Show me your orders/battle plans!

Here are some orders that never got used BECAUSE OF AN EVIL MEGALOMANIACAL (sic, though its not a typo but rather a funny thing to capitalize rantiously) ORIENTAL URSOID!!! :mad: Anyway, here are some more of my orders: ;)

Ordres Domestique et Espionage said:
Domestic Orders:
- I have decided to continue with the roughly-OTL domestic political developments for one more turn; things will diverge sharply after this update, but not yet. So - intensify the Terror, slaughter the far left (NOT including Citoyen F., but mostly because he's too far away for reach and too evasive) and the far right alike, foster theism, then push everything too far and be overthrown in a Thermidor-analogue, prefferably late in the year. The new government will exercise more caution and moderation as far as killing go, but at the same time indulge in corruption and decadence. Really, more on all that later, but you get the idea. I doubt that there are any reasons for things to be very different domestically so far.
- In any case, during the Terror requisition goods and wealth from the rich in large amounts, in fact intimidate them into voluntarily "contributing" to our war effort, to assist our logistics and, if we look far and deep enough, even raise our eco. temporarily. Oh, and kill everyone who tries to hide wealth from us for greed.
- Sacrifice one economy level.
- Raise 60 more divisions (-12 eco. points).
- 3 eco. points into army training, to maintain it.
- 1 eco. point into logistics, but I largely hope for the requisitions to work.
- Keep on conscripting. Quell any resistance as usual. We have a war on all our borders to win.
- Levy militias as may be necessary (as usual - in regions threatened by invaders or Royalists).

Diplomatic Orders:
- Affirm our alliance with Bavaria.
- Sign an alliance with Poland.
- Sign an alliance with Portugal.
- Sign NAPs with Portugal and Naples.
- If I order an attack on someone we're not at war at and do NOT specifically say NOT to attack him if we are NOT at war, then just declare war for conspiring against the Republic. You know its true.

Espionage Orders:
- Just... do what we did last turn. You know, counterintelligence, military intellegence, encouragement of anti-war sentiments in Britain, inciting revolts (incidentally, no longer incite revolts in the Kingdom of Naples even if we did do that earlier; but continue in the rest of Italy), you get the idea.
- Make sure to concentrate on military intelligence, one can never overemphasize the importance of knowing, even vaguely, what your enemy is doing (adjust our plans in accordance with the information gathered, if needed).
- Keep sending weapons and advisors to Poles and Marathas, and also send them to Bavarians and to Batavian rebels, and any other rebels that... rebel against our enemies.
- Try to assassinate Royalist leaders, we need to root out their insurrection altogether.
- Incite a revolution in Spain. The country is rather impoverished and ruled by unpopular corrupt incompetents. As Spain is being defeated in a war, a revolution is quite likely. Capulet may try to introduce some reforms, but in the desperate situation I hope to place him in he is unlikely to be able to carry anything out. If anything, it is more likely to add to the panic and make things more difficult for him.
- Foster pro-French, revolutionary feelings in the Swiss Confederation.

