Historical battles and how they would be represented in EIA...

[tabpub]

First off, I have only played this game 2-3 times and that was years ago (difficult to find the players/time/space) If I make any incorrect statements, etc, please bear with me.

I was always amused by the matrix for the CRT. Everyone picks their chit and then cross indexs the resultant columns, which lends itself toward the "analysis"; "Ack, this doesn't look good for our side today!", much like the debate going on in the Commit the Guard thread. I was thinking of what would have happened in history if EIA combat was like real life. It might go something like this.................

The Lines of the Torres Verdes...Marmont I believe was commanding..or was it Massena? Anyhow...

Aide - "General, it is wise to stay here to besiege the British/Portuguese with no depot near?"
General M - "Yes, this is a forage 3 space. I am willing to take the risk."

Later on, walking down the road to Madrid...
Aide - "You know, I have never seen ANYONE roll so MANY sixes in my life...."
Gen. M - "Shaddup."

Or, there is Borodino, of course.....

Napoleon - "No! I shall not commit the Guard! They are my last reserve! We are 1000 miles inside Russia!"

Berthier - "But Sire! Our analysis of the combat so far indicates that a Level 2 commitment of the Imperial Guard will GUARANTEE that the Russians will break! And with our current Cavalry superiority, we should achieve TOTAL victory! Worth at least 12 PP!"

Napoleon - "Oh? Really? Well, when you put it that way....COMMIT THE GUARD!!"

Last one ----- take any of times that Napoleon divided his forces to fight the enemy, usually Davout, as I recall...

Austerlitz 1805

Berthier - "Sire, isn't it a bit dangerous, what you intend to do here?"

Napoleon - "For a normal commander, it might be; but, with my strategic rating and the stupid chit pull by Charles, we have them now! I am a '5' leader! Davout and his troops will automatically arrive in round 2 and we will crush them on the 5-1 chart! I am brilliant!

Please, feel free to come up with some others....

[Pippin]

LMAO!

[ktotwf]

Funny! Especially the Austerlitz one.

[1LTRambo]

That is just too funny!!!![:D][:D][:D] Now, could you imagine using that type of battle logic in the current war in Iraq?[;)]

[Forward_March]

Very Funny!

BTW, it was Massena in command at Torres Verdes. Poor buggar had to deal with a recalcitrant Ney, and an unco-operative Reynier...but he always had a mistress handy:)

Marmont was to receive his shellacking from Old Nosey, later.