[PLAN] ePWS Attack on GLOOM ISLE

[shirak]

You may have to control my fleet as well(15 cats,22LWS).

[soiram]

guinevere said:

I have 17 cats at the moment. Think the biggest danger is that I'll destroy everything on the island. So yes thanks I'll manage your navy for you. I'm taking Tuesday off for this glorious battle.

I can help in this, as Shiral is also unavailable.

How far away from the target are you Jenny? (I will do the calculations for Orvindor and post them here).

[guinevere]

Shirak has just told me that he's 1hr 45 mins away. My main force is 1hr 53 mins with some LWS at 2hr 15mins.

[soiram]

Those 2:15 LWS are from one of your colonies???

Since you are all so close, you can start attacking before the agreed time if you want. She is usually offline from 07:30 to 13:30 so you could start attacking her by say 08:30 onwards.

[Orvindor]

I'm 7 Hours 49 Minutes 9 Seconds from Gloom (at 5 knots, is that correct ?), so it'll take my fleet quite some time to get there.

[guinevere]

I'd be quite happy to start the attack at 8.30. So Orvindor's fleet launches about 2.30 but will she see it.

Should I send a spy ship or does that have to come from Colmfinito's island?

[soiram]

Spying report on Gloom is already available. Check the Politics section, in the espionage reports thread.

If that 02:30 is GMT, then it will be very hard for me to do it (04:30 here). However I can do it at 05:30 or 06:00 GMT, ie arrival at ~14:00 GMT which seems fine.

Otherwise you have to drive!

[guinevere]

Espionage report
from 20.10.2005 19:15
Espionage successful!
Offence Units Delphi (3:31:10)
Total Losses
Small Warship 1 0
Defence Units Gloom Isle (6:82:3)
Total Losses
Buildings
Main House Level 8
Gold Mine Level 14
Stone Quarry Level 12
Lumber Mill Level 13
Barracks Level 2
Storehouse Level 10
Watch-Tower Level 7
Research
Resources
Gold 2674
Stone 221
Lumber 1202


Just copying this from the spy reports. Doesn't seem to be any defence at all. Maybe I could do this on my own.

[soiram]

Maybe ships were away, but let your team share the fun!!!

I am building up Orvindor's fleet now.

[shirak]

As there is no harbour or laboratory there can't be ships.
But there could be by Tuesday.

[guinevere]

soiram said:

Maybe ships were away, but let your team share the fun!!!

I am building up Orvindor's fleet now.

I don't want to spoil anybodys fun but 50 cats for a level 8 house does seem like overkill besides 2.30 am is way past my bedtime and if the attack is at 2pm then Darklady will probably be wide awake and that will make it more difficult. If I sent them out at say 12.30am, would she see them with a level 7 watchtower? Then I could see the damage in the morning and act accordingly. Then Shirak's cats probably wouldn't be needed. So, I don't know. Whatever you all think. Seems to me with no harbour, no laboratory and level 2 barracks, she couldn't build up much of a defence in 5days.

[soiram]

I have to leave now, but will get back to you tonight with calculations and my availability to launch Orvindor's fleet (I think it coincides with the time I will launch my fleet, so I might be able to do it).

There is a naughty neighbour of yours called bgoulder that we could also target soon, so keep preparing!!!

[soiram]

soiram said:

I have to leave now, but will get back to you tonight with calculations and my availability to launch Orvindor's fleet (I think it coincides with the time I will launch my fleet, so I might be able to do it).

There is a naughty neighbour of yours called bgoulder that we could also target soon, so keep preparing!!!

First of all I forgot that you wanted to colonise it. So, indeed if this is your purpose, then no need to level the island, just hit the main house and probably the stone wall to increase the effect of subsequent attack.

Her watch-tower gives her a visibility of about 1hr. This means that you can wake up, see if she is logged in and start launching as early as 7:30 (Remeber to calculate the time for the colonisation ship with 2kts speed) . Orvindor can theoretically launch an attack at 00:00 since he is 7:50min away, so you can probably do it for him. Then Iserath and yourself can keep repeating until colonisation is successful.

[guinevere]

That's fine then. Launch Orvindor's fleet after midnight. Then see in the morning what's happened and then launch the colonisation ship with whatever's necessary. And look forward to more battles. ;D

[soiram]

Should I launch it? Let me know, because IK midnight is 02:00 for me, and I have to wake up at 04:00 to launch my attack as well.

Whose fleet is to arrive first? Orvindor's or yours? Which buildings should each one target?

(hee-hee welcome to the planning phase!!!)