War Thread: American Civil War:
War Info:
-Context: Right at the beginning of 1861 tensions between the Northern and Southern states of the USA exploded with the election and inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President, leading to the seccession of several states and a series of incidents that made war a reality. Having elected a President of their own, the Confederate States are ready to fight to the bitter end for their independence, and so is Lincoln in the belief that the Union must be preserved. Will the European powers join in, despite the grave domestic consecuences this would bring to them?
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Beligerents: Confederate States of America v. United States of America.
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Thread Use: This thread will be used for everything related to the war, that is, military moves and diplomacy. Same goes for other countries joining the war.
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Turns: Since six months is too long for a turn in a war, we will play wars with turns of three months, which means, two war turns for every main turn in the game. This turns will involve some military decisions, map updates, and so forth.
This applies for Turn Two onwards, as both sides are only mobilizing and the first main battle of OTL Civil War was in July 1861 (Late 1861, thus Turn Two).
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Movilization: This is now a key part of wars, as following the numbers on the game thread you will know the limits on recruitment and such. First turn involves the "six month" numbers, second the "one year" numbers, and from there on you set your own conscription numbers (“low” to “mid” and “high”) each turn for additional soldiers. This has consecuences, so pay attention to OTL. Of course, it's up to you to organize your armies, but remember that for purposes of Turn One both sides have their small regular armies, as the men you call to the frontlines are getting trained to be prepared on Turn Two.
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Moves: Pretty explanatory, you send me and Dereich the war moves and I calculate the results based on several factors (geography, morale, army size, commanders, and so on) and using a dice roll with the odds adjusted according the factors. Results and offensives may be corrected for historical accuracy. Due to the nature of the 1860's, armies will take attrition.
