Talking about forts... anybody ever used mortar boats so far? Klink, Oberst I have against Island #10. I had 3 IC, 3 GB, and 10 mortar boats. I set them to Bombard. None of the mortar boats survived. I may <insert Probably here> have done something wrong, but I was less than impressed with my first...

Again, mousing over all 3 zones shows I have enough to have that zone blockaded. And as I noted above, the port guns vanish. Not on every fort I capture, but most of them. And, at least to me, there is no way to move guns made in New York to this location. I tried with Farragut's fleet, seen in this...

I know. Mouse-Over all 3 water zones estuary(1 blockade group, 3 steam frigates, 3 sail frigates) , port (1 blockade group, 1 Monitor), and upstream (2 steam frigates, 2 Scouting Squadrons) each show I have enough to blockade that particular zone. I own the land zones to either side. I own the forts...

Ok, let's see if I did this right. I sent the ships back to cover the port. I don't know what else one can do to blockade this port. I can't show the generals going wild, I have to know ahead of time. None of the captured forts have their coastal artillery. Even if I am doing something wrong, it's v...

To block Mobile, you have to take out its forts. I have both of the forts. I have fleets both sitting on the causeway, and just off the docks. I have the town across the bay. I have a party of sailors all around it. I even put a blockade group upstream. Mobile will not lock under any condition I ca...

veji1 wrote:do you have guns in those forts ? I believe you need arty.

See my point #5 above. I then followed advice posted here & ripped the guns out of 2 ships. I may be doing something wrong, but at least you can see why I got frustrated enough to whine.

Ok. I'll do that whan I can. Just trying to focus on one thing at a time, then. I am trying to blockade Mobile. I have the 2 forts protecting the bay. I have a squadron both outside the forts, and another sitting off the docks. I still have Ft. Pickens with a flotilla off of it, and just to experime...

I created all the available transports in '61. I burned a few transports making Depots in '62. I never had the option of replacing them through the middle of 1 game, and to the end of the second game. The move to Cairo was an example. While it does not happen all the time, it happens 2-4 times a gam...

1) Why am I limited in building naval transports in the game? I guess I can see capping it even though it severely hurts the Union side. But if I burn 2 in making a Depot at a fort I capture, they are gone forever. 2) Why do troops/generals move to locations other than my set destination. Example, I...

Currently I am thinking this part of the game is broken. Badly. We are having a discussion of this on the Matrix boards matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3446255 (no URL as I am under 5 posts) In short even though you have the ships to blockade the port region, you cannot get a port blockaded. You nee...