Brilliant military manuevers ?

[The Wizard]

Oh my, we have a pupil of Von Manstein on our hands!

Myself, I am more a commander who lays out a foundation and uses that to whatever ends are needed. Like Lucius Lucinius Lucullus



~Wiz

[Azi Tohak]

See, this is what I like about this community. Most other places, my crack about New York would have gotten me flamed. And I realized that at the time. However, I do appreciate your sense of humor DensterNY. And your's too Wizard. Someone else who realizes Von Manstein was a genius. Of course, he is about as useful as 'tits on a boar hog' (to quote something that seems appropriate, given where I am from) when studying tactics for our period. Strategy on the other hand...but that lies more with RTW.

Hummm...I must say DensterNY that because of your post (and to tide me over until RTR 6.0 arrives at the end of the month), I am going to start playing MTW. I could not play it until I purchased this computer (back on Thanksgiving), and I have been playing RTW then RTR ever since. However, I am done (for a least 17 days anyway) with idiotic AI. Time for a challenge. Heck, perhaps I will have something useful to contribute soon to this board.

Azi

[Azi Tohak]

DensterNY, if you please, check out the Monastery for a rather spirited flame...err discussion of various military geniuses. I am sure you can find someone or something useful there too.

Azi

[DensterNY]

Thanks Azi...

I just checked it out and found a good discussion on books that covered Medieval warfare and its development, war tactics and techniques, etc... as for the discussions I found them to be rather civil overall... considering the Internet and all.

Well since my birthday is slowly creeping up I just threw a few of those books on my Amazon wish list and hopefully one of my buddies will pick them up for me... :)

Later...

[DensterNY]

I just wanted to follow up on the progress I've made following Frogbeastegg's military tactics and also some of the great tips I've gotten from replys to my post.

Well, I've certainly begun to think of combat in much different terms and to use much more effective strategies than I've accustomed to with RTW. I'm able to beat superior numbers and higher quality troops using my newfound military orientation.

One tactic I'm very fond of it stretching out your infantry in ranks of two men deep which allows the maximum amount of men to engage when you contact enemy troops and also gives you flanking bonuses as you wrap around them. My army is organized very unconventionally and looks pretty ridiculous but its terribly effective and as a bonus it also spreads out my men pretty wide so archers aren't as effective against them.

Another tactic which I use now that some described as double enveloping is I use my horses as my center to draw in enemy troops since they love to target horses and archers in the initial contact. I stagger behind them some solid defensive troops and when they come in close I charge them forward, draw back my horses to my flanks and then close in with the infantry that marched adjacent to the horses first position. Squish! Rout! Victory!

I guess both of these strategies embrace some of Sun Tsu's thinking that war is deception. In both cases you present a weak position for the enemy but am in fact hiding traps.