Sieging high level forts?

[salmanbabri]

before:

http://i.imgur.com/tUPW78J.png

after:

http://i.imgur.com/XhIWZab.png

Don't do that crazy mistake again! If you really want to assualt a level 4+ fort, make sure to breach its walls first. Then 100k-500k infantry might be enough to take it down (depending upon the fort level).

General tips when sieging effectively is to always block ports of coastal provinces when sieges, use high number of cannons in the stack,25k cannons for 5 level forts for example. Try to reroll generals when you have high AT to get some good siege generals. I once had 4 siege general in early game as Granada & believe me he took over enemy forts in less than 60 days most of the time ! Not only stacking high number of cannons/ generals make it more possible for siege to progress but they also make siege start at a high % siege.

 

[marat271]

Don't do that crazy mistake again! If you really want to assualt a level 4+ fort, make sure to breach its walls first. Then 100k-500k infantry might be enough to take it down (depending upon the fort level).

General tips when sieging effectively is to always block ports of coastal provinces when sieges, use high number of cannons in the stack,25k cannons for 5 level forts for example. Try to reroll generals when you have high AT to get some good siege generals. I once had 4 siege general in early game as Granada & believe me he took over enemy forts in less than 60 days most of the time ! Not only stacking high number of cannons/ generals make it more possible for siege to progress but they also make siege start at a high % siege.

He lost that much only because its a march, if you look at page 3 I made some tests and saw that you can definitely siege and assault it with much less.

 

[Granatenwerfer]

I'm not an expert player, but IMO it is not necessary to have more than 10 artillery when besieging a fort, regardless of the level, as far as you don't want to assault. A bonus of 5 points is the maximum (in v1.7.3. at least). Very important is the general, too.

 

[marat271]

I'm not an expert player, but IMO it is not necessary to have more than 10 artillery when besieging a fort, regardless of the level, as far as you don't want to assault. A bonus of 5 points is the maximum (in v1.7.3. at least). Very important is the general, too.

You're misunderstanding something, to get the 5 bonus you need to have 5 time more artillery than the garrison. So if they have a garrison of 2000 you'd need 10 artillery brigades. But if it's a garrison of 9000 you'd need 45 artillery brigades.

I posted about this a on page 2 of this thread.

 

[Granatenwerfer]

Ah, okay, sorry.

I read your post at page 2, but I thought it's a different version of the game.

Thanks for your advise.