Re: [eia] Spanish Rolls for Gibraltar

[Joel Uckelman <uckelman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thus spake Michael Gorman:
> At 03:35 PM 8/30/2004, you wrote:
> >Hmmm.  That's an interesting point.  Can a city be totally invincible?  The
> >walls can't be breached and the garrison can't be starved out...
> >JRH
> 
> There aren't many 3 fleche cities on the map.  The only way to break them 
> is to cut off their supply lines so they starve down to under 
> garrisoned.  Besieging them does keep them from acting as supply sources 
> though so there can be value to putting a force outside their walls.  That 
> and it forces you opponent to keep a fleet always running sea supply or 
> they lose the city since the 3 fleche places tend to be based on the 
> insanely difficult terrain they were built on rather than just big walls.
> 
> Mike

The only other 3-fleche fortresses are Mantua and Sveaborg. Mantua is inland, and Sveaborg is iced in during winter.
 
-- 
J.


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