n7axw wrote:
My impression is that Thermyn would be less than ideal. It would be the hub for large concentrations if Sharonians of troops pouring in along the rails from the other chain, which would mean you'd be putting yourself right where your opponents would have their best shot at getting at you.
Don
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Thermyn's function as a hub for Sharonan troops and supplies is why it is the ideal place for Harshu to pursue an army in being strategy as a means of preventing the Sharonans from focusing on taking the war to Arcana.
If he stays in Karys the Sharonans can put one division at the Traisum Cut, two divisions at the Karys/Failcham portal and send their supplies down the Kelsayr chain. That is a nuisance for them but not a major problem.
On the other hand, Harshu is still faster then the Sharonans are so they will have great difficulty running down his dispersed forces when they have a whole continent to flee into. As long as his forces are loose they might raid any Sharonan facility in Thermyn. With almost 3000 miles of rail line connecting the three portals, all the supply dumps involved in it being a hub, repair facilities, and everything else involved in supporting the Sharonan advance there Sharonan will find it all but impossible to defend it all against quickly concentrating and dispersing Arcanan forces.
Thermyn is ideal because while Harshu can be isolated in Karys by 3 divisions and then ignored I don't think 30 divisions would be adequate to prevent him from doing serious damage in Therymn.
Nicholas