Consul,
As I read your instructions to the DP for the April 13 play turn, it occurs to me that although they are perfectly clear, someone who hasnt troubled to read the discussion threads in which your instructions were developed might not grasp the full import of some of your instructions. Specifically, I suggest you clarify the instructions for the Indian War strategy.
First, you might want to state that our strategy is to have two Indian wars: a limited one now, and another (or two) wars later. Second, you might want to identify which Indian cities need to be captured to achieve the strategy for the first war. Dehli of course is the capital; and capturing Bombay will enable us to secure a source of silks. You might want to specify that capturing these two cities should be enough to use peace to gain territory and provide a strong strategic position from which to launch a war against the Netherlands, thus achieving your immediate strategy. You may want to include in the strategy the option of allowing the DP to march troops towards Madras after taking Bombay. This would actually position them better for our war against the Dutch; and the threat of our taking Bombay might encourage India to give us a more generous peace settlement. Of course the Commander of the Military will be responsible for drawing up the actual plans for achieving your strategy; but his task may be easier if the strategy for the first war is more clearly delineated.
Speaking of the peace settlement, I suggest we ask for the cities of Lahore and/or Kolhapur. These are the two coastal cities to the SE of Oxford. Karachi is the tundra city near Camelot; Im not inclined to ask for that because its a city that we can take whenever convenient. However, it is an enemy at our backdoor, so we may want to take that simply to eliminate the threat from an attack from that direction.
As I read your instructions to the DP for the April 13 play turn, it occurs to me that although they are perfectly clear, someone who hasnt troubled to read the discussion threads in which your instructions were developed might not grasp the full import of some of your instructions. Specifically, I suggest you clarify the instructions for the Indian War strategy.
First, you might want to state that our strategy is to have two Indian wars: a limited one now, and another (or two) wars later. Second, you might want to identify which Indian cities need to be captured to achieve the strategy for the first war. Dehli of course is the capital; and capturing Bombay will enable us to secure a source of silks. You might want to specify that capturing these two cities should be enough to use peace to gain territory and provide a strong strategic position from which to launch a war against the Netherlands, thus achieving your immediate strategy. You may want to include in the strategy the option of allowing the DP to march troops towards Madras after taking Bombay. This would actually position them better for our war against the Dutch; and the threat of our taking Bombay might encourage India to give us a more generous peace settlement. Of course the Commander of the Military will be responsible for drawing up the actual plans for achieving your strategy; but his task may be easier if the strategy for the first war is more clearly delineated.
Speaking of the peace settlement, I suggest we ask for the cities of Lahore and/or Kolhapur. These are the two coastal cities to the SE of Oxford. Karachi is the tundra city near Camelot; Im not inclined to ask for that because its a city that we can take whenever convenient. However, it is an enemy at our backdoor, so we may want to take that simply to eliminate the threat from an attack from that direction.
and to force them into Monarchy instead of Republic.
