Operation Lucky Launched
Unexpected help from hitittes!

Operation Lucky was given the green light by Queen Theodora. After a mere 91 turns 6 Byzantines landed on the Mountains next to empty Trondheim, 5 Archers and one Spear. Viking defense in the area consists of 2 archers and one spear known to be able to get back to trondheim, possibly more if Stapel has a lucky day. The byzantines can also use 4 Dromons to bombard Trondheim!
Before the invasion:



http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/up...preinvasie.jpg
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I established an embassy:


http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/up..._81embassy.jpg
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No defenses![charge]

I notice now that Stapel is also at war with Musirlis of the Hitittes. The galleys seem to prove there are already Hittites on the continent!
I honorably declare war before landing, as to give Stapel the warhappiness (that should be mandatory imho! I am the agressor!)
After the landing:

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/up...81invasion.jpg
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Bit annoyed that there are 3 vet units in the area...but we shall prevail! The worst thing that can happen is we lose our units, but that would require a wonder and probably stapel switching ALL builds to mili. But since there are no horses (at least not yet), I cannot see him not loose the capitol.
The hittites landed...one warrior next to Trondheim as well.[mischief]

The MM:

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/up...72256_81mm.jpg
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stay tuned!

Trondheim Razed!

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/up...NHEIMfalls.jpg
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Naval bombardment forced the defending Spear to 2 HP, my archers did the rest.

the "new" Scandinavia!


http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/up...areastapel.jpg
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I will keep havocing his lands by land and sea. My core is now building aquaducts, after that some dromons and markets.

Stapel Surrendered![viking][whipped]

Stapel was constantly harrased by large numbers of AI, in particular the Dutch did not like him. I could keep building and plan an attack at the moment it would certainly hurt, and I did. Short game!

Harrasing human players seems to be the AI objective for 2005!

wow, congrats!

easy victory! ;)