Post by Tynesh on Jan 6, 2005 7:02:30 GMT -5
I have started this thread as an area to discuss the defensive strategies that the Lord Militant Protector, Navy and Imperial Guard may under take when threatened with invasion.
In the past few days it has become apparent that all three planets in the Castellan Subsector employ a comparable defense method. I am suggesting that this is more of design rather than coincidence.
After the Ork Invasion, the newly renmed 'Castellan' Sub began the process of rebuilding under direction of the LMP. A unified strategy was developed to prepare and defend the sub. All regiments would be trained to similar standards and in similar conditions.
All major urban dwelling in the Sub were defended by vast walls and were rebuilt in a circular pattern. Big wall on the outside; concentric circles of buildings moving inwards; important buildings in the centre. Easy to defend, difficult to attack from ground.
Since the Anargo Battlefleet may have difficulty reaching the sub due to the unpredicatable nature of the Pendulum Tide a strategy for dealing with ork invasions was needed, as the fleet may not be avaliable to engage the orks.
May I suggest a simple idea for this tactic.
Given no avaliable space support planetary defenses will engage the closing ork ships for as long as possible, trying to inflict as much damage as possible. In the event of being boarded the defences are to self-destruct.
Ork landings will be allowed on the surface once the outer defences fall. The ork armies will be continuously observed and engaged at long range with artillery. Every effort is to be made to draw the greenskins towards areas prepared for the IG to engage them. This will normally be extensive trench systems or as a last resort the walled cities.
Let me know what you think and I will updat as we go and eventually come up with a Defense Concept.
In the past few days it has become apparent that all three planets in the Castellan Subsector employ a comparable defense method. I am suggesting that this is more of design rather than coincidence.
After the Ork Invasion, the newly renmed 'Castellan' Sub began the process of rebuilding under direction of the LMP. A unified strategy was developed to prepare and defend the sub. All regiments would be trained to similar standards and in similar conditions.
All major urban dwelling in the Sub were defended by vast walls and were rebuilt in a circular pattern. Big wall on the outside; concentric circles of buildings moving inwards; important buildings in the centre. Easy to defend, difficult to attack from ground.
Since the Anargo Battlefleet may have difficulty reaching the sub due to the unpredicatable nature of the Pendulum Tide a strategy for dealing with ork invasions was needed, as the fleet may not be avaliable to engage the orks.
May I suggest a simple idea for this tactic.
Given no avaliable space support planetary defenses will engage the closing ork ships for as long as possible, trying to inflict as much damage as possible. In the event of being boarded the defences are to self-destruct.
Ork landings will be allowed on the surface once the outer defences fall. The ork armies will be continuously observed and engaged at long range with artillery. Every effort is to be made to draw the greenskins towards areas prepared for the IG to engage them. This will normally be extensive trench systems or as a last resort the walled cities.
Let me know what you think and I will updat as we go and eventually come up with a Defense Concept.
