Thoughts on guerilla war

[FredricBastiat]

I know guerilla wars were not exactly the norm in the EU time period, but I was thinking that some sort of (daily, please ) attrition in provs with revolt risk would be a nice summary of this mode of combat. It would not require any huge change in the engine, and should still be possible.

Think Gustavas Adolphus on his marches hither and yon in Germany with every peasant around trying to cut the throat of any Swede in sight. I think the Irish used this some as well, and in the south the Americans did in the rev war, even if that is at the very tail end of the period.

 

[unmerged(47118)]

It's not a bad idea, but again, they shouldn't be called guerrillas since this word appeared in 1800 in the Spanish war of independence

 

[alvaro]

It's not a bad idea, but again, they shouldn't be called guerrillas since this word appeared in 1800 in the Spanish war of independence

maybe if the revolt risk were applied from very moment a province were conquered that would work. But it must taken with caution as you can easily take advantage of the exploit of shooting your own stability to encourage revolts.

BTW,Paterson, you are very welcome in the spanish forums as you live in Ronda.

 

[FredricBastiat]

maybe if the revolt risk were applied from very moment a province were conquered that would work. But it must taken with caution as you can easily take advantage of the exploit of shooting your own stability to encourage revolts.

Revolt risk doesn't go down when a revolt happens, so how would it help to get more revolts? Actually shooting your own stab would increase RR AFAIK, so it would not improve your case.

 

[unmerged(47118)]

Decreasing your stability would have a sense if you'r being conquered in a war and you want to "liberate" some provinces by using the rebels.

BTW,Paterson, you are very welcome in the spanish forums as you live in Ronda.

I shall have a look over there...

 

[FredricBastiat]

Decreasing your stability would have a sense if you'r being conquered in a war and you want to "liberate" some provinces by using the rebels.

I always thought that the RR was determined by occupier, not owner stab. If not, I suppose you would have to make it this way to avoid the exploit named.

 

[unmerged(2456)]

I know guerilla wars were not exactly the norm in the EU time period, but I was thinking that some sort of (daily, please ) attrition in provs with revolt risk would be a nice summary of this mode of combat. It would not require any huge change in the engine, and should still be possible.

Think Gustavas Adolphus on his marches hither and yon in Germany with every peasant around trying to cut the throat of any Swede in sight. I think the Irish used this some as well, and in the south the Americans did in the rev war, even if that is at the very tail end of the period.

The natives of southern India used a form of gurellia warfare and is about the only long-term successful use of it known. Only the vastly superior firepower of Britian was able to overcome it quite easily.

 

[Daunus]

Well hit and run tactics and guerrila warfare hasve always been used.
One example during this time period was during the Polish deluge, it was much easier for Sweden to take large parts of Poland then to hold on to it.