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CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Thread Started on Jul 17, 2009, 6:04pm »

Jonnadiah shakes the bonds of trance, awakening first as usual. Not wanting to waste a moment of time hunting down the latest seed of Nerul, he pulls out the map given to VF and begins pouring over it.

"If Rin taught me anything" he mutters to himself in Druidic, "it's that a small force with a good knowledge of an area can over power an army 10 times as large"

He begins pouring over the map, making notes in his journal regarding potential strongholds, etc.

((behold, the map of ~~Chicago~~ Arobi))

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #1 on Jul 19, 2009, 10:05am »

"Hmm..." His daily spells memorized, Isil joins Jonnadiah at the map. "Not a city built with defense from invaders in mind. A single walled district that looks to be more for the peace of mind of its inhabitants than for protecting anything of value; the rest of the city sprawls in both directions uninhibited, flanked by plains to one side and the sea to the other. Perfect for us, isn't it?"

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #2 on Jul 19, 2009, 10:18am »

"Well, there's no doubt if we're attacked, the enemy will be entering the city. It actually works out very well for us. With narrow streets, the enemy cannot attack en mass. We set up choke points at strategic locations with the city guard, and the average soldier will be able to take out 6 or 7 enemies each, easily. My main concern is this: firstly, attempting to mobilize our defenses and keep them moving and cycling so we can keep soldiers fresh." Jonnadiah says, mostly thinking outloud to himself.

"Our first task will be to determine the places most likely to be targets for attack. Let the enemy infiltrate the city, but give them hell along any route they'd take for the means they hope to achieve. I'm sure between us, we have the resources to keep all of VF airborne for the day. We shall be the commanders, thus, as we seem to fight best when the wind is beneath us, plus with the birds eye, we can more effectively command troops on the ground to continually keep the upper hand against the invaders. I trust your work on the battle telepathy spell has met with success?"

Without waiting for an answer, Jonnadiah continues, The first concern is where to set up tents for clerics. We need a handful around that troops can fall back to to keep fresh. The positioning of these is VITAL, they cannot be directly in the path of the attack, but need to be accessible. Which requires a lot of guess work. This is not going to be easy, which is why I'm glad you're here."

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #3 on Jul 19, 2009, 10:57am »

"Well, they'll beeline the palace, I'm sure. I'd like to begin the battle in that area, but it were best if we made other moves. In particular, I want Skyler and company, along with a few others, to move out towards the lower docks in the early morning. They'll secure the area and hopefully a ship. Then, once the pirates begin to mobilize, we make overtures from the palace, and they have to confront us there. Meanwhile Skyler will have to move to block their potential escape routes.

As far as the main fight to the north, we cover the area between the palace and the docks, but withdraw that force rapidly at first. Flanking elements hit from the north and south in successive, alternating, hit-and run waves, hoping to draw the pirates into prepared positions on either flank and string them out along the ally between the inner wall and the sea.

Once their lines are thin enough, we try to force a breakthrough in the center, aiming to take the upper docks, with help from Skyler if possible. Once we've secured the docks and the Maelstrom, we turn inward on the remaining pockets of enemy forces. It needs some hammering out, of course, but that's what I'm thinking."

He looks across the map at Jonnadiah. "But to your earlier concerns. Support personnel and forward command areas will need to be established on the fly. The flanking forces will have their healers towards the rear, with a guard in place against rear attacks should the pirates decide to get clever. It's the center that's tough. They'll need to be out in front, near to the walls but not within them. Should the pirates' offensive reach that point, as it may, we need a way for them to retreat. Regroup is ideal, but Wizards of such caliber are in short supply. Ah... I'd still like a contingency, but clever maneuvering may be what's best here. If we set up quick, concealed north-south routes along the wall, we can split the rear personnel in either direction and have the center outpace the flanks in the withdrawal. Do you see what I mean?"

