Gray_Lensman wrote:Looks like what is needed here to make fort bombardment more realistic is to "block" hits against the garrison units themselves until the structure is actually pounded to rubble. Wouldn't this more closely represent the general results of naval vs fort bombardment?
Redeemer wrote:Just tried this in defensive posture with no results, neither side engaged. I will keep trying.
Jarkko wrote:You are moving back and forth between adjacent areas next to the fort? Just moving to the fort and doing nothing won't do anything
Jarkko wrote:Well thank you Altough I am pretty sure you veterans of he game knew it already before, as it was/is so obvious
TheDoctorKing wrote:Couple of thoughts on this:
The CSA can make life significantly harder for any USA player using this strategy by investing in some Heavy Artillery replacements. If the garrisons are full up instead of being at 20% or less remaining hits they will put some serious hurt on attacking Yankee fleets. Of course, those replacements cost the earth. Each one you buy is about five batteries of field arty. you can't afford. But if you have some signal that your opponent in a PBEM game is going to try this, it might be worth the investment.
I think this is reasonable. In the actual event, the US Navy tried bombarding Confederate harbor forts on several occasions, with mixed results. In the early war, when CSA garrisons were understrength and forts poorly designed, US naval forces were able to capture forts at Hatteras Inlet and Port Royal with relative ease and light casualties. Later on, with better-designed fortifications and larger garrisons, Confederate defenders were able to hold off naval attackers at Charleston. US fleets bypassed the forts at the mouth of the Mississippi and Mobile Bay, capturing them later from the land side after ground forces landed upriver. A similar attempt to capture Charleston by land forces was unsuccessful (as depicted in the movie Glory) and the city did not fall until attacked near the end of the war by Sherman's forces.
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