Railroad discussions

[Slaists]

To be frank, it should not make any difference whether one is transporting artillery or cavalry by rail ;)

[Trithemius]

To be frank, it should not make any difference whether one is transporting artillery or cavalry by rail ;)

I concur!

In fact, unit types in armies probably should not make much difference at all!
Most of them will be marching with their supply trains so will go as slow as a wagon anyway - all cavalry, all yugekitai, or all kisho ninja armies might be able to justify some faster speeds but on roads most armies will be going the same speed, one would think.

[Slaists]

I concur!

In fact, unit types in armies probably should not make much difference at all!
Most of them will be marching with their supply trains so will go as slow as a wagon anyway - all cavalry, all yugekitai, or all kisho ninja armies might be able to justify some faster speeds but on roads most armies will be going the same speed, one would think.

Not sure how it was in 1870's, but during the Russian revolution in late 1910's, they put horses (and arty) on the trains. So, everything moved at the train speed.

[tomslack34]

Speed matters and that is the reason people prefer travelling in trains. Those old rail road just requires maintenance.
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[Yesugey]

I am around turn 90 and about to have railoads. Since the game has 288 turns, it's not that late to have railroads.

But yes, the game ends before 288 most of the time. And your stacks doesn't require reinforcements from homeland most of the time, (Even the best units replenishes at the most unadvanced town)
Naval transportation is extremely fast and effective as well. So why bother using the trains?