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Gatling Gun
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 1:29 pm
by pgr
Simple question, the Gatling gun becomes available to the Union in January 62. Anyone had good experience using them?
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 1:37 pm
by Union Bear
pgr wrote:Simple question, the Gatling gun becomes available to the Union in January 62. Anyone had good experience using them?
I may be wrong and I have only played one campaign as the Union, but I believe they are fixed in DC. And they were never attacked. I don't think you can bring in additional pieces....at least from what I have seen. But I only played until 1862.
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 1:45 pm
by Gray Fox
I believe that you can only purchase 4 other than the one locked in D.C. They have one of the largest defensive fire stats (IIRC 40), but a range of only 3. I am usually offensive minded, so I don't use them.
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:35 pm
by pgr
Gray Fox wrote:I believe that you can only purchase 4 other than the one locked in D.C. They have one of the largest defensive fire stats (IIRC 40), but a range of only 3. I am usually offensive minded, so I don't use them.
Shows you how much I ignore them considering that I didn't know you could only build 4. The main thing in the stats that seems interesting is the rate of fire, although I don't know how significant that would really be in a battle.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:12 am
by Merlin
They're murderous when added to the quarter or half-division garrison units I tend to use in important towns and cities. I had an opponent hit a 230CP garrison division with Forrest and two 3/4-strength cavalry divisions. It just so happened I was using that garrison to create another one; it had two gatlings and was waiting for the remaining infantry to arrive. That attack was one lopsided, bloody Federal victory.
Now I build them whenever I don't have anything else with greater priority.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:17 pm
by charlesonmission
I've maxed them out in my current PBEM. It's 4 in NY and 4 in PA - so 8. Grayfox has the point though that they aren't cheap and take away from offensive resources. Depending on your play style... they can be a good investment though.
pgr wrote:Shows you how much I ignore them considering that I didn't know you could only build 4. The main thing in the stats that seems interesting is the rate of fire, although I don't know how significant that would really be in a battle.
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:54 am
by Pocus
Any battle where frontage is low is probably a good use of gatling guns, nice report Merlin!