The Flight of the Pheonix

[marcuspeddle]

Sent

Staff from the Cutty Sark Naval Museum are headed down your way to investigate the Greek naval tactics and the Celtic use of air power to counter them.

[Paddy]

ahhh and a mighty vessel she is

1425ad

[marcuspeddle]

A reminder of the golden age of sail. . . . . ^^

May I build an airbase in the southern part of your country? Perhaps in the lands you got from the Byzantines? I'm not planning on attacking anyone but if anyone should declare war on me I'd like a place to quickly attack from.

Is it possible to build an airbase on someone else's territory?

[Paddy]

yes you may

not sure if you can, but you have our approval

here is nuc tech

I have moved on to something else - ok forgot its name

1430ad

[marcuspeddle]

Oh, dear. The Greeks ran over one of my submarines and started a war. The Arabs have jumped in on my side but this is very unfortunate.

I will send troops south to help protect the Arabs against Greek invasion but I will try for peace as soon as I can. I will leave the wall preventing Greeks from crossing my border in place but I don't know how long it will stay in place of the Greeks come through the Arabs.

Oh, spit. There goes my perfect record of no war.

Oh, and I couldn't build an airbase on your territory.

[Paddy]

for the first time in our history. my people are fully mobilizing for war

prepsre to see the might of the celts utilizing your rails in the coming turns

my boffins are working on super conductors - this was to be finished in 3 - it will now be put back to seven

sorry about thet

I have many units that require upgrading and re training

1435ad

[marcuspeddle]

What a strange war. The Arabs and Greeks are technologically advanced but are fighting with cavalry and riflemen. The Arabs have some TOW infantry they're using but not many. The Greeks dropped two cruise missles on the Arabs but after that it was horsies and riflemen.
The Greeks razed an Arab city and, worst of all, THEY SANK THE CUTTY SARK!!!!!

I have entered Greek terrority with a large number of mech. infantry, some artillery, and a few units of modern armour.

[Paddy]

go hard old chap

I will have an intial sortie ready for next turn, with my major force set to roll 3 turns away

basically I need / want one city within greece, thus I can then pump my 50 jet fighter squadrons in there, and utilize them to crush the greeks

your mighty Cutty Shark has been avenged, the battleship that is in that area was sunk by joint airforce and artillary attacks.

1140ad

[marcuspeddle]

Thanks for avenging the Cutty Sark.

I've opened up my border to the east for you to go through.

50 Jet Fighter units??!! Wow, they don't stand a chance.

[Paddy]

Task Force 42 has been dispatched to look at options in the battle for Greece

this consists of 5 TOW, 3 Modern Armour and 28 Mech Infantry

1445ad

[marcuspeddle]

This is getting ridiculous. The Arabs stumbled over one of my submarines and declared war on me. There are now two huge stacks of troops on my side of the border. *sigh*

I took a Greek city and moved all my jet fighters there. I guess I'll be moving them back very soon.

Stupid game bug.

[Paddy]

well if the ai nations are going to be like this, then once I have my forward fortress city, I think my lads will raze all they come across

do you have any saltpeter you can send my way?

1450ad

[marcuspeddle]

The city I took from the Greeks has become target practice for everyone. Watching Greek bombers getting shot down is pretty neat, though. ^^

I can send you saltpetre but why do you need it at this stage of the game?

[Paddy]

I have a stack of knights that need upgrading to cavalry

well we have a base just near you

my air force has arrived and we will be operational next turn

1455ad

[marcuspeddle]

It's like fighting a hydra; for every Arab unit I kill, they send up a dozen more. Yikes. And bloody stealth bombers aren't worth a pinch of crap.