Larry wrote:Since I at least reference the strategic situation definitely Spoilers.
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With River Wind being dug in and well supplied to the north, plus outnumbering the EoC troops so handily, a strong offense on that front seems like a bad idea. Unless his forces can be flanked to the north, I see no percentage in attacking him beyond moving up to a long mutual engagement distance for protracted artillery duels in which the EoC's longer range might prove useful. Do not attack the enemy were he is strong, instead pin him down and make him come to you. Let the mighty host feed it's cannon fodder into your meat grinder and just keep turning the handle.
On the South yes press the offensive. Push where the numbers and the material favor you. Cut Silkiah out. Use combined land and sea interdiction to cutoff the South Harchong Empire from the North. Attack and take Dairnyth from the sea, then push up the Dairnyth-Aklesburg Canal to cut Dohlar out. Of course all of this requires gaining navel superiority from the Sea of Harchong all the way up to the Bay of Bess. We assume that the EoC can do this.
If they can, or just look like they can, than the CoGA will have little choice but to draw back out of the North and come running South to relieve the situation there.
And that's when you nail them, when they have to pull out of their strong positions into the chaos of a direction change.
This is when you slice the Langhorn, while the Mighty hosts is strung out along it trying to move south. Chop their movement then chop the pieces as opportunity allows.
Alternatively if you control the Gulf of Dohlar, you could instead launch an offensive straight into Malansath and the Temple Lands. That would really have Clynthan go nuts in panic. He'd start screaming for his loyal Harchongese soldiers to get back to cover that. And that would weaken the heck out of the Northern line fast.
Strategically you want to attack anywhere but in the North. Hey diddle diddle straight up the middle into prepared fortifications and artillery? No thank you. Hit the soft underbelly instead.
Larry
I can see some benefit in keeping Rainbow Water's positions on edge with artillery fire beyond the range where he can reply. But I would agree that feeding infantry into the meat grinder to assault those positions would be a very bad idea.
Don
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