Ordres Militaire said:
Military Orders:
- Same as before with the squadrons (if you deleted the old orders and don't remember, tell me). If possible, work with the Portuguese against the Spanish.
- Keep comissioning those privateers. We especially want to hurt the British trade and supply routes badly - try to coordinate a massive privateer assault for maximum damage on the British commerce and their logistics in Flanders (note that I am not sure if Britain declared war on us, but attack them anyway and say that this is for Netherlands and their evident attempts to attack us from there).
- 2 divisions are to guard Normandy and the cities there; 2 divisions, Gascony; 2 divisions, Paris itself and the immediate surroundings. Be ready to ward off enemy attacks; prepare defenses in good positions, set up redoubts outside and barricades within the cities, position the artillery for maximum damage.
- 5 divisions and local militias are to continue our counterinsurgency campaign - ruthlessly eliminate the Royalist resistance as we had done it before. After the victory, use these troops as a defensive reserve if we're invaded or a new rebellion begins, especially in Vendee. Depopulate Vendee altogether if they keep rebelling and send people from there to build various redoubts and other fortifications, make sure they don't sabotage anything though.
- 10 divisions are to form a strategic reserve; these fresh troops shall be deployed to wherever we may need them, whether to help us exploit a victory, consolidate our gains, cover our retreat or check an enemy advance.
- 30 divisions, 10 conscript divisions are to proceed with our invasion of Spain. 10 of these divisions and 10 conscript divisions shall launch a new invasion, actually, occupying Navarre and the key trans-Pyrenean route there before the enemy can stop us and then advance rapidly through Basconia (promise the Basques independence and try to recruit their support) and to Madrid. We will probably be repulsed there; retreat in good order, take up positions and generally distract the enemy in the region, hopefully the threat to their capital will cause some confusion amongst the Spanish. Meanwhile, 20 divisions, 10 conscript divisions shall rapidly cross the Ebro, separate five divisions to secure Valencia and fake an offensive towards Seville to further confuse and frihgten our foes, while the main force will march on for Madrid from the east. Later attack Madrid from the north AND the east, and possibly with some diversionary attacks from other directions if they are not guarded properly. If beaten back, continue to threaten Madrid and secure some positions around it, and try again a while later. If victorious, imprison the royal family (don't kill them yet), guillotine Godoy and proclaim the provisional Hispannic Republic. Incidentally, the Portuguese should also attack Spain; cooperate with them, but be ready for their betrayal.
- 30 divisions are to proceed with the invasion of Italy. Savoyards are weak, they shall be swept aside easily. 10 divisions are to attack the small Central Italian states and Tuscany. I doubt we will encounter any serious resistance there; set up the Etrurian Republic. Engage the Papal troops then and prevent them from making serious contributions to the war effort; if the Pope's forces are weak enough, attack and try to crush him to set up a Roman Republic. Note, try to avoid clashes with the Neapolitanians, even if they capture Rome. Meanwhile, the other 20 divisions are to swiftly occupy Milan, and assault Mantua before the Austrians and Venetians can prepare its defenses. Attack towards Tyrolia with 10 divisions, hopefully link up with the Bavarians there, and try to capture the strategic Alpine routes, thus cutting off Austrian supplies and reinforcements. After the passes are secure, most of this main force is to crush the Austrians in Terra Firma and force the surrender of Venice (try to organize a republican coup d'etat there if it doesn't surrender). In any case, set up the Cisalpine Republic.
- 10 divisions are to invade Baden and Wurttemburg and quickly move to link up with the Bavarians. Generally help them defend against the Austrian onslaught, if need appears try to occupy Tyrolia and, if our forces in Italy are doing badly, attack through there to surprsie and rout the Austrians. But generally work with the Bavarians.
- 20 divisions to occupy the Rhine Palatinate. 10 divisions are to march northwards along the western bank of the Rhine, severe the Austrian supply and reinforcement routes and then crush them. Other 10 divisions are to attack Prussian Westphalia and try to occupy there, setting up a defensive position there. If forced to retreat, burn their trade center and stage an orderly fighting retreat. If we hold on to this position AND the Army of the Netherlands invades Holland (see below), the Army of the Rhine is to a) give it flank cover on the Rhine with 10 divisions that stayed on the western side before this and b) attack British-occupied Netherlands from the east with the other 10 divisions. Be wary of the Prussians.
- 10 divisions, 10 conscript divisions are to press on in Austrian Netherlands. Don't let the enemy recover from our past onslaught and/or defeat the Belgian rebels; attack as soon as possible in the territories threatened by the rebels, and work with them to outmaneuver and isolate, and with luck/time crush the Austrian forces around the three great cities (even if this fails, our later attack - with the help of the Rhenish forces - should work). Set up defenses on the Rhine to keep the Prussians out or at least maximize their casualties during a potential crossing. Also prepare to defend against the Brits in Holland. If we're relatively safe and the Batavians are still fighting, try to invade the Netherlands to push the British out of there in coordination with more uprisings. Or at least secure some positions there and make things difficult for the British occupiers; maybe we will force them to withdraw, if they begin to do so attack using the confusion.
- Distribute all new conscript divisions about evenly between all our attacking forces.
- Generally act quickly and do not let the enemy recover, reorganize or even begin to organize any sort of resistance; and if any resistance is organized, try to break it quickly. Keep the pressure on the enemy at all times - even if we cannot attack, bombard them with artillery and harass them with cavalry. Always try to get the enemy off their balance and crush him then.
- Employ tirailleurs to, amongst other things, avoid enemy traps and scout out any cunning enemy maneuvers. In general, be ready for various tricks - flank attacks, fake retreats, who knows what the enemy might use...
- Utilize our vast numbers - but not dumbly. Numerical advantage grants us the ability to outmaneuver the enemy much better, remember that; it also allows us to intercept enemy maneuvers with extra troops.
- If beaten back, try to organize defenses in the pre-scouted natural defensive positions, but be flexible and ready to fight back enemy flank attacks.
- But generally, tactics up to generals as usual. Promote and encourage the most competent of them. By now the war should have revealed some of the rising-star generals that would never have gotten far in peacetime, or even in a war under the monarchy.

