[WEF 3.0] OOC

[Pericles of Athens]

Will the French go about their own business in fighting the war or will we need to micromanage them with requests?

[Barry Goldwater]

They're like Vermont except much bigger & tougher - you can submit orders to them, but they may well refuse if they don't feel your orders are a good idea.

[Kip]

Doom fleet, you say?

[Pericles of Athens]

@Barry Any chance the French wouldn't mind being (literally) shipped to the front line? I ask because over land travel would be an extra RL week of marching, and it seems like the war is gonna be decided in the south against Howe.

@Kip What state is the Navy in, could we even ship them south? I'm not even up to date on your whereabouts so the navy could be on another crazy escapade for all I know.

[Kip]

The fleet (minus Weaver's squadron off of Antigua and MacAuliffe's squadron near the Home Islands) is currently in Boston, so the logistics are there. The merits are up for debate

[Pericles of Athens]

Fair enough, I can't command you or the French to do anything anyway. But as it stands we have 100,000 Americans(many of which are Militia) up against some 130,000+ British/Tories (all of which are professional) in the south, if our armies lose there it's a straight shot north.

[Kip]

I'll have to take a look at the ship construction coming due the next couple days and compare our forces with the British fleet. I expect a challenge to any landings, and while sacrificing ships is a strategic move I'm willing to make (especially with a French fleet moving in soon to cover any losses), I don't love the idea of rolling the dice with the French army at sea (and neither would France, I assume )

[Pericles of Athens]

Neither do I, that's why I suggested that they dock in a middle ground port in Patriot control. The best option there being Baltimore as the Brtish ships are all further south, but I suppose letting them sit in Boston is a rather fitting role for the French().

[Xion]

Well, looks like the front line is changing...and unfortunate we don't have the French doom fleet yet.

...I'm guessing the brothers Howe may be moving to Boston as it hasn't been touched by the war since the beginning.

[jacb547]

Let them come, we have 50.000 Maroons waiting for them.

[Xion]

Along with the French Expeditionary Army...and a decent portion of the fleet?

[Kip]

Interesting move by the Howes! While Boston seems to make the most strategic sense (a victory there secures the north like Charleston secured the south), I wouldn't be surprised if this will be an attempt to smash McIntyre or Amsel before they can consolidate their victories.

[Agamemnon]

I predict that he'll most likely go for Baltimore. He can take the capital again, he'll be able to thrash the Southern army even more effectively, and he cuts the country in half. He might go for Boston, and I rather hope he does, but I doubt it.

[Pericles of Athens]

I have a feeling he will go for Baltimore, but I'm really hoping he goes for Boston. Mostly because the attack would put a damper on whatever shenanigans Kippy's got planned for those Maroons (oh I know you got something brewing Kip, don't lie ).

[Kip]

there is absolutely 100% no Maroon Republic in the planning stages, no siree

[Dave Strider]

So, I'm losing motivation to keep playing.

Game's getting 50% boring and 50% ridiculous.

[chesser2538]

Cheer up man, quitters never win and winners never quit.

[Dave Strider]

I guess so.

[Celsius]

Oh God.......I'm in Baltimore! *batten downs the hatches*

[Agamemnon]

I think we should go to Texas.