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #4 on Jul 19, 2009, 11:10am »

"Hmmm, well if the pirates attack from the lower docks, and then they make a beeline for the palace...well...that brings them right through the market district. Instead of securing the lower docks...why not draw them through there? The market can be used as a decoy, if they take the time to pillage for extra battle supplies, we can replace the shopkeeps with soldiers, and move most of the supplies currently in the market to the palace to keep the main fighting force well supplied if the fight ends up drawn out. We can disguise Skyler and the rest as dock workers, they can keep us informed and stall for time for the Maelstrom if need be. It's risky, to be certain, but we can execute it fairly well.

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #5 on Jul 19, 2009, 11:31am »

Isil blinks. "Gives us more spaces, too. Take the upper docks early, of course. Skirmish from the inland market and the slums to fan them out as much as possible. Coordinate our attacks street-by-street to create and exploit salients. As long as we maintain air superiority and better communication, we can react faster and better coordinate our troop movements. The trick is getting them to go for the lower docks... That'll have to be Skyler, I think."

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #6 on Jul 19, 2009, 11:37am »

Jonnadiah smiles, "That will have to be Skyler. Let's get in touch with him, I'm sure he'd know of some way to set up a decoy or something to make the Lower docks the most appealing entry point."

He pauses, "Or, you know, use force to funnel them in through the docks, but I'd prefer not to waste resources, or for that matter make guesses as to how to funnel them through in large enough numbers that preparations aren't for naught. My initial thought is a typical bait and switch, but it's something we will have to telegraph to them while not arousing their suspicions...for that I'm low on suggestions, perhaps someone who is more familiar with the pirates... and the city as a whole."

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #7 on Jul 20, 2009, 12:24pm »

Ephadil walks into the room, adjusting the goggles over his head. "There is one problem with what I'm hearing here. For the most part, we're the larger force of weaker soldiers. They're the guerrillas. If a number of common soldiers were to attack either of you, I doubt any of them would survive getting off an attack and being able to retreat."

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #8 on Jul 20, 2009, 1:10pm »

"Not on open, level ground, no. But this... isn't. We're going to take casualties. Probably a lot of them. But you've just said we have the numbers. And you're wrong; the enemy won't be a guerrilla force in function. The entire point here is to draw them into a straight fight, or lose their ship, "their" city, or both. To succeed, they must forcibly dislodge us from an easily defensible position, or leave. Should they attempt the latter, Dom Skyler's ship may just join her brother's. If the former, well, that's the idea. There aren't that many of them, and constant attacks and good use of urban terrain will wear them down. They can only focus on so many things at once, so we give them more than that. I can't have a more specific plan before I know our force's numbers, organization, and equipment in full."

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #9 on Jul 20, 2009, 8:26pm »

"We cannot expect to defend the city from a violent assault without taking a few casualties on our side. By equipping our weaker forces to use the terrain to their advantage, scout from rooftops, attack from alleys, nooks, doorways, and, of course the effective use of decoys, not only will we get the drop on the pirate forces, but they will advance with less brazen, if not retreat simply from fear of being dropped on from just about anywhere.

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #10 on Jul 25, 2009, 5:48pm »

An adviser soon brings you the requested information on a scroll:

Intelligence Report

1,045 Common Soldiers still healthy enough for combat (Below 7th level)

205 Trained and equipped for firearms
5 Canons, each crewed by teams of 6
514 Melee soldiers
189 Archers
65 Clerics
42 Mages

High Level Soldiers (Above level 7)

20 Elite Guard (level 8 asherati monks)
Emeka Motiku, leader of the Elite Guard, level 10
King Khama (former member of the elite guard, his exact build isn't finalized yet)

Other Notable Allies

Rommel
Dom
Juan
Jackson

Pirate Forces

200 Common brigands
Edward Lowe
Baal Steelwing
Makker Grat
Masked B'huka
Seth
Hajir

Origional Crew (Capture or Convert)
Smith, halfling begulier
Brandlen Oakheart, caster
Ataki Niisbo, druid
Drandir, quartermaster (?)

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Re: CURRENT THREAD: Defending Chicago
« Reply #11 on Jul 26, 2009, 11:59am »

"Right then. So we already seem to have the number advantage, on top of the field advantage. That's something, at least. The strength and number of their casters is a bit worrisome, but again nothing we can't handle. We did give Hintakenai a run for her money last time" ((and because of combat math, she's still alive, bugger all))

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