No rest for the wicked!
So the never ending war with Milan continued, the Iroquois had made peace with Ireland for some gains and their lands now stretched from Canada to the midwest:
With a little investigation the war leaders found that could offer the Milianesse a stab hitting peace! So the enemy was knocked down a long way but would still not agree even to a white peace.
War stats as the Iroquois ground their teeth and conceeded defeat in October 1607:
Spain was engaged in a long war with Burgundy and it was hoped that some peace would allow the republic to take stock and attack the biggest fish in the pond.
Two months of peace is not enough to remove 10 years of WE.
Curiously the Portugesse had no transports: they would be forced to fight this war with locally raised armies and manpower. To take advantage of this the Iroquois armies split down into small 1cav 2 infantry columns and swept the small but numerous Portugesse units into the sea!
Not to miss out on getting hit hard the Irish DOW in April 1610:
Again no Transports!!! The AI had gone madder than a made thing. The 'vacate Arcadia' trick brought what the Irish called an army out of their islands to be destoryed in short order. Pretty shortly all Irish property in the New World was occupied but as usual no chance of even a white peace, and no more armies to kill.
In November that year it was election time, the Military Candidate was available for re-election:
But anticipating gains from portugal a diplomatic candidate was selected, hoping that his Military skill wouldn't be too low...
Doh!
By Jan 1613 the Irish had been throughly smacked about and remained occupied, their ship yards turning out light ships rather than transports.
Time for peace with Portugal;
The new midwest close up:
Portugal had ceeded Cumberland, which they had snatched at the start of the war, pennyrile, Cherokee, Cherpaw. Manaoac and Cahokia had been siezed as colonies with around 900 pop.
The decision for peace was taken mainly due to fear of Spain, she had ended her war, and stations a 9/6/2 army in Santee and 9/6/1 in Powhatan. Cherokee and Cherpaw were selected for the opportunities thier mountainous terrain would offer in fighting Spain. More could have been gained from Portugal as the Iroquois had arrived in Mexico and the old Aztec lands and were happily blasing holes in the Portugesse foritifcations.
Fear of Spain dicated that those armies come home.
Forts were improved in Cumberland, Pennacook and Cherpaw, with a final colonist now sent to Monacan to convert religeion and culture. It was almost certainly a mistake to hold off fortifications in Cherokee but the money would be saved for use on Monacan after it had become a city.
Ireland continued to fight, or rather colonise, and as quickly as she threw up colonies in Chipewyan, Swampy Cree and nunavik, they were taken from her.
After this the Iroquois should have remembered the lessons learnt from other long wars with little chance of a positive peace... Finish them quickly, but she could not bring her self to conceed defeat...
Pity because sooner than feared:
Wonders never cease! Has a vortex come down from the sky and run off with all the AI's transports! only 7! A swift victory against her armies in place and Spain should be easy to continue to defeat as her armies arrive 7 at a time.
Six months of fighting had seen some interesting developments, Spains two large stacks had come forward, one into level 1 Cherokee and another in Cumberland which was still only level 1 but had scorched the earth before they could arrive.
Many of the Irouquois armies had not yet arrived home from Central America and so unfortified Monacan fell to the Spainards, who immediately confiscated it for the error of being ruled by non-christians.
6 months into the war and things were looking up. The Army tradition afford by killing so many portugesse and Milianese leaves the Iroquois with the best generals in the world:
Here's the top guy up close.
Things looked bad at this stage. Rebels had sprung up and had besieged Kentucky while the Spainish besieged level 1 forts in Cumberland, Cherokee and Eire. In some brilliant moves the Iroquois turned the situation partially around.
From Cherpaw the war god moved on Monacan routing the 3000 infantry, who were lucky to escape and ran to Cumberland. Hiawatha moved to overtake them in Cumberland hopign also to defeat the forces already there. Just the rumour of his coming was enough and the siege was lifted despite being at 100%!! The level 2 upgrade completed a few days later and Cumberland was safe. However Cherokee had fallen and the large stack marched on Monacan. Hiawatha turned again and arrived in place to defend the province. He defeated the enemy and ran them down as they retreated first to Cumberland, then on to Cherokee, before being overtaken again and destroyed in Manacan!
The Spanish colonies of Kanawha and Monahoac had been burnt and this column joined up with another army to destroy the Spainsh besieging Erie before then turning on the less troublesome Rebels in Kentucky.
With Spain in the war Ireland was no longer happy with a conceeded defeat victory and land 1 army in Taqamkuk.
The need for a larger fleet was easily apparent.
By September 1614 the situation was thus;
With litte real options for hitting the Irish there is litte I can do, sugestions are welcome!
This next map shows the Spainish theatre. It shows the numbers and movements of Spain's forces which are visable. 15/7/1 ouch! Well the 7 supply limit in Monacan should hurt and I'm ready to scorch the land in Cumberland (army here is 4/8/1) and Cherokee (if I take it in time. Cherpaw was scorched once already so hopefully still is. The Army in Covoy is a 4/8 and well led, it should be able to kill the 3/2 army that will be left when the huge stack has left.
Cherokee is about to fall and is besieged by a 2/3/2 army lead by a good general.
My War God fell off his horse killing the end of a stack in Cumberland.
I need to make a slider choice:
Any suggestions? I'm at a bit of a loss here, I'm thinking of moveing towards navy, but don't want to lost the manpower! however ship's are very expensive right now!
