Tora
10-25-2002, 15:19
...the one where you invade a relatively lightly defended province chock full of goodies, hoping to take immediate vacant possession.
The enemy are routed in double quick time but unfortunately two ballista crew men and a bloke on a horse manage to make it back to the local fortification which just happens to be bristling with catapults, trebuchets etc and is likely to hold out for eight years - or indefinitely, whichever comes first.
To make use of the facilities or cash them in, a direct assault is required, often costing more men than the original battle did.
Even more if auto resolve isn't used. (In my case anyway).
As the subject heading says....
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King Richard : St Juniper once said, "By his loins shall ye know him and
by the length of his rod shall he be measured." The length of my rod is a
mystery to all but the Queen, and a thousand Turkish whores, but the
fruits of my loins are here for all to see. I have two sons, Henry and
.... another one.
Step forward, Harry, Prince of Wales.
The enemy are routed in double quick time but unfortunately two ballista crew men and a bloke on a horse manage to make it back to the local fortification which just happens to be bristling with catapults, trebuchets etc and is likely to hold out for eight years - or indefinitely, whichever comes first.
To make use of the facilities or cash them in, a direct assault is required, often costing more men than the original battle did.
Even more if auto resolve isn't used. (In my case anyway).
As the subject heading says....
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King Richard : St Juniper once said, "By his loins shall ye know him and
by the length of his rod shall he be measured." The length of my rod is a
mystery to all but the Queen, and a thousand Turkish whores, but the
fruits of my loins are here for all to see. I have two sons, Henry and
.... another one.
Step forward, Harry, Prince of Wales.