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Voting closed: August 15, 2019, 01:31:48 pm

[CABL]

How about leave a small garrison at the castle and find a larger city to raid?

Need more food and we still have room for a lot more prisoners.

We can always retreat back to the castle and then the ships if a large force appears, and even a small amount of troops should be able to hold the castle for a while.

You can do that, but do tell the exact number of X troop type you want to leave at the castle.

[King Zultan]

Lets leave 50 archers, 75 heavy axemen, and 50 atgeir wielders, at the castle then go raid a large town near by.

[Naturegirl1999]

Lets leave 50 archers, 75 heavy axemen, and 50 atgeir wielders, at the castle then go raid a large town near by.

+1

[VoidSlayer]

Lets leave 50 archers, 75 heavy axemen, and 50 atgeir wielders, at the castle then go raid a large town near by.

+1

+1 Might as well fill up the ships with slaves before moving on.

[CABL]

((The reason for turn delay: Had a grocery trip yesterday, and by the time I've washed and cleaned the groceries, it was past the midnight.))

"Stationing off a small garrison, the Northmen move on, scouting for a large town. (6) The scouts report about a rich Sardinian town, but the civilians on the outskirts have noticed the scouts, and so the town guard's alarmed. (3 vs 2) The scouts retreat, and the Norse march towards the town, blocking the Sardinian arrows raining upon them. Tod notices that the gates are not closed yet, despite the premature alarm..."

50 archers, 75 heavy axemen, and 50 atgeir wielders have been stationed at the captured castle. You have only 2 turns to get in before the town gates are closed, and when they close, you'll have to use ladders or other siege engines to get into the town.

Spoiler: Current assets (click to show/hide)

Amount of ships: 16 (Every ship can take 80 people aboard, not counting the prisoners.)
Amount of food: 164 (Each 80 men consume 13.2375 units of food per day/turn. In the current case, you have 899 troops, meaning that they should consume 12 units of food. However, I'll round the numbers down in the case of food consumption, with no exceptions to the rules.)
Unit types: 135 atgeir wielders, 265 heavy axemen, 41 housecarls, 38 elite infantry, 217 axe throwers/skirmishers, and 118 archers.
Ducats/Money: 2714.90 (Atgeir wielders/Pikemen-type troops cost 0.5 each, Heavy infantry cost - 0.3, Housecarls/Bodyguards/Elite Infantry - 1.3, Light Infantry/Skirmishers cost - 0.2, and Archers cost 0.15 each. In total, you currently have to pay 294.50 weekly.)
85 Prisoners (Each ship can take 25 prisoners on board. Prisoners can be either ransomed or donated to a local Norse temple for troops, officers, unique items, and even ships.)
Unique crew members: Cook (Adequate), -2 naval food consumption; Translator (Italian), allows interrogation of low-rank prisoners that speak Italian.

[Naturegirl1999]

charge the gates

[King Zultan]

charge the gates

+1

[Kakaluncha]

charge the gates

+1

+1 but let the archers cover our frontal attack.

[CABL]

"(2 vs 3)(4 vs 5)(1-1 due to the enemy's high position vs 3) The melee forces of Vikings raise their shields against the arrow rain, and yet some of them raise their shields too slowly and die. Charging through the gate gets blocked by Sardinian heavy infantry, wearing chainmails and wielding long swords and shields. The Sardinians stand defiant and proud in the melee carnage, and despite some losses, they stay unbroken and inflict some casualties to the Norsemen. Norse archers were trying to hit the Sardinian archers standing atop the town's walls, but all their arrows get broken against the stone walls of the town."

"You can hear some yelling and commanding to 'close the gates immediately'..."

-7 heavy axemen, -3 atgeir wielders, -9 axe throwers. One turn and the gate is closed.

Spoiler: Current assets (click to show/hide)

Amount of ships: 16 (Every ship can take 80 people aboard, not counting the prisoners.)
Amount of food: 164 (Each 80 men consume 13.2375 units of food per day/turn. In the current case, you have 899 troops, meaning that they should consume 12 units of food. However, I'll round the numbers down in the case of food consumption, with no exceptions to the rules.)
Unit types: 132 atgeir wielders, 258 heavy axemen, 41 housecarls, 38 elite infantry, 208 axe throwers/skirmishers, and 118 archers.
Ducats/Money: 2714.90 (Atgeir wielders/Pikemen-type troops cost 0.5 each, Heavy infantry cost - 0.3, Housecarls/Bodyguards/Elite Infantry - 1.3, Light Infantry/Skirmishers cost - 0.2, and Archers cost 0.15 each. In total, you currently have to pay 289.10 weekly.)
85 Prisoners (Each ship can take 25 prisoners on board. Prisoners can be either ransomed or donated to a local Norse temple for troops, officers, unique items, and even ships.)
Unique crew members: Cook (Adequate), -2 naval food consumption; Translator (Italian), allows interrogation of low-rank prisoners that speak Italian.

