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Well guys, it's been over 2 months since this thing started. Boring, eh? We've not really done anything that would affect anything, because the admins didn't give us a chance to.

Well, the portal's here, so theres bound to be something that comes up.

When the war DOES start, we'll need solid battle plans, but we need to do things

1: Stay aware of our lack of firearms, we only have bows, tridents, swords, hammers, etc.

2: We need scenarios for ambushes, first strikes, you name it, we'll need it.

I know we've got some geniuses here, and I'd like to see what you guys could come up with. So post plans that you think would work here.

I believe it would be fire, but fire works against almost anything. In any battle or operation, a small group or two of elite soldiers can help out a great deal when used strategically and covertly. Also, the elimination of a single target can have large-scale effects everywhere, so we should have some soldiers trained specially for covert operations and assassination.

Fire can have an effect on wiring and parts as well. An overheated engine could bring down a UFO in no time.

yeah we don't know if they have coolant or antifreeze, I would say it's likely they do since they fly around in shiny metal machines...oh yeah ufo's.

Well battle plans hmm. I'm more of an infantry ground tactics kinda person so if a full scale war came into effect on the ground with the zurg we'd have a smaller force fighting them momentarily and making it seem like we are being overwhelmed we then put up a fighting retreat. Now say we started the battle in front of the warp portal since that is the primary target seein as that's where their reinforcements would come from. That means we'd be retreating to the west, and what do I see to the west? A cave, and what looks like a small mountain. We should have troops stationed on the mountain preparing a down hill charge and troops inside the cave waiting as well.

Here's the deal, when our primary force is making that fighting retreat to the west and the Zurg giving chase and we are backed into what looks like a corner to them and we have nowhere to go. That's when we strike, the downhill charge first to gain an advantage on the front. With the zurg disoriented by the ambush we then take our troops in the cave and rebuff the primary force of it's possible losses and strengthen it's numbers we then charge back to the warp portal in a javelin formation overwheling any opposistion like an arrow straight to the heart and destroy the portal to cut off reinforcements.

Cuttin their leader outta the picture is key like mentioned earlier by those above me so the que to start the ambush and charge is when we get the word that the mothership has appeared. I see a small forest to the southwest of the portal where we could leave a few armed scout units.

Now just what do we do about the ships though? as far as I know we gaians have no technology that would help us bring down an attacking UFO... From the inside out. We could have what we talked about earlier some of our fellow gaians that drank the zurg energy drink that are loyal to gaia. We coulda have them specially trained and when the zurg attack force shows up they swear allegiance to the zurg forces and get inside and either take the ships over or blow them up by destroying equipment and what not. Now there's water on gaia right? Drinking water and a water facility, what's used in treating water...chlorine. So Gaians have Chlorine why is that important, anyone ever heard of chlorine bombs?

Infantry is good, and I like the idea with starting the battle at the warp portal. First, though, we need to check to make sure when exactly the real Zurg troops will start coming from the portal, rather than just "friendly" visiters. Otherwise we'd be starting the war, not them. But I have a point on your cave idea. It doesn't appear to be an alternative exit (aka, a back door). If our troops get caught in there, then thier kind of stuck with thier back against the wall. Bad thing. But the down hill charge, now that's a pretty good idea. With bows, that's a good tactic, since it's easier to get your target from above. Gravity and all that, you know? Chlorine bombs are something I haven't heard of though, and those sound really interesting. I want details on that.
Another flaw...kinda: When I first mentioned using the zurg energy drink against them, I pretty much said the same thing, which is turn ourselves into zurg and get them from the inside out. But the way I figure it, we just cause panic and the rest of the zurg will fall apart, kinda like dominoes. But the us blowing up zurg ships from the inside sounds like a suicide mission. No offense, but one thing about war strategy is to avoid as many casualties as possible.
So, this is my perspective on your tactics, hope you don't get offended. (I once commented on some one and they snapped at me.)

Yessir, that sounds about right. Hope I wasn't too harsh. ^^ And, umm, I have one more question....Why not pick off the zurg as they come from the portal? As in, stand beside it, and as they come in, just kinda pluck 'em off one-by-one. Whoever esacpes can be met later with other forces. We have three teams, right? The largest teram at the portal, the smallest in the cave (to rule out as much constriction movement as possible), and the medium team on the hills.

Hmm, good point. As far as working on the ufo's, we could use your idea on the chlorine bombs. Small, but effective, yeah? And you're right, they'd prolly secure the portal. Hmm, perhaps we should do a litle ground surgery? Maybe build towers around the portal. We also ought to station ourselves around some of the major cities, like barton town and Durem and Akea. And i have a question. When we get this strategy worked out, are we going to repost into one big plan, the whole thread wrapped into one, or something similar?