Notes on Minor Nations: Netherlands (America 1812)
Dec 10, 2023 23:30:11 GMT
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Post by pathdoc on Dec 10, 2023 23:30:11 GMT
Netherlands in America 1812 shares the bizarre situation with Hessen in the same year of having NO land base at all. At the start of the battle, her units are literally all at sea. In order to have an impact on the game, you must land your forces and seize resources from your allies (as much as they will allow without turning neutral or hostile) and from your enemies also.
Your starting resources are 210 gold, 105 wrenches, 5000 food (this is because you start out with no farms).
You have the following units:
VERHUELL, 4* Admiral on a battleship (12 food/turn)
Frigate, 10 food/ turn.
Double heavy artillery (10fd)
BYLANDT, 86 rank, 4 nobility (2* infantry) on triple grenadiers with ARCHITECTURE skill (useful for upgrading captured facilities cheaply). (15fd)
Double light cav (14fd)
Double guards infantry (12 fd)
CHASSE (1* cav, 86/4) on double heavy cav (14 food/turn)
IMMEDIATE TACTICAL ISSUES:
With such large food stocks (well over 50 turns before you run out), immediate starvation is not your issue. HOWEVER, powerful British naval forces plus Hessen's land units are immediately south of you and will pursue at once. If playing without generals or princesses, you will almost certainly have to sacrifice Verhuell to let the land units get away. If you are grinding generals and/or princesses, you might conceivably put Kate on the frigate, Sophia (for example) on the artillery and attempt to stand your ground.
There are a few French units offshore which you will pass as you land, and these might contribute a distraction to pursuing forces.
Once ashore, you have to decide on a direction. In my opinion, this should be straight up north to capture Quebec City and take its trading post. You should be able to take some farms in the process, and once you have Quebec you will be able to trade some of your enormous food stocks for gold and wrenches. Where possible, use Bylandt to upgrade towns and facilities at lower cost.
Alternatively it may be possible to swindle New York and its trade centre away from the Americans. My limited experience is that that once you are ashore, the British Admiral who was trying to chase you swings aside to park himself near the artillery factory in Trenton and the Hessen troops find better things to do.
From there it is a matter of not falling prey to early rushes by British generals and building up your forces before taking on the enemy.
Your starting resources are 210 gold, 105 wrenches, 5000 food (this is because you start out with no farms).
You have the following units:
VERHUELL, 4* Admiral on a battleship (12 food/turn)
Frigate, 10 food/ turn.
Double heavy artillery (10fd)
BYLANDT, 86 rank, 4 nobility (2* infantry) on triple grenadiers with ARCHITECTURE skill (useful for upgrading captured facilities cheaply). (15fd)
Double light cav (14fd)
Double guards infantry (12 fd)
CHASSE (1* cav, 86/4) on double heavy cav (14 food/turn)
IMMEDIATE TACTICAL ISSUES:
With such large food stocks (well over 50 turns before you run out), immediate starvation is not your issue. HOWEVER, powerful British naval forces plus Hessen's land units are immediately south of you and will pursue at once. If playing without generals or princesses, you will almost certainly have to sacrifice Verhuell to let the land units get away. If you are grinding generals and/or princesses, you might conceivably put Kate on the frigate, Sophia (for example) on the artillery and attempt to stand your ground.
There are a few French units offshore which you will pass as you land, and these might contribute a distraction to pursuing forces.
Once ashore, you have to decide on a direction. In my opinion, this should be straight up north to capture Quebec City and take its trading post. You should be able to take some farms in the process, and once you have Quebec you will be able to trade some of your enormous food stocks for gold and wrenches. Where possible, use Bylandt to upgrade towns and facilities at lower cost.
Alternatively it may be possible to swindle New York and its trade centre away from the Americans. My limited experience is that that once you are ashore, the British Admiral who was trying to chase you swings aside to park himself near the artillery factory in Trenton and the Hessen troops find better things to do.
From there it is a matter of not falling prey to early rushes by British generals and building up your forces before taking on the enemy.
