Armies from the Imperial Core are ferried across the Atlantic from Eiriland to Amerikana direct. Using hundreds of Zia and Relikan ships, almost 50,000 professionals are mobilized to be sent over to reinforce the Lusitanians, with the Empire needing only 100,000 to defend its Core with the intricate network of forts and outposts built over the past 100 years. Included are 4,000 heavy lancers, 400 32-pounder guns and 100 Coehorn Mortars, equipped with case burst, canister shot and round shot. The artillery will arrive with the first 2 convoys in Week 1 and 2, about three weeks after the war began.
Here is where you're saying that troops are coming from Eiriland (Ireland), which is generally considered to be a part of Europe.
I addressed the idea that perhaps Rephesus may have problems posting, given the time differences. However, as pointed out, he had 2.5 days and posts an average of 19.14 times per day. That's plenty of time, and he has demonstrably ample time on his hands, too, to have addressed the Rikugun moving into the area.
Of course, none of this excuses that retroactively preparing for an invasion is still a GM.
Supposing we were still sticking to the time frame of 5 years per day, that means the Ryuumetsu forces will have had a whopping 5 years to complete subjugating Metzica, seeing as Silverii and Zia troops weren't moved to actually help Metzica until a day after my first invasion post. In his only post thus far, Adurnak split 50,000 troops into 4 groups of 12,500 to individually fight against 3 groups of 79,233 troops and 1 group of 119,233 troops. In addition, he had his civvies fall back to major towns and cities to endure sieges, the likes of which would fall before 5 years are up, since civvies in the towns and cities would drastically increase the food and water expenditure. Those towns and cities are also guarded by only militia, going up against besiegers composed of veteran troops. The distances involved, assuming the Rikugun marches at 10 mi per day, means that they can cover the distances I outlined in the map in 10 days. All of this contributes to the idea that the Metzican land war will have been lost before Silverii and Zia troops will ever get to participate.
There are a number of reasons why things in history tend to happen, including the number of men per cannon. I'd have to look into those reasons a bit more, for why there are so many men per cannon, to give a more accurate detailing as to why that happens. Nonetheless, incorporating such numbers from history makes for more realistic RP, something I strive for and something this thread is noted to be striving for. I am increasingly convinced that you are more suited for a fantastical RP, where realism isn't that big a deal, given how often you dismiss history without detailing how your case differs, yet would remain plausible.
I had asked for clarification and I received it. Those guns aren't solely meant for the single army, as you just clarified, keeping things realistic, and I am appreciative of that.
EDIT:: Math. Who needs dat? Make that around ~22 days to cover the marked distances on the map, not 10.
