AAR Part 2 - Continued as Sweden

[Doomdark]

Once again a great report Saps!

I only wish the other beta testers were as generous with their time (hint hint).

That was one heck of a costly war. Hopefully the Russians will not have had time to rebuild their army...

Question: What would happen to the center of trade if you gained control of Novgorod? Would you then have two centers (assuming you already have one in Stockholm), and would you get to collect taxes from both?

 

[Doomdark]

Sapura,

Ok thanks, I think I am starting to understand the trade system now...

>'it was a poor backwater really at 1492',

All too true... However, I think Denmark really should have a center of trade in Scania or Sjaelland to represent the Öresund toll from the _immense_ trade through the strait.

>Let's just say that those areas [army supply, logistics] are being tweaked

I forgot to mention it before, but the size of that Russian army really surprised me. 75.000 men? 35.000(!) cavalry? I doubt even Russia could have mustered that kind of force in 1521. Even if it could, it would have left all other borders defenseless, not to mention the enormous supply problems it would have had. From what I've read, armies bigger than 50.000 men were really rare, and 35.000 cavalry... That's just absurd.

I think there is some controversy regarding this, but many historians believe that the huge numbers sometimes reported from those times (e.g. 100.000 - 200.000) included the many camp followers and civilians who often outnumbered the actual soldiers by a considerable factor.

Perhaps Greven could shed some light on this matter.

 

[Doomdark]

Ok Sapura, it is just that the wars that were fought between Sweden and Russia around 1500 historically did not involve more than a couple of thousand, perhaps upwards of 10k men. I don't believe that cavalry was very effective in the heavily forested and wet terrain of Finland and Karelia.

Naturally, a game can not be expected to model all that correctly, so it's no big deal. It is a big plus if the game models attrition correctly though.

 

[Doomdark]

What do we think?

You're the man, Sapura!

This site really needs more frequent updates.

I just hope that some of the other beta testers will follow suit.

[This message has been edited by Doomdark (edited 28-04-2000).]