Clarification needed?
 
das said:
- Keep comissioning those privateers. We especially want to hurt the British trade and supply routes badly - try to coordinate a massive privateer assault for maximum damage on the British commerce and their logistics in Flanders (note that I am not sure if Britain declared war on us, but attack them anyway and say that this is for Netherlands and their evident attempts to attack us from there).
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- 20 divisions to occupy the Rhine Palatinate. 10 divisions are to march northwards along the western bank of the Rhine, severe the Austrian supply and reinforcement routes and then crush them. Other 10 divisions are to attack Prussian Westphalia and try to occupy there, setting up a defensive position there. If forced to retreat, burn their trade center and stage an orderly fighting retreat. If we hold on to this position AND the Army of the Netherlands invades Holland (see below), the Army of the Rhine is to a) give it flank cover on the Rhine with 10 divisions that stayed on the western side before this and b) attack British-occupied Netherlands from the east with the other 10 divisions. Be wary of the Prussians.
- 10 divisions, 10 conscript divisions are to press on in Austrian Netherlands. Don't let the enemy recover from our past onslaught and/or defeat the Belgian rebels; attack as soon as possible in the territories threatened by the rebels, and work with them to outmaneuver and isolate, and with luck/time crush the Austrian forces around the three great cities (even if this fails, our later attack - with the help of the Rhenish forces - should work). Set up defenses on the Rhine to keep the Prussians out or at least maximize their casualties during a potential crossing. Also prepare to defend against the Brits in Holland. If we're relatively safe and the Batavians are still fighting, try to invade the Netherlands to push the British out of there in coordination with more uprisings. Or at least secure some positions there and make things difficult for the British occupiers; maybe we will force them to withdraw, if they begin to do so attack using the confusion.
Ah but you were going to have some problems with 50 Squadrons in the Manche and the 40 Divisions in the Netherlands. :p I had not declared war on you and your orders would, in fact, have given me a marvelous reason to side with the Allies, especially as I would have just concluded beating the snot out of Maratha and the Netherlands. For the record, here were my own orders. They weren't terribly inspired. (For the record, no, I didn't really trust Stormbringer as Shah Alam II - true to British form nothing was going to compromise British rule over India and given they spent an inordinate amount of time looking for that man that he offered his services was a godsend).

Spoiler Orders :
NOTE: Bangalore (former capitol of Mysore) should still be a TC, or so you say. Fix this on the map.

