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Quick question. Can you use transport elements to build a fort or must you use wagon elements?

I think only wagons, as putting the artillery on a transport would simply unload the guns at start of hosting, thus removing any fort building capability.

Edit: So much for thinking! I should know enough by now to defer such arcane knowledge to the community!

You can use transports. A recommended strategy is to use four 6 pounders and transports to build river forts because the transports are cheaper than wagons. When you combine the transports and the 4 artillery together, the build a fort icon will highlight and you click on it immediately.

stormbringer3 wrote:You can use transports. A recommended strategy is to use four 6 pounders and transports to build river forts because the transports are cheaper than wagons. When you combine the transports and the 4 artillery together, the build a fort icon will highlight and you click on it immediately.

That's great! Thanks!

I agree with Stormbringer3 on this one, at the risk of bringing a storm from LL in response!

Likewise, you can also use a riverine transport unit (4 elements) to build a depot, obviously in counties with harbor.

Longshanks wrote:I agree with Stormbringer3 on this one, at the risk of bringing a storm from LL in response!

No need to duck and run...

LL [my evil, misinformed twin] just needs to play the games more, rather than get buried in the DB!!!!

stormbringer3 wrote:You can use transports. A recommended strategy is to use four 6 pounders and transports to build river forts because the transports are cheaper than wagons. When you combine the transports and the 4 artillery together, the build a fort icon will highlight and you click on it immediately.

Who knew? That's really good to know.

And did you know that putting three balloon units with the most senior Army command in a theatre will remove the fog of war there for two turns?

(Not true but one does wonder what other truffles are out there to be unearthed)