Looks like some southerners cut my railroad tracks to pieces. It looked like every region from the greens to Chicago were gone. Even worse, in KS on down, something had managed to pillage dang near everything.
Since I just started a new game, this time as the south, I was wondering if there was a chance I could sneak someone up near New York, to cause some havoc there, and if so, would it be worth it?
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An early deep raid along the coast using the 2nd Georgia Cav and the Huntress Squadron is fairly common. In most cases it is a suicide run (for the cav at least).
In early versions of the game, it was easier to get away with these deep raids, because small units suffered considerably less cohesion loss and attrition travelling through enemy territory than they do in current versions.
Possible targets include:
upstate NY - sailing up the Hudson River, you can land in Peekskill, Kingston, Albany, or Troy. Albany is the prize if you can get there fast enough, Troy is the consolation. The raid continues west through the Erie Canal cities. Exit strategies are the Ithaca - eastern PA route, and the Ellicotville - western PA route. The former is often coordinated with an attack into MD, the latter with an attack at Grafton. This raid has the advantage of drawing pursuit North, away from the front. If pursuit is minimal, you can rest in some out of the way place, then circle around and do it all again.
Brooklyn - can be converted into a Hudson raid via CT, or an attempted escape through Morristown, NJ. Neither is a great option, due to the NY batteries, which become available/active just when you need to pass them.
Atlantic City to Philadelphia - My current favorite. Has the advantage of temporarily knocking out a major depot and rail nexus on the eastern reinforcement route. The brig is more likely to survive unhurt, and closer to its next objective (whatever that is). Has the disadvantage of putting the cav right in front of some very angry reinforcements. Try to escape through Lancaster/Harpers Ferry or the Del-Mar-Va peninsula. If you're feeling really daring, run north to Morristown or Carbondale instead, headed for upstate NY. Will I potentially trade a cav for loss of WS production, cost of two transports to rebuild the depot, and cost of repairing the RR? Did I forget to mention burning up loads of supplies, hurting some militia, delaying forces moving to the front, and some loyalty/NM adjustments? You betcha.
Wilmington, DE - Not as big a prize as Philly, but more survivable.
Dover, DE - same as the last entry, only more so. It's not on the route, but almost. Either of the DE options is often coordinated with an amphibious assault to take the eastern shore cities.
Baltimore/Annapolis - too close to the big army to consider seriously.
When trying these, you walk a fine line between stopping to rest or destroy stuff, and staying ahead of any pursuit. You need to know exactly where and when militia and other garrisons appear before trying any of this.
Another advantage to these raids in PBEM is the opponent's tendency to keep more reinforcements in the north afterwards.
In early versions of the game, it was easier to get away with these deep raids, because small units suffered considerably less cohesion loss and attrition travelling through enemy territory than they do in current versions.
Possible targets include:
upstate NY - sailing up the Hudson River, you can land in Peekskill, Kingston, Albany, or Troy. Albany is the prize if you can get there fast enough, Troy is the consolation. The raid continues west through the Erie Canal cities. Exit strategies are the Ithaca - eastern PA route, and the Ellicotville - western PA route. The former is often coordinated with an attack into MD, the latter with an attack at Grafton. This raid has the advantage of drawing pursuit North, away from the front. If pursuit is minimal, you can rest in some out of the way place, then circle around and do it all again.
Brooklyn - can be converted into a Hudson raid via CT, or an attempted escape through Morristown, NJ. Neither is a great option, due to the NY batteries, which become available/active just when you need to pass them.
Atlantic City to Philadelphia - My current favorite. Has the advantage of temporarily knocking out a major depot and rail nexus on the eastern reinforcement route. The brig is more likely to survive unhurt, and closer to its next objective (whatever that is). Has the disadvantage of putting the cav right in front of some very angry reinforcements. Try to escape through Lancaster/Harpers Ferry or the Del-Mar-Va peninsula. If you're feeling really daring, run north to Morristown or Carbondale instead, headed for upstate NY. Will I potentially trade a cav for loss of WS production, cost of two transports to rebuild the depot, and cost of repairing the RR? Did I forget to mention burning up loads of supplies, hurting some militia, delaying forces moving to the front, and some loyalty/NM adjustments? You betcha.
Wilmington, DE - Not as big a prize as Philly, but more survivable.
Dover, DE - same as the last entry, only more so. It's not on the route, but almost. Either of the DE options is often coordinated with an amphibious assault to take the eastern shore cities.
Baltimore/Annapolis - too close to the big army to consider seriously.
When trying these, you walk a fine line between stopping to rest or destroy stuff, and staying ahead of any pursuit. You need to know exactly where and when militia and other garrisons appear before trying any of this.
Another advantage to these raids in PBEM is the opponent's tendency to keep more reinforcements in the north afterwards.
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