Spoiler Stats :
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Capital: London
Ruler: King George III/Symphony D.
Government: Parliamentry Monarchy
Centralization: Unitary with Exceptions
Tech. Level: Early Industrial Age
Army (Training): 39 Divisions (Very Good)
Navy (Training): 48 Squadrons (Very Good)
Economy: Very Rich (+3)
Size (points required): Gargantuan (6)
Leadership (Military/Civilian): Brilliant/Competant
Infrastructure: Good
Education: Educated
Living Standards: Higher
Culture: Patriotic
Confidence: Respecting
Projects: The Royal Society (+2 Education, +2 Civilian Leadership) (1/4)

FOREIGN POLICY:
01.) Receive American Liason John Jay and Negotiate Some Stuff
. Really. Talk about trade or something, I don't know since Conehead never talks. Make it at least appear as if something meaningful is being discussed.
02.) Do Similar with France, Spain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia. Since we are supposedly hotly debating the European War, it should appear as if we're interested.

ECONOMIC POLICY:
01.)
Spend 3EP (20 > 17EP) on EL (Very Rich (+3) > Richer (+4))
02.) Spend 1EP (17 > 16EP) on Project The Royal Society ((1/4) > (2/4))
03.) Spend 3EP (16 > 13EP) on Army Training, 1 to Maintain, 2 to Grow (Very Good > Professional).
04.) Spend 7EP (13 > 6EP) on Army Growth (39 > 74 Divisions).
05.) Spend 2EP (6 > 4EP) on Navy Growth (48 > 58 Squadrons).
06.) Spend 2EP (4 > 2EP) on Navy Training (40 Very Good > 40 Professional Squadrons).
07.) Spend 2EP (2 > 0EP) on Military Logistics.

DOMESTIC POLICY:
01.) Adopt Wait and See Policy on France
. Although the death of King Louis XIV is indeed intolerable, and indeed we have threatened to go to war with France over this matter, we have also said nothing public on the fact (OOC: Interpret this as fierce debating on the matter), and so our intentions are unknown to any but ourselves. We will take up a defensive posture and see what France does. In so doing, we will make them reveal their intentions to us, and they might very well give us cause to beat the crap out of them [emphasis modern]. In either instance, we will conclude our other affairs in the time-being.
02.) Call for Calm in Netherlands. Demonstrate how the French are advancing through the Austrian Netherlands (or whatever their title is) and how a weak and unaligned Netherlands would have quickly come under the French boot, while we are doing our best to shield the land. Use this as propaganda to dissaude all but the hardcore resistance.
03.) Keep Shah Alam II From Interfering. He is to keep his "detatchment" and be prevented from doing anything of value at all costs. If it's necessary to keep him from doing something, kill him, but make it look as if he died of some other cause (poison would be excellent). A blind old man cannot be allowed to inconvenience us.
04.) Promise Indian Princes "Home Rule" if They Submit to British Authority. Maratha is broken. Guerilla warfare will only result in a heavy application of force by ourselves, and the death of countless Indians. Any Marathan ruler who wishes to defect to our cause shall retain rule of their lands. Any who continue to resist will be imprisoned for the remaining duration of their natural lives. It's that simple. See how many heed the call.
05.) If The Dutch Resistance Crumbles as Planned, Declare Victory. Let the people rejoice, and all that.

GENERAL MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS:
01.)
Put 40 Professional Squadrons and 10 Very Good Squadrons in the English Channel to defend the Home Isles and the Netherlands by sea. The French cannot easily match this force and so it will be used to dissuade them from attacking. If they try anything on the seas that looks even remotely threatening, send them to the bottom.
02.) Put 40 Divisions in the Netherlands to crush any resisting rebel forces and heavily garrison and fortify the territory against a potential French advance. It is to be well-fortified and defended at all costs.
03.) Put 30 Divisions, BEIC Forces, and Loyalist Indian Forces into Maratha. Crush all sources of rebellion. British troops are to take care to place themselves such that any damage to them can only be done concurrently to damage to the natives. Even in India the law of the apathetic majority holds true, and if as many innocents are hurt as British soldiers, the people will turn against the guerillas, and without public support, they will quickly lose. Meanwhile our own soldiers are to take care to avoid arousing public opinion and to stay out of areas which invite ambush. Indian units are to be utilized in such instances to minimize our casualties. In a battle of attrition, we will win.
04.) Put 8 Very Good Squadrons and 4 Divisions into the Dutch East Indies and secure all remaining areas. This will leave Formosa and South Africa as the only Dutch settlements out of our control, and effectively leave them neutralized and isolated, for all intents and purposes concluding the war.
05.) Keep all Local Militia in all British Possessions on High Alert. It is unknown what other developments might possibly occur, but we must be ready for them.

