Misfit_travel
Emperor
Here is a screenshot in the middle of the 3rd Battle of Paducah. The CSA has not had a great deal of success taking this city (or its neighbour city Cairo).
At the start of the turn in location "A" there were 2 CSA Corps (stacked with 3 Riflemen brigades each), 1 Elite Rifleman brigade, 1 Elite Militia and 1 Elite Skirmisher. Two Corps attacked each destroying 1 Union Riflleman brigade. The Elite Skirmisher took out a Napoleon artillery in the city (and generating MGL Longstreet as pictured here). The Elite Rifleman took out another unit, but the Elite Militia died without damaging the Skirmisher it was going after.
Side note: I've been keeping track of elite unit attacks. These attacks brought me to 225 elite unit attacks, for which I've been blessed with my FIFTH Military Great Leader. MGL Longstreet was transfered to Columbus where he sacrificed himself for a CSA Division.
By the end of the turn location "B" had 3 Rifleman along with an artillery unit. They are positioned to give me the option of attacking the 1-2 Union Corps in the Cairo area should they move to reinforce Paducah. (I think they are two because I remember seeing two of them side by side recently in a faint attack toward New Madrid).
Location "C" consisted of 2 CSA Division units. I moved them into Columbus, loaded them on transports and dropped them on the stack at location "A". The 2 Corps at location "A" were damaged in the attacks so I retreated them back into the woods due south of Paducah / east of Columbus.
GENERAL MISFIT PULLS OUT HIS CRYSTAL BALL:
I think Eric_A will reinforce Paducah on his turn with 1 - 2 units from the transports. My guess is he has some Division units on them (which would be consistent with his earlier tactics). I suspect the 2 Union Corps units will also move out of Cairo to threaten my flank on the Paducah attack.
Depending on the size of the force, and the level of success his gunboats stack sitting in Cairo will have in reducing the strength of my Divisions will dictate whether I continue to press the attack or retreat (yet again).
Worst case scenario is he will bombard with his gunboats, attack with his divisions and kick my butt.
Misfit
At the start of the turn in location "A" there were 2 CSA Corps (stacked with 3 Riflemen brigades each), 1 Elite Rifleman brigade, 1 Elite Militia and 1 Elite Skirmisher. Two Corps attacked each destroying 1 Union Riflleman brigade. The Elite Skirmisher took out a Napoleon artillery in the city (and generating MGL Longstreet as pictured here). The Elite Rifleman took out another unit, but the Elite Militia died without damaging the Skirmisher it was going after.
Side note: I've been keeping track of elite unit attacks. These attacks brought me to 225 elite unit attacks, for which I've been blessed with my FIFTH Military Great Leader. MGL Longstreet was transfered to Columbus where he sacrificed himself for a CSA Division.
By the end of the turn location "B" had 3 Rifleman along with an artillery unit. They are positioned to give me the option of attacking the 1-2 Union Corps in the Cairo area should they move to reinforce Paducah. (I think they are two because I remember seeing two of them side by side recently in a faint attack toward New Madrid).
Location "C" consisted of 2 CSA Division units. I moved them into Columbus, loaded them on transports and dropped them on the stack at location "A". The 2 Corps at location "A" were damaged in the attacks so I retreated them back into the woods due south of Paducah / east of Columbus.
GENERAL MISFIT PULLS OUT HIS CRYSTAL BALL:
I think Eric_A will reinforce Paducah on his turn with 1 - 2 units from the transports. My guess is he has some Division units on them (which would be consistent with his earlier tactics). I suspect the 2 Union Corps units will also move out of Cairo to threaten my flank on the Paducah attack.
Depending on the size of the force, and the level of success his gunboats stack sitting in Cairo will have in reducing the strength of my Divisions will dictate whether I continue to press the attack or retreat (yet again).
Worst case scenario is he will bombard with his gunboats, attack with his divisions and kick my butt.
Misfit