So the never ending war with Milan continued, the Iroquois had made peace with Ireland for some gains and their lands now stretched from Canada to the midwest:
With a little investigation the war leaders found that could offer the Milianesse a stab hitting peace! So the enemy was knocked down a long way but would still not agree even to a white peace.
War stats as the Iroquois ground their teeth and conceeded defeat in October 1607:
Spain was engaged in a long war with Burgundy and it was hoped that some peace would allow the republic to take stock and attack the biggest fish in the pond.
Two months of peace is not enough to remove 10 years of WE.
Curiously the Portugesse had no transports: they would be forced to fight this war with locally raised armies and manpower. To take advantage of this the Iroquois armies split down into small 1cav 2 infantry columns and swept the small but numerous Portugesse units into the sea!
Not to miss out on getting hit hard the Irish DOW in April 1610:
Again no Transports!!! The AI had gone madder than a made thing. The 'vacate Arcadia' trick brought what the Irish called an army out of their islands to be destoryed in short order. Pretty shortly all Irish property in the New World was occupied but as usual no chance of even a white peace, and no more armies to kill.
In November that year it was election time, the Military Candidate was available for re-election:
But anticipating gains from portugal a diplomatic candidate was selected, hoping that his Military skill wouldn't be too low...
Doh!
By Jan 1613 the Irish had been throughly smacked about and remained occupied, their ship yards turning out light ships rather than transports.
Time for peace with Portugal;
The new midwest close up:
Portugal had ceeded Cumberland, which they had snatched at the start of the war, pennyrile, Cherokee, Cherpaw. Manaoac and Cahokia had been siezed as colonies with around 900 pop.
The decision for peace was taken mainly due to fear of Spain, she had ended her war, and stations a 9/6/2 army in Santee and 9/6/1 in Powhatan. Cherokee and Cherpaw were selected for the opportunities thier mountainous terrain would offer in fighting Spain. More could have been gained from Portugal as the Iroquois had arrived in Mexico and the old Aztec lands and were happily blasing holes in the Portugesse foritifcations.
Fear of Spain dicated that those armies come home.
Forts were improved in Cumberland, Pennacook and Cherpaw, with a final colonist now sent to Monacan to convert religeion and culture. It was almost certainly a mistake to hold off fortifications in Cherokee but the money would be saved for use on Monacan after it had become a city.
Ireland continued to fight, or rather colonise, and as quickly as she threw up colonies in Chipewyan, Swampy Cree and nunavik, they were taken from her.
After this the Iroquois should have remembered the lessons learnt from other long wars with little chance of a positive peace... Finish them quickly, but she could not bring her self to conceed defeat...
Pity because sooner than feared:
Wonders never cease! Has a vortex come down from the sky and run off with all the AI's transports! only 7! A swift victory against her armies in place and Spain should be easy to continue to defeat as her armies arrive 7 at a time.
Six months of fighting had seen some interesting developments, Spains two large stacks had come forward, one into level 1 Cherokee and another in Cumberland which was still only level 1 but had scorched the earth before they could arrive.
Many of the Irouquois armies had not yet arrived home from Central America and so unfortified Monacan fell to the Spainards, who immediately confiscated it for the error of being ruled by non-christians.
6 months into the war and things were looking up. The Army tradition afford by killing so many portugesse and Milianese leaves the Iroquois with the best generals in the world:
Here's the top guy up close.
Things looked bad at this stage. Rebels had sprung up and had besieged Kentucky while the Spainish besieged level 1 forts in Cumberland, Cherokee and Eire. In some brilliant moves the Iroquois turned the situation partially around.
From Cherpaw the war god moved on Monacan routing the 3000 infantry, who were lucky to escape and ran to Cumberland. Hiawatha moved to overtake them in Cumberland hopign also to defeat the forces already there. Just the rumour of his coming was enough and the siege was lifted despite being at 100%!! The level 2 upgrade completed a few days later and Cumberland was safe. However Cherokee had fallen and the large stack marched on Monacan. Hiawatha turned again and arrived in place to defend the province. He defeated the enemy and ran them down as they retreated first to Cumberland, then on to Cherokee, before being overtaken again and destroyed in Manacan!
The Spanish colonies of Kanawha and Monahoac had been burnt and this column joined up with another army to destroy the Spainsh besieging Erie before then turning on the less troublesome Rebels in Kentucky.
With Spain in the war Ireland was no longer happy with a conceeded defeat victory and land 1 army in Taqamkuk.
The need for a larger fleet was easily apparent.
By September 1614 the situation was thus;
With litte real options for hitting the Irish there is litte I can do, sugestions are welcome!
This next map shows the Spainish theatre. It shows the numbers and movements of Spain's forces which are visable. 15/7/1 ouch! Well the 7 supply limit in Monacan should hurt and I'm ready to scorch the land in Cumberland (army here is 4/8/1) and Cherokee (if I take it in time. Cherpaw was scorched once already so hopefully still is. The Army in Covoy is a 4/8 and well led, it should be able to kill the 3/2 army that will be left when the huge stack has left.
Cherokee is about to fall and is besieged by a 2/3/2 army lead by a good general.
My War God fell off his horse killing the end of a stack in Cumberland.
I need to make a slider choice:
Any suggestions? I'm at a bit of a loss here, I'm thinking of moveing towards navy, but don't want to lost the manpower! however ship's are very expensive right now!