I would generally advise against putting any artillery, which you wish to use to bombard passing ships, into a stack with a leader, because if the leader becomes un-activated, that battery will not bombard. If Longstreet is entrenched to level 3 or greater you can put the battery into Longstreet's ...

Oh wow, I had no idea Lee had anything like that with him during that campaign. Might have been useful if he somehow found himself threatening Harrisburg or Baltimore. But on the field, I could see how they would be too difficult to drag around and put into position. And slow to fire, as you said. A...

Ah, I see. I suppose I should have asked if coastal guns could hit land targets. I had just assumed that they could be pointed at any target that attacks them. But now that you mention it, I suppose that wouldn't make much sense. They are "coastal" artillery after all, meant to hit ships. If I recal...

Thank you very much. I appreciate the info. After reading through this forum, I gather that most people seem to think that creating coastal guns for the CSA is a waste of resources. But since I'm flying by the seat of my pants anyway, I figured I'd take shot and plant one with Longstreet in his tren...

First let me start by saying that I am very new to the game. Playing the Grand Campaign (slowly) and learning something new with every turn. And loving it! Forgive me if this question has been asked before (I've searched the forum and not found it) but in my current campaign, playing as CSA, I have ...