Ye Olde Hegemony

[jasignhagj]

Tech, shouldn't the August updates be 5, 10, 15; seeing as there are 31 days in July?

[Wisp]

Tech, shouldn't the August updates be 5, 10, 15; seeing as there are 31 days in July?

If so, that's my bad, as I put the schedule in.

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Fleet engages in Spanish Ship Hunting, 3/4rds are deployed off the Spanish Coast and are instructed to fire on anything that moves.

[Retech]

Byzantine Invasion of Ireland

 

Forty Byzantine war cogs sailed from the fabled ports of Constanstinople to the magical island of Ireland, determined to conquer the kingdom and subjagate it to Byzantine rule. The weather is fair and the fleet encountered few casualties, until they arrived in Ireland. They engaged ten Irish war cogs, which looked to be in poor condition. The Byzantine fleet sailed around the Irish fleet and began peppering their crews with arrows, before throwing several flammable liquids in jars directly onto the enemy ships. Unfortunately, one of the Byzantine vessels accidentally caught fire, and it spread to two other cogs.

 

Casualties from Naval Battle:

10 Irish War-Cogs

5 Byzantine War-Cogs

 

The Byzantine forces landed and began marching for Dublin, the capital of Ireland. After a night of heavy drinking and the absence of King Poseidon, the drunk regent ordered his even more drunk generals to bring their forces to meet the Byzantine forces in the open field. BAD MISTAKE. (This is what happens when you get a bad RNG number and you have crappy generals)

 

They met in a grassy plain, perfect for the Byzantine heavy calvary. The Irish forces consisted of twenty thousand lightly armored Irish spearmen, the cheaper version of a regular spearmen. Further, they had five thousand sling-soldiers, two thousand knights, two thousand Scottish highlander mercanaries (These are like rogues, not from the actual Scotland), and two thousand knights.

 

The fight began with the advance of the four thousand Byzantine horse archers, who inflicted heavy casualties on the lightly armored Irish forces. In particular, the slingmen suffered heaviest, but the horse archers still met pretty stiff resistant from Irish rocks. The Irish forces charged immediately, as they would be destroyed by horse archers alone if they stayed in position. Eight thousand Cataphracts contributed with their bows, and the Irish force began disentigrating into a large horde rather than a fighting unit. Then the Cataphracts wielded their lances and charged. The Scottish mercenaries began to flee, but the remainder of the forces held firm. The Byzantine swordsmen pressed into the fray and demolished the Irish forces. The knights, who formed the core of the force, began fleeing as the rest of the army retreated. The rest of the country surrendered in a few days.

 

Casualties:

500 Cataphracts

800 Horse Archers

300 Swordsmen

 

17,000 Irish Spearmen

5,000 Sling Soldiers

1,300 Scottish Mercenaries

 

(Remaining Irish forces surrender at the battlefield or change out of their war garbs and hide among the local villages)

 

Byzantine Invasion of Sardinia

 

With the arrival of a huge power player in the region, the remnants of the former government disappear into the shadows. The rest of the country surrenders to the Byzantine forces.

 

 

(I am aware that I am missing a few reports, but I was cut short AGAIN, so I'll do them as soon as possible tomorrow)

[Icuownage]

Nice results for Doom O_O. Though Nex wil be piiiiiiiiiissssssssed XD.

[Retech]

Oh yes, Byzantine Empire gains seven million to IEG. Spain loses two million. (Is that the biggest jump for someone in the entire game so far?)

[Wisp]

15 Kill death ratio hell yeah.

[Icuownage]

No Dusty gained 10 million when he defeated the muslims. Nice gain though.

[Retech]

The funny thing was that the price of the units killed weren't that different though. Irish spearmen were basically peasants equipped with spears and some basic training. Only 150 each, and they were levied in droves.

 

Also, I am aware that Ireland was worth ten million as a player owned country, but Poseidon never really played and NPCs were always somewhat weaker, so I couldn't give ten million for a conquest like that.

 

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NPCs get bad generals most of the time. Exceptions are...England, Mongols, Japan, and Bruges-Antwerp. I have reasons for all of them.

 

 

England had some artificial selection, with the civil war, so the best noble rose to the top.

