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As CSA, how do you use Norfolk harbour ?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:16 pm
by boudi
Hello,
As CSA, how do you use Norfolk harbour ?
There is at Norfolk a naval engineer, given by the scenario. This engineer cannot be moved to an other town.
Because of this engineer, i supposed that Norfolk harbour was a good place in order to repair my blockade runners. I was largely disapointed when i noticed that all my boats was severly dammaged by the fort Monroe's guns each time they tried to enter in (and to exit from) Norfolk Harbour.
So, how do you use Norfolk Harbour ? If not, what's the interest of the free naval engineer ?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:14 pm
by Gray_Lensman
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:04 pm
by boudi
Ok, thank you Gray. Need to find another supply harbour for my atlantic blockade runners, now...
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:07 pm
by Coffee Sergeant
boudi wrote:Ok, thank you Gray. Need to find another supply harbour for my atlantic blockade runners, now...
I like to build a naval engineer and stick it in Wilmington.
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:36 pm
by Jim-NC
Just capture Fort Monroe. Then "poof"
no problems sailing into Norfolk. Norfolk is great to repair blockade runners (high harbor level).
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:35 pm
by cptcav
Jim-NC wrote:Just capture Fort Monroe. Then "poof"
no problems sailing into Norfolk. Norfolk is great to repair blockade runners (high harbor level).
As the Union, what is the optimal force to garrison Fort Monroe?
As the Confederacy, what is the best way to capture Fort Monroe?
Thank you,
CptCav
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:01 pm
by 77NY
cptcav wrote:As the Union, what is the optimal force to garrison Fort Monroe?
As the Confederacy, what is the best way to capture Fort Monroe?
Thank you,
CptCav
As the Union playing against AI, I just put an infantry brigade in there with two supply units and the garrison and it never falls.
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:08 pm
by soundoff
77NY wrote:As the Union playing against AI, I just put an infantry brigade in there with two supply units and the garrison and it never falls.
Hi 77NY,
You can safely omit the two supply units from the mix. Ft Monroe is a supply depot as well as a fort and harbour. It will always pull more than enough supplies to keep even a Corp sized force happy.
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:43 pm
by Jim-NC
As the CSA, it depends on your opponent. You must breach and storm the fort. Without sacrificing some blockade running ships, you can not starve them out. You need some art (for siege value) and enough inf to overrun the fort. Against the AI, I did it with around 2 brigades and 3-4 art in a stack. Besieged them until my general went active (I hate brown envelopes), then assulted the fort.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:15 am
by boudi
Taking fort Monroe ?
Unfortunatly, i play exclusively in PBEM. AI don't defend correctly Fort Monroe maybe, but human player do.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:32 am
by Gray_Lensman
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