Re: [eia] Prussia -jan 1805 land phase

[jhelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

>    Yep, Mike's right.  If you wanted to keep your orders as
they are
>written, the corps moving to Lubeck (Mecklenberg) would forage
at 3, the
>first corps moving to Erfurt would also forage at 3, the second
corps moving
>to Erfurt would forage at 2, and the third corps moving to
Erfurt would
>forage at 1.  In retrospect, I think you may have been
forgetting two
>things:  all forage is -2 in winter (except in North Africa),
and corps move
>and forage one at a time.
>    If you stick with the your original orders and their
corresponding
>forage rolls, you're likely to lose a significant number of
factors to
>attrition.  A few options present themselves that might reduce
your risk.
>First, you have a depot at Stettin which is right next to
Lubeck.  So it
>would only cost you $2 to pay to supply the corps moving to
Lubeck.
>(However, you may decide that a forage roll of 3 or less is
worth the risk.)
>Second, you could send the Saxony corps to Erfurt instead of the
3 Prussian
>corps.  Since the Saxony corps is only one space away, it would
forage at 4
>or less.  (And if you lose a factor or two of Saxon infantry,
who cares?
>After all, they have crappy morale and you get them for free!) 
However,
>even if you decide not to move the 3 Prussian corps at
Magdeburg, you should
>still consider paying to feed them.  If they sit in Magdeburg,
they would
>all forage at a roll of 3 or less.  (3 base value -2 for winter
-2 for other
>corps in the area +3 for remaining movement +1 for home
territory = 3.)  So,
>even if they don't move, it might be better to feed them from
the depot that
>is already there at $1 apiece for a total cost of $3.
>    Of course, if you really want those 3 Prussian corps in
Erfurt for some
>reason, then it might be best to build a depot ($1) at Dresden
and pay $2
>for each of the three corps moving there (total of $7).
>
>Hope you don't mind a bit of advice.  Let us know what you'd
like to do.
>
>kdh
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Gorman" <mpgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 1:06 AM
>Subject: Re: [eia] Prussia -jan 1805 land phase
>
>
>> At 10:59 PM 6/25/02 -0700, you wrote:
>> >no depots created or removed
>> >Movement:
>> >     1I Brandenburg > Mecklinburg {f/5}
>> >     3I Magdeburg > Leipzig > Erfurt {f/4}
>> >Total cost $0
>> I'm pretty sure your forage values are incorrect.
>>          Your corps at Breslau, Warsaw and the Saxony corps
can forage
>> automatically.  I assume they are remaining still since you
didn't mention
>> them moving.
>>          The corps at Mecklenburg will start at a base of 3,
lose 2 for it
>> being winter and gain two for having two movement points
remaining. This
>> would leave it at a forage value of 3.
>>          The forces moving to Erfurt will have a more
interesting time.
>As
>> I understand the movement rules, each corps is moved one at a
time and
>> forages at the end of its movement.  I think this is how it
works, I
>figure
>> I'll be quickly corrected if I have misunderstood.  The unit
at the front
>> of the column heading to Erfurt will get the best forage.  A
base of 4,
>> minus two for winter and plus one for one remaining movement
point for a
>> total of 3.  The next unit in line will acquire an additional
minus one
>for
>> an additional corps already being present at the site it stops
moving,
>> leaving it a forage value of 2.  The third will acquire yet
another minus
>> one for the presence of a second corps at the site for a
forage value of
>> 1.  As the penalty for multiple corps already present caps at
minus two,
>if
>> there were additional corps, they would also have a forage
value of one.
>>
>> You might want to alter some of your movement or supply
decisions with
>> these numbers.
>>
>> Mike
>>    Okay.  First,I need to add to my orders and move my leaders
w/ their troops if nobody objects.  Hohen will move to Erfurt and
Brunswick will move to Mecklenburg.  
      Secondly,I will pay to supply the troops that moved at a
total cost of $12.  All other troops should forage automatically.
      Any problems/questions let me know.
        
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