T
- 4 1/4 T

spread around Lego:
- 7 marine
- 1 3/4 marine
- 7 tanks
- 5 transports in various state of degradation

Total useable force:
- 12 MI
- 45 marines
- 1 3/4 marine
- 9 transports to transport those (space: 56 seats, more than enough)
- 50 T
- 5 3/4 T
- 1 2/4 T
- 4 1/4 T

DeepO

[Cort Haus]

Would it be better to attack the Inf Army in Abeline with some tanks first to knock it down a bit (after the artillery)? Then use the marines once the Army is below 4HP. Otherwise the poor marines will be getting nowhere.

[DeepO]

Am I so slow

at least the numbers work out

DeepO

[DeepO]

Originally posted by vmxa1
Stealing plans is always going to cost you 4 digits in gold, not within our reach. It usually cost more than stealing tech.

See the costs above, vmxa. It is within our reach. If we take Abilene first, it will probably get even cheaper, lowering to some 500 gold for immediate.

DeepO