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Gunboats are way out of control
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:36 pm
by PvtBenjamin
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Re: Gunboats are way out of control
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:48 am
by ElvisJJonesRambo
There's abstraction for sure. Defense values stink in swamps. The terrain matters.
Re: Gunboats are way out of control
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:21 pm
by LoneRunner
Infantry Tactics research appears to provide additional defense against naval attacks, which probably includes gunboats. Here's a quote from the manual:
Infantry Tactics – improves the Unit Morale of all infantry units except
Rangers and Engineers by +10% per level. Divisions, Mountain Divisions,
Corps and Marines also receive +0.5 Artillery Defense per level, and all infantry
units except Regiments also receive +0.5 Naval Defense per level.
Re: Gunboats are way out of control
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:48 pm
by PvtBenjamin
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Re: Gunboats are way out of control
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 8:36 am
by Pocus
The editor correctly show +0.5 against ironclad and wooden, in defense, at least.
Re: Gunboats are way out of control
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:56 am
by battlevonwar
Gunboats are awfully deadly if utilized early on, I had a guy use 10 of them in my first game into the James River early before my tech could contend with them. They just smash you...
Imagine for the investment of about 1000 MPPs you can kill 1 division per turn that's on a coastal hex, or half the strength of a Corp with a little luck.
Although it does kill deadlock on coastlines!
Re: Gunboats are way out of control
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:19 pm
by PvtBenjamin
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