02-16-2012, 09:56 PM
Quote:Hi Nikos]
Pure theory. WHERE would it land? Did the captain use his iPhone to call the high command :wink: and ask where these troops were? Nice if there had been prearranged points, but the army could hardly wait for that ship and sit still if it was delayed – and how would a captain locate the army on the move?
You have raised a lot of valid questions Rob. This one is, in my opinion, the most important of all. I wouldn't see that as a problem. The cargo-fleet would easily find the army. First of all, the cargo-fleet would not seek for the army but for the war-fleet. This would be very hard to miss, since it was huge on its own and patrols would have been dispatched in a radius. Also, part of the army would march alongside the sailing fleet to secure its anchoring, Not much, maybe 10,000 horse and light infantry, who would keep continuous contact between the land columns and the war-fleet. Finding other columns behind, if one accepts my proposal on that, would be as easy to find. Other signals would also be made. Fire signals, patrols with certain banners etc. I think that this would not be a significant problem. Plus, the troops would have some days rations on them anyways, in case something (like the occasional bad weather) caused problems.
