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Aqualung71
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Lord Desolator of the Desolation Row, C3CDG
Oct 2002
time: 12:27
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Friends, Countrymen, Romans.....it is with the most humble modesty and an over-riding sense of duty that I report to the glorious Senate and people of Rome, my activities since being re-elevated to the rank of Emperor.
Behold, Rome is on the rampage. I publicly applaud my predecessors for the tools of destruction with which they have provided me. I have turned those tools ruthlessly upon the Macedons and the Celts, yet I share the glory with my predecessors, the honourable Emperors of Rome, for their unswerving dedication in building our glorious Empire.
Behold, I now present for you a report of the carnage I have ordered our Armies to inflict upon the enemy.....now defined as anyone who is not Roman, or under Roman dominion.
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Aqualung71
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Lord Desolator of the Desolation Row, C3CDG
Oct 2002
time: 12:27
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Report of the Emperor Aquavian Lungarius the Merciless
40AD
Very little to do here. Emperor Modo has moved virtually all units towards attacking position for me, so I’ve been left with only a couple of Garrisons to move into the border Greek Town, in order to ensure it is not taken next turn.
45AD
Herakleia taken (renamed “Age of Aquarius” in honour of…..oh, me  ). Troops moved into position to attack Pharsalos and Phocaea next turn. Meanwhile, we continue to soften Celtic defences, and move all available troops within attacking range of the Carthaginian city of Oea, as recommended by the Senate (and dutifully accepted by this Emperor ).
The rest of the Warriors in PolyRoman Carthage have been upgraded to Legionaries.
I don’t like the Gothic strength up north, so I’ve begun moving troops up there just in case. We seem to have plenty of strength to account for the Macedons.
Meanwhile, we have loaded Armies from Sardinia and Corsica into Galleys and sent them back towards the mainland. Operation Troy (let’s hope the Macedons have no cryptographers) is in the planning stages, with the objective of dealing a symbolic blow to them, at the same time opening a second front in their south  .
Meanwhile, Carthage has declared war on the Scythians.
50AD
Captured Phocaea from the Macedons – renamed Desolation Row (Go play the DemoGame if you want that explained  ). Attacked the next Macedon target of Pharsalos, killing many but not enough, leaving a wounded Hoplite defending the city.
Captured New La Tene from the Celts – renamed Frank Zappa.
Captured Hallein from the Celts – renamed Masters of War
Captured New Lutetia from the Celts – renamed Velvet Underground
Razed the Carthaginian town of Oea. Made peace with Carthage, accepting 7 of their piddliest cities in return. One of them (Giza) actually had Incense, increasing our luxury count to 6 
One of our mere 6 Galleys has been sunk. Another Galley on the way to Troy filled with 4 units is redlined. It is inconceivable that prior Emperors felt that a strong Navy was unnecessary in this land of ours surrounded by water. We have therefore rushed some 8 Galleys in the south of Italy to compete against the plethora of Macedon Galleys sailing in our waters.
Scythia and Celts sign a peace treaty. Clearly Brennus wishes to make peace with his enemies before his demise. Brennus asks to see the Roman Emperor, but pity and clemency are not on our mind.
55AD
Celts and Persians sign an MA against Carthage. Go figure! Darius also wants an MA against Carthage with us and an ROP. Guess what I told him 
Captured Durotorturum from the Celts
Captured Atuatuca from the Celts, stole their last 258 pieces of gold and sent their leader Brennus to his Pagan God for all eternity. The evidence speaks for itself 
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Aqualung71
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Lord Desolator of the Desolation Row, C3CDG
Oct 2002
time: 12:27
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Report of the Emperor Aquavian Lungarius, the Merciless, part 2
55AD (continued)
Meanwhile, the brave crew of the Galley Sicilian Defiance, redlined by the Macedons, throws caution to the wind and continues their voyage, offloading their precious cargo of Legionaries and Heavy Cavalry upon the undefended hills of Troy. However, the Legionaries already camped on the hill have sufficient strength to defeat the light garrison, and Troy becomes Roman.
