[Discuss] army logistics

[Chuong Huynh]

On Jan 12, 2008 12:44 PM, Jesse Ball <jesseball at cox.net> wrote:

>  Since so many are speaking of how lumping armies together is the best
> stratagy, and it is more or less, then there needs to be a mechanic to
> seperate them.
>
> My suggestion is that armis need to be fed by the region they occupy, even
> enemy territory. That grain be a paraphenalia. That if they go more than 2
> days without food men start getting wounded. that moral drops as soon as
> grain is unavailable. That TLs have to use up hours "forageing." That
> forageing takes a handful of grain bushels from the region and puts it into
> paraphenalia. That when food becomes scarce that foraging becomes a
> problem.  That enemy TLs grain can be stolen. That graineries can be raided
> or destroyed. That grain production is boosted to compensate for all this
> waist.
>
> If all these things existed, than armies would have to spread out more,
> and raiding parties would be needed press further into  the enemies land to
> gather grain and bring it back to the army.
>

Don't armies already eat? They at least starve if theres no food in the
region.
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