Global-scale Intercontinental Thermonuclear War!!!

[Master Zen]

I will post details on my plans for a nuclear strike on GS as soon as we get Tactical Nukes (4 turns). In the meantime, I know some of you have extensive PBEM experience and was wondering if you've fought a nuclear war. If so, post your experiences.

Right now my plan calls for a 3-nuke strike on the first turn of the war. Two will be strategic strikes against Eye of the Storm and Tempest (2 of GS's 3 main cities) via Nuke Subs prowling in the south. The third strike is against Elipollis to stall a GS movement north when we invade Roleplay.

Questions, since I have not played a nuclear war in YEARS (literally):


1) The nuke kills what percentage of city units? Do they damage the rest?

2) Does the nuke pollute ALL the tiles around the city or just a number?

3) Do tactical nukes have to be loaded to a Sub in port or does any coast suffice?

4) If there's a forest tile, does the nuclear blast destroy the forest?


Yes, I'm too lazy to make a practice scenario to clear these doubts

[UnOrthOdOx]

Re: Global-scale Intercontinental Thermonuclear War!!!

Originally posted by Master Zen
I will post details on my plans for a nuclear strike on GS as soon as we get Tactical Nukes (4 turns). In the meantime, I know some of you have extensive PBEM experience and was wondering if you've fought a nuclear war. If so, post your experiences.

Right now my plan calls for a 3-nuke strike on the first turn of the war. Two will be strategic strikes against Eye of the Storm and Tempest (2 of GS's 3 main cities) via Nuke Subs prowling in the south. The third strike is against Elipollis to stall a GS movement north when we invade Roleplay.

Questions, since I have not played a nuclear war in YEARS (literally):


1) The nuke kills what percentage of city units? Do they damage the rest?

2) Does the nuke pollute ALL the tiles around the city or just a number?

3) Do tactical nukes have to be loaded to a Sub in port or does any coast suffice?

4) If there's a forest tile, does the nuclear blast destroy the forest?


Yes, I'm too lazy to make a practice scenario to clear these doubts

1: Not sure. I'll look it up and post back

[edit] All I can find is 50% chance to kill. No official word on weather they are damaged, but I BELIEVE so IIRC.

2: Yes, all 8 tiles get polluted

3: not entirely sure haven't used tacticals much. can you rebase? Might not need the sub in town at all if so. If not, I would guess it needs to be IN TOWN.

4: Yes, it removes the forest and pollutes the tile, but DOES NOT DOWNGRADE the tile.

[Donegeal]

All improvements in the tile get destroyed as well Hitting their capital will cripple them as it will cancel any lux trades they have with anyone.

Up to 75% of the population will be killed. I do not believe that you have to directly hit a city for this to happen. Ie, hit next to a city and 75% of the population is killed and 50% of the units destroyed + all 8 tiles surrounding the strike (minus the tile the city is on) get polluted and imps destroyed. This should be done on coastal cities. I have to get to sleep now, but I will ran a test either later today or tomarrow morning.

Remember to strike at their sources of uranium!!!!

[Master Zen]

They don't have uranium

[Hot_Enamel]

Never had a nuclear war.
In SP or PBEM.

In fact, I have virtually no experience in modern warfare at all. (Except ONCE against Vondrak who kicked my ass)

[Master Zen]

H_E vs Vondrack seems to be a recurrring PBEM classic

[Hot_Enamel]

It was nasty ...

Vondrack used grunt force.
I used every trick in the book.

[Master Zen]

Sounds like the Lego War but with roles reversed...

[Master Zen]

See the 1340 AD turnthread to see our new Evil Planâ„¢.

Here's the target list:

Yellow line = range from Devil's Horn
Orange line = range from Devil's Horn + Sub moves
Red line = range from prepositioned sub 2 tiles off Devil's Horn.

IMO, priority targets should be:

1) The GS Uranium (and Arashi beside it)
2) Santa Barbara (Roleplay - so we can invade)
3) Elipolis (to not allow GS to help RP)
4) Olibanum Gale/Whirlwind (can hit both with 1 burst)
5) Monsoon
6) any possible battleship stack near their coast

http://apolyton.net/upload/view.php?file=26621_NuclearTesting.jpg