Northern Pike
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- Jul 29, 2003
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We safe-steal Communism from Spain for 5334 gold. I was hoping for something more helpful, since Communisms only use to us is that it leads to Blitzkrieg Tactics far down the road, but were about to start stealing Spains 98K of gold so the expense hardly matters.
We declare war on Spain and commence hostilities by trampling a cav outside Palmawell, more suing than trampling, since we gain a Great Artist (212-76).
Our first attack on Palma brings India and Indochina into the war against usmore insignificant MPP nonsense.
We storm Palma, held by two 1900 inf (henceforth just inf), for the loss of two Hotchkisses. We destroy at least one vessel and one Zeppelin on entering the town (216-78). We steal 1742 gold.
We clear away Santiagos garrison, held by an inf (217-78).
We seize Santiago, held by three inf, and wreck at least one steamer and one Zeppelin on entry. We lose a Hotchkiss and steal 2661 gold (222-79).
We remove Leons undefended garrison.
We capture Leon, held by four inf, and steal 2687 gold. We destroy at least one Zeppelin on the ground and lose an ET (227-80).
We take Spanish Grenoble, held by two inf, but lose three Hotchkisses (229-83). We steal 1818 gold.
We storm Spanish Sippar, defended by three inf and two heavy artillery (234-83). We gain a partisan, steal 1847 gold, and capture a worker.
In tidying up the Spanish front we slay five cav, five inf, a Conquistador, a late pikeman, and a Great Leader. We lose two Hotchkisses and a cav (247-86).
The Spanish counterattack with some vigour. We repel two inf but lose two inf of our own, and a steam frigate. We also topple an attacking British cav (250-89).
The British, French, and Spanish are all still fighting each other. Youve got bigger problems, gentlemen.
The domino effect of MPPs brings Rome and Russia into the war against us.
1799 (6): In the far north, we have commit an irritating number of Hotchkisses to grind down a French stack of nine (seven inf, one marine inf, and one Guards inf) blocking our access to Nîmes, though we only lose three (259-92).
We capture Nîmes, held by five riflemen, for the loss of two ETs, also sinking at least one ship in harbour (265-94). We steal 1466 gold and capture a worker.
Both surviving citizens in Nîmes are Spanish, though its a French-founded town we took from the French, so the place has had a complicated history.
We culture-bomb Nîmes, which pushes away Spains borders so that we can build an uninterrupted rail line to Nîmes, and soon Rouen. This will let us attack Spains northern cities from the northwest, where theyre less protected by terrain, and shorten the conquest by a turn or two. Forest-bound Asturias will still be a problem, though.
We declare war on Spain and commence hostilities by trampling a cav outside Palmawell, more suing than trampling, since we gain a Great Artist (212-76).
Our first attack on Palma brings India and Indochina into the war against usmore insignificant MPP nonsense.
We storm Palma, held by two 1900 inf (henceforth just inf), for the loss of two Hotchkisses. We destroy at least one vessel and one Zeppelin on entering the town (216-78). We steal 1742 gold.
We clear away Santiagos garrison, held by an inf (217-78).
We seize Santiago, held by three inf, and wreck at least one steamer and one Zeppelin on entry. We lose a Hotchkiss and steal 2661 gold (222-79).
We remove Leons undefended garrison.
We capture Leon, held by four inf, and steal 2687 gold. We destroy at least one Zeppelin on the ground and lose an ET (227-80).
We take Spanish Grenoble, held by two inf, but lose three Hotchkisses (229-83). We steal 1818 gold.
We storm Spanish Sippar, defended by three inf and two heavy artillery (234-83). We gain a partisan, steal 1847 gold, and capture a worker.
In tidying up the Spanish front we slay five cav, five inf, a Conquistador, a late pikeman, and a Great Leader. We lose two Hotchkisses and a cav (247-86).
The Spanish counterattack with some vigour. We repel two inf but lose two inf of our own, and a steam frigate. We also topple an attacking British cav (250-89).
The British, French, and Spanish are all still fighting each other. Youve got bigger problems, gentlemen.
The domino effect of MPPs brings Rome and Russia into the war against us.
1799 (6): In the far north, we have commit an irritating number of Hotchkisses to grind down a French stack of nine (seven inf, one marine inf, and one Guards inf) blocking our access to Nîmes, though we only lose three (259-92).
We capture Nîmes, held by five riflemen, for the loss of two ETs, also sinking at least one ship in harbour (265-94). We steal 1466 gold and capture a worker.
Both surviving citizens in Nîmes are Spanish, though its a French-founded town we took from the French, so the place has had a complicated history.
We culture-bomb Nîmes, which pushes away Spains borders so that we can build an uninterrupted rail line to Nîmes, and soon Rouen. This will let us attack Spains northern cities from the northwest, where theyre less protected by terrain, and shorten the conquest by a turn or two. Forest-bound Asturias will still be a problem, though.