Needless to say, Helen is given to the Roman Commander, who has his way with her in the most vile ways imaginable. She is stitched up by Roman surgeons and left to heal for several weeks, after which she will be brought to Rome and taken by the Emperor Aquavian Lungarius as a concubine.
These events have dealt a mortal body-blow to the Macedon people, who have surely lost all morale. In addition, they are now faced with Roman soldiers on two separate fronts, north and south, forming a pincer to their capital.
Aahhh, the Emperor Donegeal would be proud of this development, reminiscent as it is of his faithful Werhmacht and SS training
We pause for a moment to honour the brave captain and crew of the Sicilian Defiance, who is severely damaged and will surely soon perish from Macedon fire before she has a chance to limp to port for repairs. Yet she incredibly weaved her way through the maze of Macedon Galleys to deliver her fatal cargo to the pretenders of Troy, and shall be ever remembered by Rome for her sacrifice
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Aqualung71
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Lord Desolator of the Desolation Row, C3CDG
Oct 2002
time: 12:27
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Report of the Emperor Aquavian Lungarius, the Merciless, part 3
55AD (continued)
Meanwhile, our Armies captured Pharsalos from the Macedons.
We then lose no less than 6 of our new Galleys to Macedon forces, however the damage is done, since one Galley snaked through their defences and landed on the island of Artemisium.
60AD
Our Legionary Army destroys 2 Hoplite regiments on the island of Artemisium, then waits patiently for the chance to attack again in the knowledge that reinforcements will not be coming for some time. The Macedonian control of the sealanes prevents any backup in the short term.
There are now no less than 160 Gothic Teutonic Warriors on our border, on their way to lodge their axes in the brains of unsuspecting Macedons, at our urging
An optimistic expeditionary force of 3 Legionaries and 3 Heavy Cavalry land on the hills outside Ambracia, as 2 more of our suicide Galleys thread their way through the Macedon blockade and again their brave crews leave themselves exposed to Macedonian wrath and desperation.
A bunch more of our brave Galley crews are dispatched to a watery grave, including the aforementioned, yet still they keep on manning their posts for the glory of Rome and the honour of their Emperor.
The Macedons and Scythians sign a peace treaty. In a strange turnaround, the Macedons and Goths also sign a peace treaty. This cannot do (particularly with 160 of their troops on our border)!! We sign another alliance with the Goths for World Map plus 170g.
65AD
Ephesus is captured.
Salonae is captured.
With so many Macedon troops now deep within our lands due to the gruelling pace of our Autumn offensive, we pause for some intensive “ethnic cleansing” 
The island of Artemisium is captured. Ambracia, on the Macedon mainland, is also captured.
The former glory of the Macedonian Empire lays smoking and in ruins. Having opened up a second front and stretched the Macedonian defences beyond endurable limits, our troops are now on the doorstep of Athens itself.
And as the tired old Emperor Aquavian Lungarius hands over the reigns of power to the next brave Emperor, the invasion of the Macedons is fast becoming a rout!
Here is the southern front:
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Aqualung71
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Lord Desolator of the Desolation Row, C3CDG
Oct 2002
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On a side note, the Macedonian control of the Aegean sealanes has been crushed, and their presence in the Mediterranean is on the wane. From a few rusty Ferries, Rome now has a fleet of 14 Galleys with 12 new Galleys being completed next turn.
Most new troops are being sent south, to board Galleys and cross the narrow channel to Southern Aquarius, now the quickest route to Athens.
Last edited by Aqualung71 on 19-04-2005 at 05:58
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roadcage
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Minneapolis Kansas
Nov 2001
time: 23:27
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What a waste of resources. How many galleys were lost to retrieve the Emperors concubine from Troy?
Why were the ferrys intended to allow stripping of stranded resources (12 attack pieces on Sardinia and 2 attack pieces on Corsica) allowed to be deverted to no end?
Simply put, the attacks of Troy and Artemisium were premature. The true objective of the southern front is achieved with The City now known as Southern Aquarius.
And the two existing Galleys one each at Forum jagjef and Southern Aquarius have a capacity of 8 units per turn which more or less matches our capacity from Italia.
So why are six count'em six Italia cities producing unnecessary galleys?
Suggest as a minimum...
