"Operation Black Metal"

[ali]

wouldnt this change our military strategy and effect the doctrines set out...if the french do get in than we would have to knock the Zulus out of the war quickly with all our military assests and strike the French from the eastern area via Zululand and hold the defensive on our left flank

 

[Provolution]

Either we can handle the French or we cannot. Doctrines are there to shut up turnchat-stoppers to make us go ahead, or to progress the game easier.

 

[ali]

doesnt the strike on french doctrine calles for a strike of our forces from our left flank this would mean divisions will have to be pulled out of Zululand from the North East to accomplish this

 

[blackheart]

Either we can handle the French or we cannot. Doctrines are there to shut up turnchat-stoppers to make us go ahead, or to progress the game easier.

So they're there for the sake of being there, not for the sake of having a reasonable reaction to invasion and possibly save us some troops and cities?

 

[Crimso]

Yes, blackheart, we are supposed to make decisions hundreds of years in advance. When such a situation arises, we can act immediatley and follow the will of the people. The will might be an out-dated one, but we solve the one of the biggest problems with democracy: the constant re-evaluation of situations.

Right, Provolution?

 

[Provolution]

Crimso, right. But one thing. The better planning for a cheaper and more effective military gave you more choices on the domestic and diplomatic side. But you guys got greedy, secured the best trade deals, ignored diplomacy more or less, and decided to pester me for having "obsolete" war plans. I asked people what cities they considered national security. Weapons technology is the same, the target number of troops planned 40 turns back is reached. You fire ammo in the wrong direction here. Why has diplomacy failed, why have we made so few turns of progress. You knew how many cities we all wanted or not wanted, and you can have raised this question a million times. At the eve of battle, now you want to procrastinate for weeks again.

 

[Crimso]

Y'know what? You're right. I should've said something earlier.

 

[Ashburnham]

EDIT: nevermind... vote

 

[blackheart]

Yes, blackheart, we are supposed to make decisions hundreds of years in advance. When such a situation arises, we can act immediatley and follow the will of the people. The will might be an out-dated one, but we solve the one of the biggest problems with democracy: the constant re-evaluation of situations.

Right, Provolution?

A war plan worked in this case because well, war hasn't been declared and we can see it coming. But what if someone launched a surprised attack us and captured a city or have our entire borders covered with troops and a lot of workers and cities at risk. We surely wouldn't follow a plan polled many TCs back, simply because it does not fit within the context of the current situation.

 

[Provolution]

The plan worked exactly as planned, sorry Blackheart

 

[blackheart]

The plan worked exactly as planned, sorry Blackheart

That's what I just said in my example. I then gave a plausible counterexample that would nullify any planned actions. Do you get the point I'm trying to make Provo?

 

[Provolution]

Sorry, Blackheart, was a bit strict there. But I just felt a great sense of relief that our plan was about 100 % correctly implemented.

 

[blackheart]

Sorry, Blackheart, was a bit strict there. But I just felt a great sense of relief that our plan was about 100 % correctly implemented.

Yes I agree it worked this time, but in the future please keep in mind that the plans may not work at all, therefor more flexibility is needed in the plans.

 

[Epimethius]

Y'know what? You're right. I should've said something earlier.

I did. I even went so far as to run in an election over it.