seireikhaan
03-26-2009, 03:18
By the Inuit, of all people. :wall: I'm playing as Maratha in a prestige campaign. All of India is mine- the Mughals were a toothless lion, and by the time I'd destroyed them, Mysore stood no chance. Portugal was destroyed by Spain, leaving Goa an easy rebel target for me. After a lengthy period of building infrastructure and researching, I decided to attack Persia, who was slowly rolling up the Ottomans, who I'm on good terms with. With my more advanced troops(Sikh musketeers, Sipahis, mortars and cannons) and great power base, I didn't have the most difficult time destroying the Persians, taking everything from Afghanistan to Baghdad(conquered by the Persians previously).
As I was finishing this up, the French and Spanish combined their efforts and destroyed the Dutch, leaving a wealth of overseas opportunities for me as well as Ceylon. I grab Ceylon with just a bit of effort, then sent a navy of various SoL and a full stack of my best troops running through the Carribean, grabbing both Guyanas and Curacao, smiting Pirates on my way, giving me a swath of the eastern carribean and a chunk of South America. Decided to buy the Leeward island from France to complete it. Feeling with nowhere to go at this point(about 1755), with a near full tech tree and lots of nice, experienced troops, I decided to go after some fur trade. Easiest place to do so, I figure: The Inuit, of course! I sail my armada all the way to Northern Canada, and drop my nice, experienced, battle ready army just off the Inuit capital(????). They have a full stack in the capital, but I wasn't terribly worried. After all, I had mortars and shrapnel and formations and firepower and experienced and a 7 star general, experienced from the Persian wars and the Carribean aquisitions. After dropping the army off, I end the turn...
And THAT'S when the second full stack of natives appeared, and double teamed my army. Fearing not for my troops safety, I accept their biased challenge. Battle is pitched. Their first stack endures terrible damage from mortar and cannon fire on their march to meet me. And yet, they still got their with plenty intact. Many armed tribesmen swarm my position, like a demon horde, one spring up where the last died, through endless musket fire and reaching my bayonets. My brave troops engage in hand to hand, and repulse the first wave, yet with moderate losses.
The second stack appears to my left, upon what had been my flank, and as I desperately try to shift my troops into position, their lancers bear upon my infantry, while archers and yet more swarms of armed tribeman follow in their wake... My Sikhs let loose more volleys, and yet its not enough, the mortars and cannons are simply not helping enough.. Gradually, my weary troops slog it with the savages, each side wearing the other into nothing-ness. My general finally takes to battle himself, atop mighty elephants... he routs many a tribesman, and yet, finally, he falls. My brave infantry are slowly forced into a defensive circle, battling their hearts out as more and more are gradually butchered. And then, finally, the remaing five units of armed tribesman beat down my last three units of Sikh musketeers, butchering the entire army....
I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!!! It is time to go Xerxes on these savage Inuit. They will feel the wrath of the Marathan, Indo-Iranian Empire! I will bring every rare and exhorbitantly exotic and expensive unit I can! Camels, horses, and elephants! Kurds and Afghans, Hindus and Sikhs, Native Americans and European colonials! Mortars, rockets, and 64 lb Artillery! Swords, muskets, and bayonets! MY HONOR WILL BE RESTORED! :charge::charge::charge:
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As I was finishing this up, the French and Spanish combined their efforts and destroyed the Dutch, leaving a wealth of overseas opportunities for me as well as Ceylon. I grab Ceylon with just a bit of effort, then sent a navy of various SoL and a full stack of my best troops running through the Carribean, grabbing both Guyanas and Curacao, smiting Pirates on my way, giving me a swath of the eastern carribean and a chunk of South America. Decided to buy the Leeward island from France to complete it. Feeling with nowhere to go at this point(about 1755), with a near full tech tree and lots of nice, experienced troops, I decided to go after some fur trade. Easiest place to do so, I figure: The Inuit, of course! I sail my armada all the way to Northern Canada, and drop my nice, experienced, battle ready army just off the Inuit capital(????). They have a full stack in the capital, but I wasn't terribly worried. After all, I had mortars and shrapnel and formations and firepower and experienced and a 7 star general, experienced from the Persian wars and the Carribean aquisitions. After dropping the army off, I end the turn...
And THAT'S when the second full stack of natives appeared, and double teamed my army. Fearing not for my troops safety, I accept their biased challenge. Battle is pitched. Their first stack endures terrible damage from mortar and cannon fire on their march to meet me. And yet, they still got their with plenty intact. Many armed tribesmen swarm my position, like a demon horde, one spring up where the last died, through endless musket fire and reaching my bayonets. My brave troops engage in hand to hand, and repulse the first wave, yet with moderate losses.
The second stack appears to my left, upon what had been my flank, and as I desperately try to shift my troops into position, their lancers bear upon my infantry, while archers and yet more swarms of armed tribeman follow in their wake... My Sikhs let loose more volleys, and yet its not enough, the mortars and cannons are simply not helping enough.. Gradually, my weary troops slog it with the savages, each side wearing the other into nothing-ness. My general finally takes to battle himself, atop mighty elephants... he routs many a tribesman, and yet, finally, he falls. My brave infantry are slowly forced into a defensive circle, battling their hearts out as more and more are gradually butchered. And then, finally, the remaing five units of armed tribesman beat down my last three units of Sikh musketeers, butchering the entire army....
I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!!! It is time to go Xerxes on these savage Inuit. They will feel the wrath of the Marathan, Indo-Iranian Empire! I will bring every rare and exhorbitantly exotic and expensive unit I can! Camels, horses, and elephants! Kurds and Afghans, Hindus and Sikhs, Native Americans and European colonials! Mortars, rockets, and 64 lb Artillery! Swords, muskets, and bayonets! MY HONOR WILL BE RESTORED! :charge::charge::charge:
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