SHARK City Falls to RE in First Official Raze in Newlands War

The first successful siege has been recorded in the Newlands War, with Worker’s city of yodadoku suck re suk falling to RE leader Yodadoku’s siege. Times editors witnessed the storming and razing in real time.

Of the first four sieges launched by the DSD in the early rounds of the Newlands War, Yoda’s siege on Worker in Aindara could easily have been perceived the least likely to succeed. The city’s relative closeness to a SHARK enclave in the Kingslands region, as well as the choice to siege from plains instead of an adjacent small hills square, would have seemed to spell disaster for the effort. However, it appears that SHARK’s siege break in Shardlands against T-SC junior officer mjc2’s effort to raze Fyzz may have pulled fast-response resources from SHARK’s southern BL defensive forces.

Whatever the case, the razing gets DSD on the board with its first win. Together with its aggressive siege plan, they are challenging SHARK to traverse the BL map in order to break sieges ahead of what is likely to be a counter-offensive in the near future.

Second DSD Siege in Newlands War Hits SHARK Target in Aindara

Dark Star Dominion (DSD) forces, this time led by Roman Empire (RE) leader Yodadoku, have initiated a second siege against SHARK in the Newlands War, once again opting for a target that is not located on the Newlands peninsula. The Herald reported the new siege, which is targeting Worker’s freshly-renamed city of “yodadoku suck re suk:”

Worker [SHARK]

yodadoku suck re suk

[-769|-2151] in Aindara

Yodadoku [RE]

Sun 27 Sep 08:13

This current siege also has a blockade on the northwest square adjacent to the city, and surprisingly, Yodadoku opted to siege from a plains square as opposed to a small hill square. Plains afford substantial terrain attacking bonuses for cavalry — a likely advantage for the purportedly cavalry-laden SHARK. Conversely, small hills offer relatively neutral terrain modifiers for all troop types and are generally considered a more viable option for siege operations versus plains.

Meanwhile, there are new developments regarding DSD’s first siege launched by T-SC junior officer mjc2. As of yesterday, the siege does not include a blockade.

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