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Veteran Warlord
 
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Yea, me!
Been playing Civ since the prehistoric days, and not since Civ II have I managed/had the wherewithal to take over the whole world (most of the time, I win by domination).
Finally puzzled my way through the lovely, lovely effects of wartime mobilization, when you're out for all-out genocide.
Facism worked very well, despite having to keep the little Neville Chamberlain inside me securely bound, gagged, and locked in a closet.
One anecdote from one of the later fights. We see all time spearmen successfully defend against modern armor. This is the first time, however, that I've seen midevil infantry kick the bejeezus out of a tank by wailing on it with a morning star.
DD
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Veteran Warlord
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sweetP
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I think they win because the tank crews laugh themselves to death after being charged by men wielding pointy sticks.
WRONG!
THIS is how spearmen beat tanks!
copying/pasting from word, and yes, this is my original creation.Tanks are able to be defeated by spearmen very easily if the spearmen use the right technique. Tanks, when unsupported by infantry, have very poor lines of sight. As such, a spearmen could easily sneak up to one without the tank noticing anything All the spearman has to do is place his spear in the cannon, then sneak away and somehow entice the tank to fire The spear in the cannon will detonate the missle before it leaves the tank, blowing it up. Answered questions: 1) Why doesn't the tank just run over the spearman? - The tank could, but to run over the spearman, it would have to know that the spearman is there, which is difficult for the reason above. As such, running over the spearman is really not an option 2) Why wouldn't the men stick their heads out the hole oa the top of the tank in order to see better? - Suppose that the tankers were over-confident, or that they were fighting in inclement weather, like a sandstorm. You wouldn't want to stick your head out there either. Also, the spearman could throw his spear at you while you are in this exposed position. 3) If this is the case, why doesn't the spearman win more often? - To do the above, the spearman would have to have knowlege of the tanks key weaknesses. The average spearmen is a styone age unit after all. I assume that most of the time, the spearmen try to run away and get crushed by the tanks. It would take a very brave and intelligent spearman to use the above strategy on the tanks
Congrats, btw. I find it very difficult to get conquest victories too, as I usually capture instead of raze the enemy's ciies. Good work, and next time you come up against a stone age unit with a tank, remember the above. 
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Emulator of Otto von Bismarck, Master of realpolitik, May he rest in peace.
But the liberals should be careful of screaming too loud ... of conspiring too well ... of undermining us too thoroughly. Because if they succeed, if they do get what they insist they want, then the result may well be something they never conceived ... "They have made a desolation, and they call it peace." ~Tacitus~ ... but a peace controlled by our former enemies.
--Tosk
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