Mongols were at war constantly for a few decades.

Japan has a fine history of military tradition AND they repulsed the Mongols

Bruges-Antwerp is a meritocratic republic, meaning that the generals are chosen by merit, rather than hired out to nobles like usual. Also, they're sorta squished in Europe and have been involved in a few wars.

[Icuownage]

Brudges was easy O-o.....

 

England is gunna be fun.

[Wisp]

Still, it's a more glorious victory for my troops, raising morale!

[Nero]

Well this is going to be fun :evil:

[Nexaduro]

And Ireland will be mine. Do you really want to do this, Doom?

[Grim_]

[Nexaduro]

...

 

Is that an Icelandic chainsaw, or a Byzantine one? :twisted:

[Earth]

[probably byzantic. i have more faith in the person who actually did something instead of waiting so long he lsot the prize.

[Nero]

Spanish

[Wisp]

Oh, and my casualties are replaced with money left over from my budget.

[Retech]

Well Bruges was just a regular city state then. Now it's a republic. :thumbup:

 

 

England guarentees the independance of Bruges-Antwerp, sending some troops to help them.

[Icuownage]

When can we expect an update? And being a republic does that? Hmmm might have a huge revolution after this war.

[Retech]

It means that there are no nobles to help you or any knights either. :thumbup:

 

 

 

Also, it's usually a pain in the ass to go through the change. Your religion might have to be thrown out of the window, and some of your provinces might declare independance.

 

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Report is this evening or afternoon, depending on if I get the plans in. Also, there are some things that I missed from yesterday.

[Icuownage]

Not worth it then, but I don't like my knights anymore anywho XD.

[Retech]

Kievan Invasion of Norway

 

The Kievan forces were rather small for an invading army, but they were bolstered by huge numbers of nobles, who were eager to dominate the entire Scandanavian region. The area hadn't received snowfall in days, meaning that the snow was compacted enough for the Kievan horse crossbows to move freely.

 

The City of Oslo had seen better days. Under the rule of the Norwegian kings, it had thrived at the center of a raiding empire. When they converted to Christianity, it became a hub for North Sea trade. However, during the time of French rule, the republic of Bruges-Antwerp had arisen and taken trade from the west, while the Kievans routed their trade through their ports in Sweden, leaving Oslo to rot. The old merchantile families had left the city in droves to Kiev and Sweden, while their old stone houses fell from the weight of the winter snows. The newly poor citizens built their houses out of driftwood, pine logs, and various things to hold it together, like tar and rope.

 

The French forces had positioned themselves on the city walls and in the streets, preparing for an assualt by the Kievans. They had ballistas on the walls and had dug pitfalls in the ground. The Kievan forces began launching pitch and burning materials into the city. The wooden houses quickly caught fire and the tar used to stick them together only fueled the blaze. The acrid smoke soon filled the air and slowly rose, forcing the French to retreat outside their walls. They had to huddle tightly near the gate area, as they had dug pitfall areas outside.

 

The French calvary archers dismounted, as there was little point in riding around in such cramped conditions. Eight thousand Kievan horse crossbows rode into action and began firing at the French mob, though they were still far away from the pitfalls. The French fired back, the ensuing exchange driving the Kievan horse crossbows away. Of course, the French suffered extremely heavy casualties. The French general was struck in the throat as he was issuing orders and quickly died. His assistants quickly filled in his place, and pretended as if nothing had gone wrong. Eight thousand Kievan men at arms charged into the fray, as well as three thousand knights and five thousand spearmen. Pitfalls managed to slay a few hundred. The French forces began fleeing back into the city, except for one thousand blood knights. They fought to the last man, while the rest of the French army burned to their deaths within the city walls.

 

Casualties:

3000 Kievan Men at Arms

4300 Kievan Horse Crossbows

4000 Spearmen

1000 Knights

 

French

5000 Elite Archers

3000 Elite Pikemen

1000 Calvary Archers

1000 Blood Knights

3000 Crossbowmen

2000 Peasants

1000 Swordsmen

 

(Basically, entire army)

 

Norway falls to Kiev.

[a_bert]

Que Sera, Sera.

[Retech]

Que Sera, Sera.

 

?

 

I'm finishing the other battle when I get back.