Military Strategies

[Vanya]

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"In soup, the head of a great general tastes the same as that of a grubby peasant."
-- Vanya

"The vanquished constantly whine about their strategic and tactical shortcommings, while the victors march on collecting heads in their triumphal campaigns without giving much thought to anything."
-- Vanya

"The difference between winners and losers is one simply dies sooner."
-- Vanya



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[Red Harvest]

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"In soup, the head of a great general tastes the same as that of a grubby peasant."
-- Vanya

I've always found the peasant's head soup a bit gamey and thin with the occasional off taste. General's head soup has a cleaner more subtle palette and it seems much more filling. But when one is very hungry, either will do just fine.

[drone]

Originally posted by Baiae

Furthermore you ignore the possibility that over time good military doctrine can become bad military doctrine. Exceptional commanders can spot this before it becomes problematic.

I think this says it all. Yes, there are set tactics that have been proven to work, many of them listed in this thread. These tactics are the result of trial and error, research in military history, and a lot of wasted blood. They work, and this is why we use them in the game. But situations will arise where they will not work, and new technology/fighting methods can supercede them. The good commander recognizes that things have changed, and does not keep trying to pound the square peg into the round hole. If he doesn't alter his tactics, he gets his men killed. I think World War I is a very good example of the latter. Lot of dead soldiers, not many famous (but many infamous) generals.

From a R:TW standpoint, do you use the same tactics against the Greeks as you do against the Parthians? Of course not. And as the game goes on, troop types become available that make certain tactics obsolete. This seemed to be more apparent in M:TW, but it still applies.

[Vanya]

I've always found the peasant's head soup a bit gamey and thin with the occasional off taste. General's head soup has a cleaner more subtle palette and it seems much more filling. But when one is very hungry, either will do just fine.

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What kind of peasants do you use in your recipes? Do you use farmed, cultivate peasants, or wild ones?

Vanya finds the genetically enhanced farmed species to be more bulky and heavier. But they also tend to be laden with a lot of extra fat. And not to mention, those farm heads also tend to be stuffed and soaked in all kinds of bizarre preservatives and chemicals to make them stay "fresh" longer. Personally, Vanya not like the taste of formaldehyde in the morning. Vanya prefer organically grown heads, prepared in the traditional ways, and served fresh at the moment of harvest. Sure they are leaner, and require much more work to prepare, but they are also tastier.

Vanya suggest Red go out and skip the "Sizzler" and "Applebee" type places, as they tend to use farm heads.

Lastly, Vanya suggest that for Easter, youz avoid painting eggs and instead paint and hide heads. It will make for great fun when your neigbors find their cat's or son's head painted with woad stuffed under a bush.

WARNING: Heads left out in sun may soon acquire funky aroma. Do not eat unless you need to cleanse your bowels thoroughly!



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