Military Strategies

[drone]

This can all be summed up by a great military saying: "Amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics."

If you can get the right troops to the battlefield at the right time, you should win.

The true "tactical" genius is one who can take a crap hand dealt to him and stun the enemy with the unsuspected. Within the R:TW game, there are certain things you can do to steal a victory, but these require timing, creativity, a little bit of luck, and a brain-lock by the AI (the usual state, so I guess just the first three things). It is best to avoid this situation altogether, hence logistics are more important.

If you haven't already, play some multiplayer battles. These eliminate the logistical aspect, and human players can come up with some freaky ideas...

Another great saying: "No plan survives the first contact with the enemy."

[derF]

This can all be summed up by a great military saying: "Amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics.

This explains my view completely.

Everything has a weakness. Some weaknesses are less obvious than others.

The weakness of the phalanx os that it is - slow and vulnerable to missile fire. So an immediate remedy is to pelt it with arrows and charge from the rear with fast cavilry.

In relevance to the discussion about great generals, i understand your point. But a great general isnt so just due to his ability to win against impossible odds. A good general of the quality we are concerned with has to have many good characteristics.

- He needs to have a profound knowledge of the limitations and abilites of his men and the enemies men.

- He has to know that risk is largely unprofitable.

- He has to accept defeat and the impossible.

- But most of all, he fights battles that only he can win.