Re: MEPBM War Machines

From: cx328@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (August Tischer)

Date: Mon, 07 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In a previous article, cerebus@swin.edu.au (Chris Whitfield) says:

>ALS@email_address wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone have any thoughts on how effective war machines actually are?  It appears that
>> their timber cost is quite high compared to their effectiveness against fortifications in the
>> early stages of the game.  To take out a fort requires 30 war machines, or 15,000 timber.
>> Also, they appear from the rules to be lost proportionally to army losses.  Any comments or
>> thoughts on the costs and benefits?
>
>I think in most cases the costs for war machines never really add up.
>Consider the costs involved and the money could be better spent on HI.
>
While the money might be better spent on HI, time and maintenance are
valid factors as well.  Once war machines are made they require no
maintenance.  Also, if you need some punch in a real hurry against a
well-fortified target, you can make an unlimited number of war machines
in just one turn (local timber and gold being the limiting factors).  In
the early game you usually don't see war machines.  The gold and timber
cost are too great, but if you can afford them, they are very
beneficial.  I'm in a game (1650) where the QA lost Vamag to the
Corsairs and Lugarlur to the Haradwaith on the same turn.  While both of
these nations could have overcome the castles at those locations just by
hiring more troops, their armies are much larger after the battle
because they implemented the use of war machines to drop fortifications
to forts.

August
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References

Re: MEPBM War Machines
Chris Whitfield <cerebus@swin.edu.au>
Mon, 30 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0000
MEPBM War Machines
ALS@email_address
Fri, 27 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: MEPBM War Machines
Chris Whitfield <cerebus@swin.edu.au>
Mon, 30 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0000
MEPBM War Machines
ALS@email_address
Fri, 27 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0000