New Orleans forts

[doktor]

It's March of '62 and the city of New Orleans has fallen to the Union. The two forts
downstream from the Crescent City still fly the rebel flag. Historically, the forts were
abandoned as they could not be supplied. In game, is it necessary to assault the
forts, and, if so, how tough are they?

Dave
San Diego, CA
Home of the World's Busiest Radar Approach Control

[grimjaw]

If you hold New Orleans and you can take the cities along the river to the northwest, it's unnecessary to take the downstream forts. The fort to the immediate east-northeast of New Orleans (Fort Pike?) is more of a threat.

[Captain_Orso]

If you hold New Orleans and you can take the cities along the river to the northwest, it's unnecessary to take the downstream forts. The fort to the immediate east-northeast of New Orleans (Fort Pike?) is more of a threat.

if you don't mind having the waterway into New Orleans blocked by the forts, because you're just not into that seafaring stuff....

It's March of '62 and the city of New Orleans has fallen to the Union. The two forts
downstream from the Crescent City still fly the rebel flag. Historically, the forts were
abandoned as they could not be supplied. In game, is it necessary to assault the
forts, and, if so, how tough are they?

Dave
San Diego, CA
Home of the World's Busiest Radar Approach Control

Hi Dok and welcome to the forums,

The forts will never simply surrender. It would take many months for the forts to be starved out--all the garrisoning troops die of starvation.

The forts are no stronger nor weaker than any of the pre-war forts. To assault the forts you need about a division, best supplemented with a siege artillery or mortar boats--I#m not sure if you can build them in NO--to cause a breach. Once you've gotten a breach, assault the fort and reap the glory

If you have a lot of artillery to spare, you could siege the fort into submission, by assuring that no supplies can get to the fort and just parking lots of artillery in the region. This will take a bit longer, but if you have enough artillery and the fort runs out of supplies, it will fall quickly.