Alright, so I've been playing around in one of my personal forts, building a giant military, etc. And brother, when it comes to the military, size matters.
I'll write this one journal style, as Vlad won't be talking to Cornelius yet; Cornelius is doing whatever it is he's doing.
Journal of Capt. Vlad
Good news! Ve at Demongate have survived new year! Vhich means it is about time Vlad takes stock of thingks, so ve can continue beingk alive next year, yes?
First, though it pains me to say it, the Vultures need to break up. Not that ve can't keep havingk the camaraderie, but the Vultures should no longer train as a unit. I have been thinkingk about this for a vhile, and ve vould train much better if the military vere divided into squads based on weapon type for training purposes. Ve'll still fight as a unit, of course, as the best strategy me and Brenzen can think up is 'gather all units and charge, under cover of marksdwarves', but each unit must be capable of being deployed on its own. I'll have to choose some good officers from among the Vultures.
Vith more officers, there's really no reason not to draft dwarves vho weren't doingk much of anything outside the military. Provided ve can equip them, that is.
Ve'll need metal for creatingk new veapons and armor. I vill talk to Thane about this. Might do her good to get back to the forges for a little vhile, yes? If possible, I'd like to see our entire arsenal reforged. Most of it vas made back vhen our smiths vere less experienced. This is heavy logistic undertakingk, but vill pay off large dividends, yes?
Of course, all of this hinges on one thingk; Brenzen's approval. He is still theoretically top of the chain of command, although in practice each captain has been doingk their own thing. This needs to be clarified. I am not goingk to split up the Vultures just to turn them over to Brenzen's command. Oh, he's competent, but vho knows what nonsense he's puttingk into the heads of those poor dwarves in his squad.
If it vere up to me, our military vould be headed by local government, not the Knights. This is because locals cannot run, vhereas the knights have no reason to care about our vell-beingk so long as nothingk gets past us.
This vill probably be big stink. I feel stupid for gettingk myself into it already. I don't know vhy I am feelingk so strongly about this. Must be Thane's influence.
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