Turkey Rocks!

[ptan54]

A good way to generate publicity for COGEE would be to do video AARs of battles and upload them to youtube. The Empire Total War ones get a lot of hits (yes they look good) but COGEE battles should excite any self respecting wargamer.

[Hard Sarge]

that would be a ruff vidio, it is the bells and whistles that go over, and MMO's and Flight Sims and what not work well with it, a game that is really being played in your head, is going to be HARD to come across well in a vid

[Hard Sarge]

Sweden falls, they just gave up, no fighting, then the Ossites fall, and then the Prussians, winter is setting in, so the world is at peace for a bit, resting up my Armies for the final battles when spring comes around

[06 Maestro]

That is very impressive HARD Sarge.
My current game with Turkey which started off so wonderfully is now so screwed up I doubt anyone could recover Turkeys position of stature. I had to surrender to Austria with some rather horrendous conditions; loss of Cypress, loss of Bosnia, payment of 33% of income for a year and payment of another 1900 with 10% interest within a year.
The only bright spot in my situation is that Russia is in bad shape-I cut off and destroyed their main army one province north of Constantinople. I still control at least 6 Russian provinces. I could make a push on Russia-they have money, but no glory to be had. Turkey finances and production is stabilized, but because of the tribute to Austria its impossible to save a dime.
Its 1805 and was planing on making it to 1815, but am contemplating throwing in the towel on this one. However- I really don't like running in fear from the AI and operating at such a disadvantage could be very educational. The pain of defeat has benefits-educational anyway.

BTW, I'm wondering what could occur if (when, actually) the treaty period is over and Turkey has not paid the treaty dictated amount to Austria?

[Hard Sarge]

BTW, I'm wondering what could occur if (when, actually) the treaty period is over and Turkey has not paid the treaty dictated amount to Austria?

it should be a major hit to your Glory numbers

plus, it may be another war with the Evil Ossties

Russia can be a HARD nut to crack, with out alot of money to buy supplies, the supply line is going to be nasty, maybe you will get lucky and Moscow will get bored and give up

my game was half way done when the patch came out for testing, so the 2nd half, Turkey is a little bit easier to run, but all in all, it has been a interesting game, even more so, since I am used to being France and doing what I want, when I want all the time

[Hard Sarge]

well bite my butt

finish off every body but Spain and Russia, move most of my troops to the east, to lay waste to the Horde, then France DOW on me again

silly rabbits

pretty soon, I am going to get mean and nasty

nice guys don't get away with much

[Hard Sarge]

of course, I wouldn't be who I am, if I had left my backside open to the French, I had over 200,000 men resting, in Garrison, along the French Borders

I am to cause pain

[Hard Sarge]

I send the smaller of my forces into Paris, going to be a simi close battle, 60+ to the French 80+, but France is going to be broken, and worn down, these are not your Daddie's Frenchmen

[Hard Sarge]

these two could really be flipped, but...

going to be a battle of skill and control

(of course, I can talk smack, I got 160,000 troops waiting for the call, if I get out skilled)

[Hard Sarge]

I take out some Garrisons on the march in, Maul one of the swiss Guards, but they rally and come back, I maul them again, and again, they rally, I slaughter them before they get a chance to rally for the 4th time, but they held up my advance, I put some pain on other troops, but not enough to break anyone, but I am close to my battle zone, the kill zone is going to be nasty

[Hard Sarge]

I am shooting them apart, they break, and then rally and come back for more, I am taking some hurt, but nothing like the French

Two French Generals are shot out of the saddle, and still the Frenchmen hold there lines

[Hard Sarge]

again and again, they stand to the vollies being fired into there ranks, most die standing at there colors

I was wrong, these are better men then the Frenchmen of old, too bad there will never be many old Frenchmen to remember this day of glory

and still they refuse to break

[Hard Sarge]

at last, they start to melt away, the order is given to give the chase, but the troopers do not have the heart, too much blood has been shed today, let them leave

[Hard Sarge]

Oct 1812, make the drive on to Moscow, try to shatter the Russians before the winter comes, next month the retreat begins

[morganbj]

Looks like you've been feasting on enemy artillery.  I seldom ever have to build any of my own, except early in the game if I'm desparate.

[Hard Sarge]

normally, when I take a Gun, I rename it, from who I took it from, so I get a idea

but yea, I take every gun I see, if I can

(the pain you save, may be your own !)

[Hard Sarge]

as I said, I was rushing to hit Moscow before the snows fell

but the French came back, another bloody battle for Paris, but they didn't have any staying power left, they lost that on the field of battle last month

the Grands are down to about 30,000 men

then the battle for Moscow

OhOh

[Hard Sarge]

so, they got numbers, and they got the home field Advantage, I got nasty and mean Turkoman Inf and vast amounts of Arty to back up my boys

what, which army showed up ? what is the Sultan doing here with his Palace Guard

no no, we want the Inf, not the Cav

oh my

[Hard Sarge]

3 Inf and 2 Guns and 14 Cav, heads are going to roll, I tell you, heads are going to roll !

what, the Sultan set this army up himself ?

well, he knows what he is doing

tell the prince, I need him to take a message back home, yes, right now, I know a battle is about to start, but this is importent, yes, more importent then some silly battle

(trust me, you will thank me later)

a few hours later

they got how many guns ? 2 heavy and 2 normal

what is wrong with our Cav, these Russians kept brushing them aside as if they were not there, Heavies and Lancers, I don't care, we got some of the fineist Turkomen light Cav in the area, yes, yes, I know there are not many Turkomen from around Moscow, get out of my tent

will someone tell the Sultan to stop screaming when him rides around in a circle, it is scaring the horses, yes, you can be polite about it

[Hard Sarge]

Jagers and Guards, Heavies and Lancers, Heavy Guns, we are getting slaughtered out here

yes, protect the guns, I don't care how many losses you are taking, protect the guns, one those fall, we are finished

how many charges is that ? 8 ? 9 ? and not one gun has been overran

Sir, the Poles, they just overran one of the Guns, the side of there line has broken, one of there Heavies has turn to take the Poles in the flank, our Inf has managed to pour some heavy vollies into them, they are breaking

yes, the gun to the North, the enemy is piling up in front of them, if not for the small river, they would of been overran hours ago, and the Southern gun has become uncovered and is slaughtering the russian Squares, if they can break them, our Cav will be able to explot there flank

the tide is turning, but they are still not breaking