Central Reaction Force

[SkulkrinBait]

This is a force of stoners held centrally by one FoM member, this allows rapid deployment of forces where needed.

Currently the force is 400 stoners strong, if anyone wants to donate more stoners then please add a reply.

The force is currently not deployed, so if you think you need it let me know.

Status:

400 stoners in reserve at 1:58:10

I don't have enough ships at that location to deploy them so I am currently shipping to my main but it's a long process!

[eproxy]

Is this the thing that RockLobster is organising? Either way my amount should be increased to 100 from 30.

[SkulkrinBait]

No, there are two forces. The Central Reaction Force is controlled by me, at the moment, but if anyone else wants to do it thats fine. Just send any stoners you have spare to me and I can then add them to the 400 we have so far.

There is also a Rapid Reaction Force, controlled by RockLobster, if you PM him with a total of how many stoners you can pledge he can add them. Any stoners pledged to the RRF are held in reserve by the person who pledged them, if needed RockLobster will PM everyone who has pledged stoners with orders where to send them.

I hope that's clear.

[domhnall]

Is this FOM only or is for the entire Triumverate? Is Morkin getting it's own? Would geaographical organisation be better? Is it vulnerable to fleet stealing?

Anyhoo, I can offer 50 stoners regardless. May be a couple of days before they all arrive.

[Arminius]

Maybe everybody should simply reserve 50 STs and 10 LWS for transport. And in case of need, we simply send those out.

[dragonspirit1]

That's exactly the idea of the other force.

[SkulkrinBait]

Thanks to Domnhall for another 20 stoners for the cause, now we have a total of 420 stoners in the CRF.

[Arminius]

Just a word of warning: look how easily a large number of STs can be killed off:
Total Losses
Large Warships 25 24
Spearfighters 125 119
Units of Tyrant
Total Losses
Stone Throwers 957 957

Total Losses
Large Warships 150 75
Stone Throwers 4 2
Spearfighters 558 278
Archers 188 94
Catapults 2 1
Units of Tyrant
Total Losses
Stone Throwers 1329 1329

In order to be effective you probably need 5-10 thousand of them.

[Shendemiar]

I think Stoners are not that bad, he just had ONLY stoners. Mixing troop types gives you an edge.

[SkulkrinBait]

With a level 20 stone wall they are OK in groups of several thousand

[eproxy]

It depends on the number of stoners we donate each, as you can see ~3k stoners at this stage of game wouldn't be too bad. That could be rounded up by just recieving 150 stoners from each member of FoM. Saying this though I still prefer spears in general.

from 14.05.2006 14:54
Offence Units ||| 14:93 C (14:93:24)
Total Losses
Large Warship 155 138
Colonisation Ship 1 1
Archer 775 689
Catapult 2 2
Defence Units 14|091 Raibo * (14:91:16)
Total Losses
Large Warship 6 6
Small Warship 1 1
Small Merchant Ship 1 1
Stone Thrower 2950 2950

from 14.05.2006 23:24
Offence Units __24:01 (24:1:7)
Total Losses
Large Warship 81 77
Spearfighter 405 385
Defence Units 14|091 Raibo * (14:91:16)
Total Losses
Large Warship 4 4
Stone Thrower 1600 1600

[Natmus]

Yes. Stoners are pretty useless spread out in small groups, or even in large groups on their own. The idea of having a force of stoners is to have them available to back up the spears and other defenders on an isle under attack.

So the reaction force is a great idea, but it can't replace the ordinary defenses on the isles we want to defend.