Re: [eia] question about multi-national sieges

[Michael Gorman <mpgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 04:43 PM 12/21/2002 -0600, you wrote:
> Thus spake "Kyle H":
> >
> >     Well, I don't agree with that reasoning, but the resolution of this =
> > issue does not affect me at all, so I'll just shut up and let you and =
> > Mike forge new ground.  I have the utmost confidence that the two of you =
> > will come up with new rules that we can all live with.
> >
> > kdh
>
> I may as well put in my $0.02:
>
> I do not see how two independent forces attempting to besiege a city could
> be more effective at breaching the walls than a single coordinated force.
> But that is the implication if both forces are allowed to have siege rolls.
> If the rules allow more than one siege roll in such a situation, I'd have
> to say this is a case in which the rules fail to model reality.

        This is my problem as well.  I'm not happy with giving two rolls, 
but lacking combined movement, I'm not sure how else to handle it.  If we 
force the attackers to combine in one attack, which phase does it occur 
in?  If it occurs in the first active phase, then you force units that 
haven't had a turn yet to stay and siege before they get to their own turn 
where they should have the option to leave the area.  If it occurs in the 
last active phase, we deprive the latter power from the right to see how 
the previous phases turned out.  However, as this would most resemble the 
combined movement situation, it might be the way to go.


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