Going out of your way to piss off every power in Europe was likely none too terribly wise. ;) Must say the repeated defensive moves of North King and Grandmaster and the so early ejection of Capulet were highly disappointing though. Best defense is almost always a good offense (with exception).
 
Ah but you were going to have some problems with 50 Squadrons in the Manche and the 40 Divisions in the Netherlands.

I figured that I won't have much success in either. But then again, tying up so many troops is a success of a kind. :p

a marvelous reason to side with the Allies

Technically I suspected that you would have done that from the start, so I chose to preempt you.

Going out of your way to piss off every power in Europe was likely none too terribly wise.

Smart and wise are different things. It wasn't very smart in the short-term, at least. Not very wise neither, come to think of it, but sometimes it is best to just treat everybody as enemies by default, as they likely wouldn't be expecting that. That methodic has yet to fail me, at least, it has yet to fail me more than anything more conventional.
 
Well, Austria would have lost, since I actually completely forgot about the whole eco-sacrificing option. >_<
 
i'm surprised you guys are allowed to fight without reprecussion when spending only 1 or 2 eco pts on logistics :p
 
They use other measures to support their army, too, and put them in their orders. That, and some armies just aren't that big. ;)
 
ThomAnder said:
i'm surprised you guys are allowed to fight without reprecussion when spending only 1 or 2 eco pts on logistics :p
I was quite frankly apalled when you sent that order set with 5EP worth of Logistics. :p 3 is a lot, in my experience. 2 for something large or multifront, 1 for something small or quick.
 
Symphony D. said:
I was quite frankly apalled when you sent that order set with 5EP worth of Logistics. :p 3 is a lot, in my experience. 2 for something large or multifront, 1 for something small or quick.

That's not what das was thinking when i was poland in NES V :cry: And i had a million men to feed in your nes, i thought better safe than sorry :p
 
Eh, I tend to set aside large amounts for logisitcs, with instructions for what to do with the excess, best way really unless the mod doesn't like it ;).

5EP in my book would probably be whats required for a million troops invading another continent across an ocean or something!
 
well it was the ancient age... and i was fighting multiple fronts with like 400, 000 men each in pretty un-civilized conditions (jungles and desert).
 
That's not what das was thinking when i was poland in NES V

You had two-three fronts over a wide area, though you did go alittle too far with logistics. ;)
 
ThomAnder said:
well it was the ancient age... and i was fighting multiple fronts with like 400, 000 men each in pretty un-civilized conditions (jungles and desert).
Ancient logistics are generally negligible. Spending money on logistics in that terrain probably wouldn't have done you much good anyway, with the sheer improbability of anything getting to you as it was. ;)
 
Most wars back in the day were also of such scale (even 400,000 troops is only 20 - 40 Modern Divisions) and aim that they also could manage to subsist of the terrain they were transiting through, presuming it was a somewhat mobile campaign. Central provisioning wasn't all that common, and it's why looting, pillaging, and foraging was.
 
Which one?
 
I never spend more than 1 or 2 eco on logistics. I can always rape , loot, and pillage an area or requsition supplies if need be.
 
Luckymoose said:
das,if only that NES had stayed open.Great things,great things.
Yeah, I was looking forward to being the only colonial power left. :p
 
And I - the only Continental one. ;)
 
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