TVM has initiated its fourth siege in the past three days, and for the first time has targeted one of the SHARK cities located in TVM’s land claim, sparking the conflict that has led to the Newlands War. The siege posted earlier this morning in GC and in the Herald:
[10:49]<System> ** News Flash: BayNights’ [SHARK] large city of Campagnolo is now under siege by Lorcan’s [TVM] sprawling city of Cork
While not often heard from publicly, BayNights is a Cronus and co-leader of SHARK, and a major player for the alliance. On TVM’s side, Lorcan serves as one of the three Triumvirs for his alliance. The players involved and the placement of Campagnolo is bound to make this a high-profile battle in the Newlands War.
For DSD, this is the first siege that has included more than two camps, and TVM appears to be utilizing optimal siege terrain. The siege itself is situated in a small forest to the southeast of the city. Small forests offer a 10% defensive bonus and a substantial 30% defensive bonus of infantry. Conversely, cavalry are hampered by the close quarters of small quarters, levying a -10% penalty. Given that Lorcan is a dwarf, whose race features superior infantry, as well as SHARK’s purported strength in infantry, could make breaking this siege difficult, or otherwise lead to sub-optimal use of cavalry in order to do so. One of the other four blockades is located in a small forest as well.
That being said, SHARK has already proven to be agile and adept in breaking sieges. The top-ranked alliance has already managed to break sieges on Ron Fay’s besieged city of AFTK and Fyzz’s besieged city of Solar Eclipse, both of which were located in remote locations. Given the SHARK has a toehold in Newlands, they are likely to be able to bring even more forces to bear on this current DSD siege operation.
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