| Analysis for Fall of 1908 in gauntlet |
Dear Rick,
France should try to recapture Bre (I would laugh if England and France stood each other out!), to move to Marseille would be very short sighted! A rogue Italian army has the potential to tie down several Turkish units, halting the movement westwards and giving France time to set up a stalemate line with England.
England is facing a tricky few years, with the losses of both Liverpool and Edinburgh he will only be able to build in London, hampering him in the construction of a stalemate line. In the south the fact that this is a no-press gunboat game greatly hinders co-operation between Austria/Italy/Russia and therefore increases my chances. The presence of FA(Sil) helps me, there is virtually no chance that England will leave Berlin undefended, so Germany has nothing to lose by moving to Warsaw.
I could spend a considerable amount of time discussing this position, but I want these orders to arrive on time!
Mark.
Dear Rick,
Last season went well. The order F(ENC)-Lon was a surprise, I don't think it was the best for that unit. England is beginning to set up a commanding position in the German hinterlands, but the south is open and it's a race to the Straits of Gibraltar! This may be the last fleet that I build; with F(Smy)-AEG and F(ADR)-ION (but perhaps not next season) I will be to move Turkish armies more rapidly to the front.
One reason why it is difficult to convert winning positions to won for Turkey is the distance from the Turkish home lands to the stalemate line, no power has it so bad! Another piece of luck --- Italy should have taken a chance and ordered A(Pie)-Tus; Italy has to trust that France realises that it's not in his interest to capture Mar. If all goes well next season should see the elimination of Austria.
Mark.