IHT: I start with bombarding the radar tower NW of Yaroslavl' (with ships).
-Kill a TOW blocking the route to a wounded infantry on the radar tower, vet tank is redlined
-Vet cavalry can reach the wounded infantry on the radar tower and is redlined. But the radar tower is gone.
Then I decide to move troops into Russian lands and follow T-Hawk's advice: pillage them!! Maya won't talk yet.
IT: No counterattacks except for bombers. We discover Miniaturization and next up is Nuclear Power. Emerita switched to the Internet. The Russians again start the Internet
Turn 1 (1560 AD) I sign
Peace with Sumeria for Space Flight, 713 gold, 10 gpt, an alliance vs Russia and I throw in Miniaturization. I get an
Alliance vs Russia with the Maya for wines.
Our armies pillage a few tiles around Moscow and we move further south. The Radio tower next to Oslo is destroyed.
IT: Four bombers attack our SOD and 5 units approach well-defended. Russia AGAIN starts the Internet
Lisbon riots, but other cities are OK.
Turn 2 (1565 AD) The radar tower north of Moscow is destroyed with two artillery and a tank. The rest of the stack moves south and prepares for the pillaging of Moscow.
Artillery and ships bombard two MI's in Oslo to one hitpoint. Two elite tanks
take Oslo.
IT: Russia takes out two tanks, but those were sacrificed to approach Moscow. Russia and Sumeria start the ..... Internet
Turn 3 (1570 AD) The SOD pillages all squares directly connecting Moscow to the rest of the empire. Sadly it has an airport.
IT: Again pathetic attacks with airplanes have little to no effect.
Turn 4 (1575 AD) Our artillery stack manages to redline 4 MI's and take 2 hitpoints of others. I lose four tanks and a cavalry army, but we
raze Moscow and destroy the Russian Spaceship. It is razed because of culture flip risk AND to please our allies.
IT: Our SOD again is attacked by four bombers and is now in fact hurting a bit. 9 units are sent on a mountain near our SOD, but they don't dare to attack. Sumeria again starts the Internet. Russia does not
Turn 5 (1580 AD) The SOD goes for Novgorod and then will strategically retreat to heal.
-All units in Novogrod are redlined, the city is reduced to size 9.
-Vet tank kills redlined MI (3x)
-Vet tank kills redlined TOW and we
take Novgorod
IT: Russia and Korea sign peace. Russia manages to kill three of our heroic tanks.
We build
the Internet.
Turn 6 (1585 AD) Orique founded between former Moscow and Novgorod, which I now abandon. Barracks rushed in Orique.
Artillery wounds the forces that approached us and tanks/MI's do the rest.
IT: The Russians land two MI's and 2 settlers next to our airbase. Orique finishes barracks and rushes temple.
Turn 7 (1590 AD) Russian culture is 63345 (+216-again mobilized??)
-4 MI's and a marine in Yaroslavl' redlined and the city is reduced to size 11. Without radio towers artillery is VERY strong
-3 elite tanks kills 3 MI's, no promotion
-1 vet tank kills a MI
-1 vet tank kills a MI and I
raze Yaroslavl'
The two MI's are first bombarded and then killed by two vet tanks. Orique was built with a Russian settler
IT: I decide to hold a vote and...
The Victory Screen:
The Historgraph:
pre-win save
I went for the UN... We were getting the upperhand and would have won either by Space, Domination or UN. This was the shortest route to the inevitable
We must raze a few of the monster cities now and I don't know how we can pull it off.
Anyone know their exact effects? I think it's -1 food and -1 shield?
on the UN victory from me. It wasn't just a matter of "upper hand" - the game's outcome was decided. We weren't going to lose by space, diplomacy, or military. The only danger was Russia's culture, and we proved we could handle that. Anything more would've been going through the motions for no real purpose. If anyone wants to play out more of the war, grab the save and go right ahead, but I have no plans to. 
