Battle Plan for TNT

[scoutsout]

From his position on board the galley, Morpheus picked up his conch shell. Stretching the string tightly, he decided to check in with headquarters one last time.

"Kilo One Five Sierra, this is India Delta One Zero Tango, Over."

"India Delta One Zero Tango, this is Kilo One Five Sierra, over."

"Kilo One Five Sierra, stand by to copy burst transmission, over"

"India Delta One Zero Tango, send your traffic, over."

bbrrrrraaapppp

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K15S K15S DE ID10T ID10T BT
MSG 01 230 BC PRECEDENCE OSCAR BT

TASK FORCE DINSOG'S DERRIER HAS DEPARTED THE COAST AND ASSEMBLED AT RALLY POINT RED. BT

RALLY POINT RED IS POINT OF NO RETURN IMI RALLY POINT RED IS POINT OF NO RETURN BT

TROOPS ARE READY AND STANDING BY BT

PLEASE ADVISE STAND DOWN OR CHARLIE MIKE BT AR

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The treaty is signed. The troops are staged. The save is in our inbox. Unless someone sees something I don't...

It's go time.



Edit: "Charlie Mike" means "Continue Mission".

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

POTKiss concurs. Execute. Repeat. Execute. Verification: Bravo echo delta echo. repeat: bravo echo delta echo. go get 'em scout

 

[Kickbooti]

The quills are sharp, blood is a good substitute for ink and I am prepared to go from yellow journalist to yellow war correspondent.

Does this mission have an operational code name that can be released post-mission?

And, good luck. Bringing enlightened idiocy is a noble and sacred cause.

 

[Tubby Rower]

Let's not to forget to send Kickbooti's declaration.... Also should we request an extension since tomorrow IS a holiday?

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

war on the holiday? let's just kill them. so sayeth the igor...

 

[Sir Bugsy]

The Pentagon is suggesting:
Operation Igor's Fist

to POTKISS.

 

[scoutsout]

More burst traffic from the straits...Foxtrot Zero Oscar Lima gets in on the action.

...and please don't ask me to explain how we invented radio teletype before discovering the Printing Press. It's a game. Build a bridge and get over it.

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bbrrrrraaapppp
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ID10T ID10T DE K15S K15S BT
MSG 02 210 BC PRECEDENCE FLASH FLASH BT

CHARLIE MIKE BT

OPERATION IGORS FIST IS A GO BT

ZOUNDS IMI ZOUNDS BT

MELEET SPEED BT
AR

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bbrrrrraaapppp
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K15S K15S DE F0OL F0OL BT
MSG 03 210 BC PRECEDENCE FLASH FLASH BT

NO NAMER WARRIOR SPOTTED NW NW OF RALLY POINT RED BT

PLEASE ADVISE IF SHIP CHAIN CONTINGENCY NEEDED NEXT TURN BT

OUR GLORY IS AT HAND ON THIS GLORIOUS DAY OF MELEET

AR

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bbrrrrraaapppp
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K15S K15S DE ID10T ID10T BT
MSG 04 210 BC PRECEDENCE FLASH FLASH BT

TASK FORCE IGORS FIST HAS LANDED BT

MINIMUM RESISTANCE ENCOUNTERED BT

RECON REPORTS PERSIAN WOMEN UGLIER THAN GREEK IMI UGLIER THAN GREEK BT

DEAR MELEET BT IS THAT POSSIBLE BT

REQUEST IMMEDIATE RESUPPLY OF CAMP FOLLOWERS AND MORALE SUPPORT SPECIALISTS BT

AR

 

[Daghdha]

OMG, uglier even...get out of there or kill 'em all.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Capture the wench. We someone to clean our skivvies!

Do we keep the city? I think for at least one turn to gage TNT response. We also need pikes and trebs to reinforce.

 

[scoutsout]

Do we keep the city? I think for at least one turn to gage TNT response. We also need pikes and trebs to reinforce.

My guess: They'll abandon Furbomb. That's alright... if they do, I'll take that stack and drive 'em straight for their capitol.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Abandoning would be just as effective. It will start hitting their economy one turn faster. And their unit support. And their productivity. And their trading ability.
Plus that frees up their roads so we can use them and strike quicker. Scout, I know you know how to use terrain. This will go straight back to basic manuevering 101 from GK2.

 

[Crakie]

There is panic in the streets. We need an extension for a couple days.

Run, Donsig, run! *chuckle*

 

[Tubby Rower]

I saw that too Crakie... Hi Larious

 

[Whomp]

Dang DSL issues and I miss all the fun. Hopefully I'll be back up at home in a day or two.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Scout, have you started some settlers across yet? Gaining a turn's movement on offload will be important. Suggest the tile the no namer warrior was standing on as a beach head city.

 

[scoutsout]

Scout, have you started some settlers across yet? Gaining a turn's movement on offload will be important. Suggest the tile the no namer warrior was standing on as a beach head city.

I kinda like that spot over by the river...2 NW of the No-namer warrior... as for settlers... I've got one due out of Ignoramus next turn... with a Spear I'll upgrade to a pike to cover...something. I have another settler on the ground...and I could probably have her meet a galley...

Aw shoot. I'll do what I usually manage. I'll think of somethin'.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Aw shoot. I'll do what I usually manage. I'll think of somethin'.

If there is one guy who will mange quite well, it is you.

 

[soul_warrior]

just spammity spam.
waiting to check the save so i can gloat.

 

[scoutsout]

It seems the RNG has been kind to TNT. We are now Average to them.

Here's the tactical situation: The've got a pike fortified on 2 reasonably healthy immortals SW of 3 of our Gallics.



They've got a redlined Immortal on the former site of Unabomb, and a Pike SE of our troops.



My plans:

First, I'm going to whack that redlined immortal and start our GA. Pillage the tile with the "P" on it to limit their movement.

I would love to control the area W-NW of that river. I MUST control the area E-SE of the river... as I plan to get a settler in there on the former site of Furbomb.

Plan A: Attack the pike with the remaining Gallic Swords.

Plan B: Simply use the speed of the Gallics to get troops on the other side of the river.



We need to prosecute this campaing with an eye towards "preservation of force".

 

[Kickbooti]

I lean toward plan B. Taking out the red-liner and starting the GA is prudent, I don't know that I see any advantage to working on the pike (aside from the fact that he is on a plain rather than a more defendable site and that he couldn't spy on our positions until they stuck their neck out from the other stack). Hmmm. Come to think of it, those may be good reasons to hit the pike.

I suppose it depends on the follow-up forces. Some of the follow-up forces (pikes and trebs) will help us make a more lasting impression on TNT. Perhaps discression is the better part of valor in this case.