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Military Strategy in Mor’s End
Mor’s End has a long history of being attacked. It is impossible to fully man the walls all day every day so tactics and strategy is used to make up for the lack of manpower on the wall. Some of the Tactics used are:
1. Outland Ranger Patrols to warn of attacks.
2. Staggered guard patrols on the walls so no pattern can be discerned from night to night.
3. Use of Point of Defense system by city military to cover trouble spots during attacks.
4. Closing of gates from sundown to sun up.
5. Mandatory Military training for all citizens.
Point of Defense System
This system was designed nearly 200 years ago to maximize the abilities of the military. These are the steps under a normal raid.
1. Identify size and position of raiders.
2. Fortify the wall with area defenders.
3. City Watch moves in to cover areas defenders left to go to the area of attack.
4. Off duty guard shift/watch shift moves out to cover streets for city watch.
5. City Militia is called to wall.
6. A determination is made as to whether there may be a second point of attack or not.
7. Forces move in to suppress raiders or cover second point of attack.
8. More men are called to the wall as necessary to fill in areas where troops have moved to the point of attack(s).
This shifting of men allows for the defense of the wall and continued coverage of other areas. There are some weaknesses to this system. First off the wall must be held by a small number of soldiers until help can arrive and second the town has spread outside the walls in the last 100 years. This system is useless against a dedicated siege but there is no way for a force large enough to besiege the city to get close enough for a surprise attack. When a large army approaches then the Muster is called up and the walls are fully manned. This system has protected the city for a very long time, very few raiders ever make it over the wall and no raiders have gotten very far into the city in nearly 200 years. The squats outside the wall are another matter and quite often the raiders from the swamp don’t even attempt to attack the wall and just head straight for this part of town. Only the commanders of the military can order the gates open after sundown and this hampers the militaries ability to react to raids on the squats. Unfortunately most people have very little concern for those who live outside the wall so there doesn’t seem to be much in the way of a strategy change coming in the near future.
Mor’s End has a long history of being attacked. It is impossible to fully man the walls all day every day so tactics and strategy is used to make up for the lack of manpower on the wall. Some of the Tactics used are:
1. Outland Ranger Patrols to warn of attacks.
2. Staggered guard patrols on the walls so no pattern can be discerned from night to night.
3. Use of Point of Defense system by city military to cover trouble spots during attacks.
4. Closing of gates from sundown to sun up.
5. Mandatory Military training for all citizens.
Point of Defense System
This system was designed nearly 200 years ago to maximize the abilities of the military. These are the steps under a normal raid.
1. Identify size and position of raiders.
2. Fortify the wall with area defenders.
3. City Watch moves in to cover areas defenders left to go to the area of attack.
4. Off duty guard shift/watch shift moves out to cover streets for city watch.
5. City Militia is called to wall.
6. A determination is made as to whether there may be a second point of attack or not.
7. Forces move in to suppress raiders or cover second point of attack.
8. More men are called to the wall as necessary to fill in areas where troops have moved to the point of attack(s).
This shifting of men allows for the defense of the wall and continued coverage of other areas. There are some weaknesses to this system. First off the wall must be held by a small number of soldiers until help can arrive and second the town has spread outside the walls in the last 100 years. This system is useless against a dedicated siege but there is no way for a force large enough to besiege the city to get close enough for a surprise attack. When a large army approaches then the Muster is called up and the walls are fully manned. This system has protected the city for a very long time, very few raiders ever make it over the wall and no raiders have gotten very far into the city in nearly 200 years. The squats outside the wall are another matter and quite often the raiders from the swamp don’t even attempt to attack the wall and just head straight for this part of town. Only the commanders of the military can order the gates open after sundown and this hampers the militaries ability to react to raids on the squats. Unfortunately most people have very little concern for those who live outside the wall so there doesn’t seem to be much in the way of a strategy change coming in the near future.