Neopolis and Genua be switched from 1 turn galley to your choice of 2 turn HC or 3 turn LIII
There are 8 empty galleys within 1 turn of either Toe or Messana. Any one of which can service Sicilian shuttle demand. I cannot imagine a rng sring that would sink them all. Therefore the cuirrently rushed galley in Toe be-re-rushed to your choice of HC or LIII
(thankfully there is huge cash hoard available)
Croton, rushed Galley switched to HC in 3 turns
Allow Tarentum rushed galley to complete then switch to garrison, pre-rushing after 1 turn then switching to HC 7,3 rush,7,7,7 =31. Rinse, repeat
Allow Forum jagjef rushed galley to complete then switch to garrison pre-rushing after 2 turns then switching to HC 4,4,2 rush,4,4,4,4,4 = 30. Rinse repeat
We got lots of boats, what we need are units to fill 'em with.
The carpenters are restless.
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Aqualung71
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Lord Desolator of the Desolation Row, C3CDG
Oct 2002
time: 12:27
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I wish to answer these grave charges against the honourable and strategically brilliant rule of the Emperor Aquavian Lungarius 
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Originally posted by roadcage
What a waste of resources. How many galleys were lost to retrieve the Emperors concubine from Troy?
Why were the ferrys intended to allow stripping of stranded resources (12 attack pieces on Sardinia and 2 attack pieces on Corsica) allowed to be deverted to no end?
Simply put, the attacks of Troy and Artemisium were premature. The true objective of the southern front is achieved with The City now known as Southern Aquarius. |
With respect....Crap!
Firstly sir, you are sadly out of touch with the world. The theatre of war has shifted far away from Sardinia and Corsica, and the Ferry Captains grew lazy and useless. The islands are well fortified, and should continue to be.
Macedonian (and for that matter, Persian and Carthaginian) Galleys have ruled the waves for centuries. This is unacceptable. Total Roman domination must include naval successes. We have such huge production abilities that we can not only produce many Galleys within a few short turns, but swamp the Mediterranean and Aegean seas with them, effectively destroying the Macedonian navy. This reduces the chances of landings upon our shores of Spain and western Italy (yeh yeh I know, AI is crap at naval landings, but this is Rome!). Added to that is the shock value of landing troops right in the heart of the Macedonian territories.
If you had only been there when it happened instead of drunk in the pub, you would have seen the pride in the faces of our troops, and the ruthlessness with which they went about their tasks. It was a wonder to behold - the greatest Army in the world doing as they please, where they please, and to whom they please. That, my friend, can never be usurped by mechanics!
Bottom line is, we have so much production capacity and so much cash (I refrained from rushing too many units, simply because I didn't need them!), that we can do whatever we please. Actually, the only reason we may start to run short on units is because we keep generating MGL's to soak them up into Armies. I formed about 5 or 6 Armies during my reign!
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Originally posted by Donegeal
However, I have to agree with him about the Galleys. Big deal! Let the Macedons control the waters! What difference is it going to make? |
All the difference in the world, for we are Rome, and we must rule land and sea. Period! Frankly, I am surprised at the former Polyroman Emperor's lack of bravado 
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Besides, our boats only move 3 tiles. Our roads move 4 per movement point! Plus there is no amphibious assult so whatever units we land are stuck. We can get our units there just as fast/faster by land! |
Not true. It is clearly faster to move our units across the Aegean to the Greek mainland, than north through Italy and down through Greece. Remember that our best production cities are in the south of Italy And now we have secured a port on the Greek mainland, the risk of losing Galleys is minimised.
As a general comment, it is sad that recent glorious Emperors of Rome seem to have lost their spirit of leadership and, dare I say it, their courage. Perhaps they have become too comfortable with the perks offered by the Senate Chamber.
It is also interesting that one who has in former times acted as the nemesis of the Emperor Aquavian Lungarius, the Wise and Honourable Emperor Modo, has on this occasion declined to criticise my reign. Emperor Modo is a man of action, and as my immediate predecessor I am proud to call him my partner in this multi-frontal desolation of the Macedonians
Long Live Rome
Long Live the Emperor Maximus Meadae
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