Hi Anwi,
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I don't think the ICA has the troop strength to rotate their combat troops yet.
OTOH, the reserve army of 43,000 when coupled with the 50,000+ that left at the end of September, would mean some ~98,000 might be available for such being over 27% of the combined combat strength, but it would seem much easier and faster for the reserve army to replace EHM's 2nd Corps casualties [~12,000] as well as DE's and BGV's etc within 5 5days if the canal dragons can tow 20+ hours a day like Duchairn's 'specials', if steam towing still isn't available at ~200 miles a day.
The major problem with rearming the RSA is that there simply isn't enough rifles, even muzzle loaders to equip more RSA troops until more are captured since the Siddarmark production rate is so low, or after M96's replace Mahndrayns, which may commence soon.
At the moment, ie the spring of 897, there are ~400-405,000 RSA troops with rifles; half of them just finishing their training, with about the same number [400K] or less engaged in fighting TL's without rifles, before more new regiments and divisions are stood up.
Assuming no industrial accidents to slow production in Charis
, enough M96's could be produced in 897 to reequip the ICA combat units [~75% of the total number], but most Chisholm made would likely be held back for the recruits now training, and without steam freighters getting Charis's to Siddarmark might be delayed until March or later of 898 would be awkward.
While I expect the majority of the MHoGatA's rifles to wind up in the hands of the alliance before the end of the year, planning on that would not be a good idea, however well it worked for the Japanese in WWII against the British.
L
anwi wrote:Hi,
troops drafted in Corisande, Zebediah and Emerald would actually make sense, so that's what I'd assume. Moreover, a hefty supply of new weaponry going to - well, Siddar City most likely (not known).
However, the EoC could switch to just rotating their combat units and at the same time rebuilding the SRA to considerable strength. It should be as easy to train young motivated Siddarmarkians as their own people. And given the current population numbers, there should be a potential for the SRA to get up to numbers that are large enough to face the Harchongian contingent, providing they have modern Charisian weapons. So I'd fully expect the convoy to carry more weapons than troops.
Regarding things produced in Emerald - we don't even know, what they're producing around there. We've only seen that the IC is trying to industrialize Chisholm - and to a certain extent Siddarmark.
However, one of the EoC's main problems is speedy communication, for a lot of reasons. And incidentally, there've been several special breeds of messenger wyvern mentioned for Eraystor. Could be they have now the numbers to make effective use of them.
lyonheart wrote:Hi Don, AClone,
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More combat troops from Chisholm seems a bit too quick, given the extensive practice the ICA's tactics require, possibly more mortar troops, since that could be done faster.
The troops could be fresh marines from Charis, having finished their training on Helen's Island; or specialized support troops, possibly engineers who've just finished their instruction and practice with dynamite and possibly even TNT or at least briefed on it.
They could also be artillery trained on the new breech loaders, or possibly dynamite rockets [much lower firing shock and acceleration].
Plus whatever was made at Eraystor, possibly something for the canal barrier mentioned in the unofficial snippet #2?
We still don't know where the troops that left Port Royal at the beginning of section 10 in September have gone; probably near Silk Town, since Hanth doesn't think of them in his thoughts at the end of October when Delthak is saluted, though that should have been too early for them to arrive, NTM an army corps is too big for him to command with no previous experience.
I thought I'd finished this hours ago.
Perhaps we'll find out soon.
L
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