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Post by Flax on May 21, 2008 11:53:51 GMT -5
I've just played my turn and it seems no garrison appeared at Van for you, I got 4 units of Mercenary Elephants in the town you gave me. So, I canceled the deal and made the same one to you.
A part from that, I'm wondering if Oman could bring a diplomat to Baghdad? I'd like to give them 750 florins / turn for the duration of the war as I'm doing well money wise.
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Post by deguerra on May 21, 2008 22:46:01 GMT -5
for 700 Florins, I'd send one to Kiev ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) But seriously, I will have on there next turn!
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Post by Flax on May 22, 2008 12:00:45 GMT -5
I'm sorry Deguerra, but all things considered I won't be able to make ends meet if I give that tribute. Unforseen developments will be straining my budget for a few turns. If all goes well, then I'll probably be able to give you more than that amount each turn. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by ramsesiicp on May 22, 2008 16:43:35 GMT -5
Man, if I can't get a family member to spawn at Van I think I'm going to have to give up on the transplant idea until I can sneak one out of my homelands. I should be able to build a ship this coming turn, load 'em up with some spies and such, and make my end run.
Oh, Deguerra, are there any mercenaries available at the moment on your side of the sea? I'll need at least a few to grab a city.
Wish me luck (Okay, it'll be ~3 turns before anything happens, but still). ;D
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Post by deguerra on May 22, 2008 23:40:00 GMT -5
No worries Flax. I do not need the money that badly, I guess. Might I ask what the unforseen circumstances are though? It is not that I mistrust you, but we are supposed to be allies, and it sometimes feels like Oman gets left out of these things...
There are some mercs on my side currently, Ramses, but I'm afraid Ill be recruiting almost all of those myself for my invasion of the Ghorrids. There will be some left, but no huge numbers.
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Post by Flax on May 23, 2008 0:09:02 GMT -5
Sorry about that, but its a pretty local problem and its not only Oman that's left in the dark. Let's say my last turn revealed unforseen problems, once I get my economy back on the road, I'll make good on my promise. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by ramsesiicp on May 23, 2008 9:31:36 GMT -5
If I can get enough spies I won't need many, I can probably smash any Ghorid army that isn't heavy with archers with just a company or two.
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Post by ramsesiicp on May 25, 2008 9:51:47 GMT -5
My spy at Kutch discovered that there is a Ghorid naval invasion about ready to be launched. It's currently holding position near the 'hump' southwest of Kutch. If there are any Omani ships in range I can produce a precise map for you, just send me a PM at The Org.
I shifted sufficient forces to deal with it as long as he doesn't have enough spies to overwhelm my own. If he sits in siege, I will smash him, and if he sits on the ships my own will force retreat him. I am unconcerned about this advance.
After these chaps are dealt with will be the right time to strike, however, and try to push him back in the Sindh theatre. Hopefully we can catch them still on the boats, but even if he lands them on my side I expect I can contain the damage.
Oh, and no garrison at Van, and I flat cannot generate any new generals. Not sure why. He wasn't taking the bait on my Maharaja so I moved him to safety. :shrug:
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Post by deguerra on May 25, 2008 17:38:23 GMT -5
to be honest I'm not quite sure where my fleet (I have three ships now, since the game deemed ships to be my best unit, and I received two from a mission ![:-/](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/undecided.png) ) is, but it might well be in striking distance. PM me that map, and I will do my best when its my turn!
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Post by ramsesiicp on May 25, 2008 18:16:20 GMT -5
I'll send it along later tonight. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by deguerra on May 26, 2008 4:19:45 GMT -5
Righto got it. I take it you have a fleet in the area as well? I was just thinking that phonics might have more ships up his sleave, and if we could somehow coordinate a naval action, then that would be brilliant. However, given the order of turns, that would mean holding off another one.
Tell you what, I'll do what I can this turn (still not sure I can even reach him) and perhaps we can work something out before you play your next turn?
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Post by ramsesiicp on May 26, 2008 8:42:44 GMT -5
I'm just now building my first ship, so it probably popped up at the docks and is sitting there like a duck. I'll be building more though, since as far as I can tell it's the one production area where I'll be even with the Ghorids. ;D
The trouble with coordinating fleet actions is that we're on either side of the Ghorid turn. We can still do it, but only in one direction (With me parking ships near his and you sending yours to attack, thus being reinforced by me).
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Post by ramsesiicp on Jun 5, 2008 17:48:50 GMT -5
I've still got two battles to fight, but FYI I've siezed one of the Ghorid towns in Sindh territory. PM miscalculated my intentions and didn't attack my ship, so I used to to send a noble on a run through his lands. If nothing else it should be annoying to him.
Now I'm abandoning that town because there's simply no way I can hold it, though I used the funds from sacking it to recruit the local mercenaries. My preference is to transfer the town to one of my allies, but there are no structures in it. I think I'll probably want to give it to the Omanis, for public order purposes, but I know ATPG would like to get into the fight over here, and Zim might like a southern base, etc, etc.
So, who wants it? I suppose one solution would be to give it to the Turks, who are first in the Coalition's turn order, and then let them give it to a local power on their turn, but I'm not 100% sure they'd get a garrison.
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Post by ramsesiicp on Jun 5, 2008 20:19:38 GMT -5
Welp, I passed it to ATPG. I'd love it if you found a way to block that bridge to the east of it next year, but whatever you decide is fine. If you can't maintain order just pass the city on to the Omanis at the end of your turn.
The Ghorid offensive is moving forward cautiously with many forts and small forces, on two fronts (By sea in the south and down from Gwalior in the north). I am training spies as rapidly as I can, but I lost three this turn alone (Two attacking that Ghorid town) and that's about as many as I can replace in a turn. I expect that I will lose Annihilavara and possibly one of my coastal towns (He's in range of all three, realistically) as well next year if PM overwhelms my spies, but given the disparity here I think I'm giving a fair accounting of myself.
I also captured Ajmer (I wanted to wait until the Ghorids launched their offensive so I could get the cash and throw him a little confusion) and started my long range end run. In about 4 turns I'll be hitting him somewhere west of Delhi, hopefully Lahore or one of his other significant cities. I don't believe he has any idea I'm planning that, but I suppose we'll find out soon enough.
Overall things are going as well as could be expected. I am still losing, and losing by a substantial margin, but I'm giving him a lot of trouble and staying alive too. If my guesses about his quantity of spies are correct then he can probably conquer my primary territories in the next 4 turns, but I think I'm spread out well enough to remain alive at that point.
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Post by ramsesiicp on Jun 25, 2008 7:27:17 GMT -5
Well, after this turn I think I might tend to agree that there is a spy. EF took it upon himself to block one of the river crossings in the far north which my spy had previously reported open, which will make it significantly more difficult for me to operate against him there. I also lost Somnath, as expected, but the slower he goes the more spies I gather and the more expensive the operation is for him.
My sole expectation out of my remaining forces from the ship borne assault on the Sindh territories is for them to draw troops and spies out of his 'Ferret Castle' so that I can hit it behind him next year, knocking out his southerly training facility. The other cities there are hardly worth the effort.
I combined my ships and drove off his fleets as well, since he once again left mine sitting in a blockaded port. I next expect trouble at Annihilavara and Kutch, and I can probably only relieve one of them, depending on how many forts and spies he commits to the effort. The production advantage of his is starting to tell, especially in terms of spies, as I lose about as many every turn as I can produce.
I guess if there's a spy the Omani and Ghazni efforts shouldn't be posted here.
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