Thermopylae at A9

[nbarclay]

Originally posted by Randolph
"go around"? You can't mean onto the planes, they'd be slaughtered.

"Kill more than they lose" 4:4 (sword/spear)is the best odds they can get.

Thanks for the consideration, and honest appraisal.

Something Arrian and I both missed initially: Once Vox is on Arashi 9, they can move from there to the mountain at Arashi 3. (So your thinking is exactly what mine was until I caught my oversight. )

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Velociryx
They must attack.

And yet this is Vox, so all bets are off They've certainly made this game more interesting than say, if we shared a continent with, say lego



Have we reached the point of decision, I think the majority is for the withdrawal.

[Velociryx]

Well....it'd please me mightily if they didn't. Cos that means they'll either eat the damage from three rounds of catapult fire as they move around the city sticking to the mountains, or they'll step off into the flatlands, where we hold all the cards....

-=Vel=-

[nbarclay]

Vel, there's one flaw in your "they must attack because of the cat" logic: with our current plan, we'll only have one cat there, and they won't even know we have it if it misses. (For that matter, if they don't look carefully at the status of their troops, they won't even notice it if it hits.) Of course we might be able to help the situation a little with some appropriate trash talk, but that might make them suspicious if we aren't careful. (If we hit, a taunt about it would be a lot easier to justify.)

Nathan

[Velociryx]

Ahhh, then I say we use the public fora to our advantage.....let's talk up the notion of our "massed catapult fire" and see what it gets us....

Once we let the word out that we have them (no need to inform them that it's only one), they'll be checking closely, and it'll make Ashari a VERY unattractive target for them to try and navigate around.

-=Vel=-

[Velociryx]

I don't think we should boast about it tho....just an off-hand mention (something like "we'll have our catapults and pikemen waiting") will do the trick.

-=Vel=-

[asleepathewheel]

I think it would be great if:

Velociryx announces his arrival on the main forum in sort of a Cincinattus type post.

They would certainly flip out at that!

If they think we're cocky *******s, why not shove it down their throat?



edit: I know thats a bad idea, we must be humble as we destroy their army.

[nbarclay]

Do we want to get our northern WC in the fighting or use it for patrol purposes (maybe 8-6)?

[Velociryx]

You have a flair for the dramatic, good sir! But yes....as I understand it, we're getting gang-banged because of our percieved "attitude" so let us not give them still more ammunition.

It will be enough when we dismantle their toy army and remove them from the continent.

That should send a message.



-=Vel=-

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by nbarclay
Do we want to get our northern WC in the fighting or use it for patrol purposes (maybe 8-6)?

I would say patrol, vox alluded to having two fronts, of course the second being the Hurricane one, but you never know when they will march a group down the eastern fields.

[Velociryx]

Nbarclay: IMO, we've seen the bulk of their forces. Not much to patrol just now. I'd say let's use every unit we have available until the looming battle is resolved.

Odds are good that it will be resolved in our favor if the strike happens in Ashari, and in that case, we'll have plenty of units to patrol with till we're ready to give them a little visit of our own....

-=Vel=-

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Velociryx
You have a flair for the dramatic, good sir! But yes....as I understand it, we're getting gang-banged because of our percieved "attitude" so let us not give them still more ammunition.

It will be enough when we dismantle their toy army and remove them from the continent.

That should send a message.



-=Vel=-

You're right of course. Its enough that with all the posting here, someone will see that you have posted several messages. and there will be whispers.

[Velociryx]

IMO, their "second front" is that pittance of a force outside of Hurricane.

We have a big wad of forces in our face just north of Ashari, and reports of additional troops coming up from behind.

Given our estimate of worst case 25 Immortals, they don't have anybody else available to throw up a second front.

-=Vel=-

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Velociryx
Nbarclay: IMO, we've seen the bulk of their forces. Not much to patrol just now. I'd say let's use every unit we have available until the looming battle is resolved.

Odds are good that it will be resolved in our favor if the strike happens in Ashari, and in that case, we'll have plenty of units to patrol with till we're ready to give them a little visit of our own....

-=Vel=-

Good point. I would add that since they only have slow movers, we could move the WC in, hit, and then move back and be well off, asuming the defense goes ok. And if the defense doesn't ok, it doesn't matter so much.

[Randolph]

So what is/are the current plan(s), in more specific terms than "defend Arashi" or "defend A9"