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[Jetman123]

Yes yes, channels are all fine and dandy, but what about a defensive fortification that provides cover from missile fire? It wouldn't be too much use presently, but once the army arc is finished it could be quite the interesting battlefield fortification.

I think it would basically work as a sort of half channel. It wouldn't dig out the tile below, but it would partially excavate the floor. For particularily deep trenches of course channels would be used, but most channels wouldn't be deep enough to dig into hypothetical rooms below.

To get into a channel requires more effort than moving across regular ground, so speed is reduced while getting into or out of one. However, it would not require a ramp or a ladder to get in/out. It would provide a greater amount of cover from missile fire and also hinder attackers, as well as help to stop brushfires without impeding the movement of units too much.

Dwarf Assault mentions trench warfare to a large degree, as a note, and I think that kind of warfare would be very interesting to see in-game.

Thoughts?

[sweitx]

Fortifications?
Or if you want it to act like trench you can climb out one, fortifications with ramps.

Trenches are more of a modern thing its designed for soldiers to be safe gun fires.  In the past, bow and arrow travels in a parabolic path enough that its generally better to just build a wall.

[Jetman123]

Depends on the angle. You could easily have wooden slats on the top that would block missile fire from above, and the trench walls would stop any fire coming in at an angle.

[TheDeadlyShoe]

I don't really think this works as part of the Dwarf Fortress itself, but I can see siegers building temporary fortifications.

[Lazureus]

I don't really think this works as part of the Dwarf Fortress itself, but I can see siegers building temporary fortifications.

I like the sound of that, The siegers making camps, maybe rolling in a catapult.

[chaoticag]

Fortifications?
Or if you want it to act like trench you can climb out one, fortifications with ramps.

Trenches are more of a modern thing its designed for soldiers to be safe gun fires.  In the past, bow and arrow travels in a parabolic path enough that its generally better to just build a wall.

True but trenches were used occasionally in medivel times. Just ask any muslem. However these trenches were used to slow down the invading swordsmen, and had to be deep.

All in all, the chances that one has time enough to prepare such a trench are pretty slim, and these ancient trenches were as deep as designating a channel in DF.