[King Zultan]

Keep pushing for the gate, while the archers keep trying to kill the guys on the walls.

[Naturegirl1999]

Keep pushing for the gate, while the archers keep trying to kill the guys on the walls.

+1

[CABL]

((OOC note: Pardon me, folks; before yesterday, the forums were broken, and yesterday I went grocery shopping with my mom, until the late evening.))

"(3 vs 5)(4 vs 1)(2-1 for high walls vs 4) The Sardinian archers decide to not shoot to avoid friendly fire, allowing the Vikings to overwhelm and push back the Sardinians in melee, entering the city before the gate closes behind the Norsemen. The Norse archers fare better this time, but still don't come even close to hitting any of the targets. Instead, their hail of arrows flies over the Sardinian walls."

Okay, you did it! Now to find the lever to get the archers into the town...

Spoiler: Current assets (click to show/hide)

Amount of ships: 16 (Every ship can take 80 people aboard, not counting the prisoners.)
Amount of food: 164 (Each 80 men consume 13.2375 units of food per day/turn. In the current case, you have 899 troops, meaning that they should consume 12 units of food. However, I'll round the numbers down in the case of food consumption, with no exceptions to the rules.)
Unit types: 132 atgeir wielders, 258 heavy axemen, 41 housecarls, 38 elite infantry, 208 axe throwers/skirmishers, and 118 archers.
Ducats/Money: 2714.90 (Atgeir wielders/Pikemen-type troops cost 0.5 each, Heavy infantry cost - 0.3, Housecarls/Bodyguards/Elite Infantry - 1.3, Light Infantry/Skirmishers cost - 0.2, and Archers cost 0.15 each. In total, you currently have to pay 289.10 weekly.)
85 Prisoners (Each ship can take 25 prisoners on board. Prisoners can be either ransomed or donated to a local Norse temple for troops, officers, unique items, and even ships.)
Unique crew members: Cook (Adequate), -2 naval food consumption; Translator (Italian), allows interrogation of low-rank prisoners that speak Italian.

[King Zultan]

Lets charge the walls and take out the archers and get the door open for the rest of our guys.

[Naturegirl1999]

Lets charge the walls and take out the archers and get the door open for the rest of our guys.

+1

[CABL]

"(3 vs 5)(3 vs 4) Once inside, the Norsemen attempt to take out the Sardinian archers. Sardinians are trying their hardest to stop the Vikings from getting to the walls, and while the archer volley fails to kill any of them, the Sardinian swordsmen are currently blocking the Vikings from climbing the stairs leading to the walls rather effectively."

"Norse archers have decided to stop firing and hide in the outskirts, until the gates get opened from the inside."

-2 heavy axemen, -4 axe throwers, -1 atgeir wielder.

Spoiler: Current assets (click to show/hide)

Amount of ships: 16 (Every ship can take 80 people aboard, not counting the prisoners.)
Amount of food: 164 (Each 80 men consume 13.2375 units of food per day/turn. In the current case, you have 899 troops, meaning that they should consume 12 units of food. However, I'll round the numbers down in the case of food consumption, with no exceptions to the rules.)
Unit types: 132 atgeir wielders, 258 heavy axemen, 41 housecarls, 38 elite infantry, 208 axe throwers/skirmishers, and 118 archers.
Ducats/Money: 2714.90 (Atgeir wielders/Pikemen-type troops cost 0.5 each, Heavy infantry cost - 0.3, Housecarls/Bodyguards/Elite Infantry - 1.3, Light Infantry/Skirmishers cost - 0.2, and Archers cost 0.15 each. In total, you currently have to pay 287.20 weekly.)
85 Prisoners (Each ship can take 25 prisoners on board. Prisoners can be either ransomed or donated to a local Norse temple for troops, officers, unique items, and even ships.)
Unique crew members: Cook (Adequate), -2 naval food consumption; Translator (Italian), allows interrogation of low-rank prisoners that speak Italian.