Post by deltav on Dec 3, 2014 1:34:26 GMT
In case you haven't seen it already, I've reposted all the negotiations between us and the others on the new Trade/Diplomacy Discussion thread, and I'll keep reposting as new messages come in.
I don't know if you've been reading The Demon Archives comic that this game is (Very loosely) based on, but at one point it was mentioned that Minerva has satellite surveillance ability. They also have drones and air power (helicopters, possibly fixed-wing craft as well), so there's no way we can avoid detection. We can, however, practice deception, presenting ourselves as a rag-tag collection of indifferently armed opportunists who threw together a poorly-thought-out attack plan, more of an irritation than a threat. That's one reason I split the army into a main body with two follow-on forces.
The location of the forward base has yet to be determined, but it will absolutely have a Mosque--we're fanatics, after all--also barracks, infirmary, and mess hall. At this point, we don't know the exact location of Minerva, so everything is contingent on that information.
You're right about the crops, but don't forget about that chunk of southern Russia by the north end of the Caspian Sea. It's all farmland and ranches. We own a bit past the mouth of the Volga river, but not much past. I think (check me on this) that Azerbaijan lies about as far north as Victoria lies south, so the climates should be close--except for rainfall. And I think the Russian part produces mainly grain crops and potatoes.
The area we're headed for can get as cold as -40C depending on altitude.
I figure our technology to be somewhere around Korean War level except for the lack of air power and a few other holes like that. On the other hand, our Hashashim are bio-engineered, so we may be able to have a couple of other positive quirks too.
I don't know if you've been reading The Demon Archives comic that this game is (Very loosely) based on, but at one point it was mentioned that Minerva has satellite surveillance ability. They also have drones and air power (helicopters, possibly fixed-wing craft as well), so there's no way we can avoid detection. We can, however, practice deception, presenting ourselves as a rag-tag collection of indifferently armed opportunists who threw together a poorly-thought-out attack plan, more of an irritation than a threat. That's one reason I split the army into a main body with two follow-on forces.
The location of the forward base has yet to be determined, but it will absolutely have a Mosque--we're fanatics, after all--also barracks, infirmary, and mess hall. At this point, we don't know the exact location of Minerva, so everything is contingent on that information.
You're right about the crops, but don't forget about that chunk of southern Russia by the north end of the Caspian Sea. It's all farmland and ranches. We own a bit past the mouth of the Volga river, but not much past. I think (check me on this) that Azerbaijan lies about as far north as Victoria lies south, so the climates should be close--except for rainfall. And I think the Russian part produces mainly grain crops and potatoes.
The area we're headed for can get as cold as -40C depending on altitude.
I figure our technology to be somewhere around Korean War level except for the lack of air power and a few other holes like that. On the other hand, our Hashashim are bio-engineered, so we may be able to have a couple of other positive quirks too.
