C3C PBEM: "Smuts" - the Boer War scenario-based PBEM

[ironduck]

I'll be out kayaking from tomorrow till thursday

 

[LouLong]

Lucky you ! Have a good time (and strong arms !) !

 

[ironduck]

Thanks It's actually the back that pulls much more than the arms, so it's not as hard as it looks..

 

[ironduck]

England continues its advance against the Boer..

 

[LouLong]

The Boers realize they put up a front at the wrong place and cannot do much now, except retreat and bombard advancing troops.

 

[ironduck]

The English war machine is now kicking in full gear. Until the Boer subject to Her Majesty's rule one city after another will be absorbed by the mighty British Empire.

Kronstadt captured - killed 2 militia, destroyed a howitzer.
Killed militia in Harrisville, lost a Bushveldt.

You never explained why Bushveldts can't tear up roads..

 

[LouLong]

Retreating...

 

[ironduck]

You sent me the wrong turn.. I guess sending me earlier turns is a pretty good way of retreating so you can replay your strategy - kinda like Superman in Superman I where he turns back time to fix things the way he wants them! Speaking of, how come Superman can reverse the spin of the earth but still look like it's hard work to move a few trains or buildings around? That has always struck me as kind of silly..

 

[ironduck]

Lost army to gatling at Harrisville! Also lost two cavalry and a bengal there. Killed a militia and the gatling.

Killed militia outside Vereinigung but then I got stuck in all the rivers so I couldn't follow up.. the rivers slow down movement a lot in this game.

 

[LouLong]

Yep, that's how I wanted them to work so no bug, except if your strategy thinks so !
Remember this was still largely a wild area. And distances were important. That way you "feel" the distances without needing a huge map.

Killed by howitzers gatling near Vereinigung and captured a nearby scout.

Not a bad turn after all.

 

[ironduck]

Not complaining about the rivers, just noting it..

Captured Harrisville after killing two militias.

 

[ironduck]

Bombardments but no casualties, troop buildup outside Vereigning.. our artillery will squash it like a bug!

 

[LouLong]

Captured another scout. Man, you British really like to explore !

 

[ironduck]

The British Empire had exploring at its centerpiece!

You played but didn't send the turn?

 

[ironduck]

Verigning captured - killed the two militias inside. Also killed militia in fortress outside as well as a Kommando trying to sneak in to English territory. Yep, plenty of scouts left

It seems the Boer are pretty much out of units altogether, I've only seen a scant few that aren't militias (oddly enough, some of them are located in remote areas that are not under attack)..

 

[LouLong]

Killed British cavalry near Volkrust.

 

[ironduck]

Killed militia in Volksrust and damaged howitzer, making it ripe for taking by the Zulu. Lost infantry.
Killed Boer outside Volksrust.

Killed Gatling and 2 militia in Johannesburg.

The entire core of Boer cities only have militias in them so they can't really do anything but wait for my guns to arrive.. seven Howitzers outside Johannesburg!

 

[Luthor_Saxburg]

Zulu warriors attack Volksrust. Killed 2 Art units and lost 1 Zulu.

Zululand has just doubled it's size!!!

 

[ironduck]

Woohoo!

 

[ironduck]

Killed a couple of militias in Johannesburg, but couldn't get past all the howitzers in there, just redlined a bunch of them for now.