lets all run around Bohemia ... May 1760
So at the start of May, the Russians re-invest Kolberg and the big guns will arrive by late May. My worry is again the supply net has fallen apart (despite the depot) and with only 1 wagon there is not much I can do ...
In the Frankfurt sector, I'm a bit stuck. I can't move beyond the city till it falls
given the lack of Prussian response, I'm tempted to send one corps from here up to the northern wing to help out with the sieges (but I'll wait just a while, just in case)
as you can a newly raised brigade is going up there which will bring the weakest corp up to strength.
Now in Austria, my weakest corp and general decides now is a good time to snooze
Given I envisage more movement than normal he's a liability so when I can I'll lodge him in the rear and just use Daun and Nadrasy (who have the bulk of the good stuff in any case). Nadrasy in particular now has a 5 as his strat rating so is pretty likely to be active every turn. For the moment, I'll move out of range, but swinging around to the west of Prag seems a good idea.
not surprising not much happened
on the N Rhine sector I decide to gamble on splitting up the Army of France. I'll send one corps to Paderborn to see if I can speed the sequence of sieges up. If something worrying moves my way I can always pull back.
and in Bohemia, the bulk of the Prussians menace Prag so I decide it is indeed a good idea to move west.
Now it turns out I'm not the only person with this good idea
as I run into one Prussian corps and fairly neatly beat it
and
another. Neither is decisive but any Prussian losses are good, and those 2 corps will be in poor organisational shape for at least one turn
so the sieges all seem to stall ... but the NM gain is good, as is Prag holding out (it is has a 'siege-defender' trait commander).
and here's the situation in Bohemia at the end of May.
I've now got a campaign of manouvre on my hands ... which may or may not be good.
I assume Fred is after Karlsbad and all of a sudden their forces at Prag look tempting ...
So at the start of May, the Russians re-invest Kolberg and the big guns will arrive by late May. My worry is again the supply net has fallen apart (despite the depot) and with only 1 wagon there is not much I can do ...
In the Frankfurt sector, I'm a bit stuck. I can't move beyond the city till it falls
given the lack of Prussian response, I'm tempted to send one corps from here up to the northern wing to help out with the sieges (but I'll wait just a while, just in case)
as you can a newly raised brigade is going up there which will bring the weakest corp up to strength.
Now in Austria, my weakest corp and general decides now is a good time to snooze
Given I envisage more movement than normal he's a liability so when I can I'll lodge him in the rear and just use Daun and Nadrasy (who have the bulk of the good stuff in any case). Nadrasy in particular now has a 5 as his strat rating so is pretty likely to be active every turn. For the moment, I'll move out of range, but swinging around to the west of Prag seems a good idea.
not surprising not much happened
on the N Rhine sector I decide to gamble on splitting up the Army of France. I'll send one corps to Paderborn to see if I can speed the sequence of sieges up. If something worrying moves my way I can always pull back.
and in Bohemia, the bulk of the Prussians menace Prag so I decide it is indeed a good idea to move west.
Now it turns out I'm not the only person with this good idea
as I run into one Prussian corps and fairly neatly beat it
and
another. Neither is decisive but any Prussian losses are good, and those 2 corps will be in poor organisational shape for at least one turn
so the sieges all seem to stall ... but the NM gain is good, as is Prag holding out (it is has a 'siege-defender' trait commander).
and here's the situation in Bohemia at the end of May.
I've now got a campaign of manouvre on my hands ... which may or may not be good.
I assume Fred is after Karlsbad and all of a sudden their forces at Prag look tempting ...