Landings that always work for me.

[put413]

Each turn I mass new brigades in Philadelphia, then I shuttle Farragut between Philly and Norfolk, VA. Be sure to put a general in there. The first turn you may take some damage, but you won't get wiped out. Then, form your first division there. Repeat each turn, massing troops in Philadelphia, then shuttle them to Norfolk, form a division, etc. You then hit Richmond from the North (with your early divisions or Corps formed naturally in the game near Wash,DC) and Norfolk divisions from the East. As the game progresses, your troops grow like a cancer that begins to erode the south from Norfolk to the west and south. Followup with supply lines, forming a nice clear path of supply that'll stretch from Norfolk to wherever you want down the south and west, taking one strategic city after another. Works for me every time. I love it.

Put413

[cobraII]

try doing that if the confederacy achieves foreign recognition those transport ships are going to get blown to hell with a combined french british navy

[put413]

Admiral Faraguts 3 transport ships are protected by a fleet of warships. The trip is also a short one, plus foreign intervention has never entered into one of my games.......Its enabled, but they don't even get close to entering.

[Brochgale]

I just underestimated my nephew who I am playing hot seat style. He landed a huge Army under Grant in North Carolina - still trying to figure how he did it - he kicked my ass almost- he struck for Raleigh then SC and then onto Atlanta. I give him some pluses for originality and myself a kick for understimating him. Did not catch up with him till his army hit Montgomery where I laid a trap for him. However he has totally smashed CSA morale
He utterly destoyed divisions I had been building in Raleigh, Augusta, Atlanta and Charleston plus another 9 brigades. leure: leure: leure:

[Gray_Lensman]

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[Injun]

I just underestimated my nephew who I am playing hot seat style. He landed a huge Army under Grant in North Carolina - still trying to figure how he did it - he kicked my ass almost- he struck for Raleigh then SC and then onto Atlanta. I give him some pluses for originality and myself a kick for understimating him. Did not catch up with him till his army hit Montgomery where I laid a trap for him. However he has totally smashed CSA morale
He utterly destoyed divisions I had been building in Raleigh, Augusta, Atlanta and Charleston plus another 9 brigades. leure: leure: leure:

Brochgale, Find out how he did it! Make a great post for us Yankees!

[Brochgale]

Brochgale, Find out how he did it! Make a great post for us Yankees!

The little so and so will not tell me. He has become altogether too big for his boots - he is enjoying thrashing me for a change. He is though very willing to sacrifice one Army with 5 large Corps under Grant - he had another (Army)one sitting in the wings and I had nothing in reserve.

I am trying to figure out how big a navy/transpot network he would have needed to move what I estimate to be 150,000 men minimum from East coast? to Carolinas. He could not take risk of moving it from Maryland as I had a force of 6 ironclads and 6 steam frigates to keep his navy clear of Norfolk and Richmond so he had to take a wider longer route to effect such an invasion.

Mathematics is his strong point and not mine? Near as I can figure and see is that he landed them all in 2 turns at most - it was the speed and size of it that caught me sleeping.

[bobkatfan]

I found playing in the csa, invading the delaware peninsula is a good move, I set up a depot in one of the small towns, then supplement that when I capture dover, thus forcing the ai to attack me in dover, and keeping enough militia and guns in the towns to discourage a landing on the peninsula.

[Brochgale]

Brochgale, Find out how he did it! Make a great post for us Yankees!

I analysed this by studying game in play back - Approximately 170,000 men landed in 5 total turns, he landed most of his cavalry in first turn and ravaged my Rail network so I could not respond quickly to new threat. The cavalry commands were all 4 brigades minimum stacked in size and not single units! Then he took Wilmington first and Charleston the next turn - I was stupid enough to leave them poorly defended. I had only militia in Wilmington!
He took out some of my coastal forts with marines! I cant descirbe the full complexity of the attack but I wonder how long he spent planning it in his mind - my fault as he read my strategy totally?

[Doomwalker]

try doing that if the confederacy achieves foreign recognition those transport ships are going to get blown to hell with a combined french british navy

Ah yes, I do love the foreign intervention when it fires. Nothing is better than sailing over the SOL's and making the Union fleet go hide in port for the remainder of the war.

[Doomwalker]

I analysed this by studying game in play back - Approximately 170,000 men landed in 5 total turns, he landed most of his cavalry in first turn and ravaged my Rail network so I could not respond quickly to new threat. The cavalry commands were all 4 brigades minimum stacked in size and not single units! Then he took Wilmington first and Charleston the next turn - I was stupid enough to leave them poorly defended. I had only militia in Wilmington!
He took out some of my coastal forts with marines! I cant descirbe the full complexity of the attack but I wonder how long he spent planning it in his mind - my fault as he read my strategy totally?

This is very interesting. I have done some small landings before, but never anything on that scale. Well, looks like I got a new strategy to test and see if I can emplement.

[Injun]

I analysed this by studying game in play back - Approximately 170,000 men landed in 5 total turns, he landed most of his cavalry in first turn and ravaged my Rail network so I could not respond quickly to new threat. The cavalry commands were all 4 brigades minimum stacked in size and not single units! Then he took Wilmington first and Charleston the next turn - I was stupid enough to leave them poorly defended. I had only militia in Wilmington!
He took out some of my coastal forts with marines! I cant descirbe the full complexity of the attack but I wonder how long he spent planning it in his mind - my fault as he read my strategy totally?

What I would like to know in what turn this invasion took place. Give us some understanding how long he massed his strenth before stiking. Also what kind of strength did he have arround Washington and Harper's Ferry at the time of the strike.

[Daxil]

My current PBEM opponent did something similar. If they have the forts on the NC coast it's pretty easy to mass an army there undetected. You have to really be paying attention to the tooltips. But Imean, theoretically it should be a good thing if they invade that far South - you'd have them divided. If they're strong enough that they can hold Washington against the entire NVA and still conquer NC, SC etc you were beaten well before the invasion took place.

[Doomwalker]

If they're strong enough that they can hold Washington against the entire NVA and still conquer NC, SC etc you were beaten well before the invasion took place.

I totally agree with you on that point.