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Re: IB: Map of the City of Montrei

From:Isidora Zamora <isidora@...>
Date:Thursday, September 18, 2003, 18:32
>Actually, there's better reason than that. The more sides, the harder to >storm >the fortress; 6 is about the most you can easily lay out, though 8 is a >possibility. >Sharp corners are a liability in fort construction.
Perhaps I should consider having my fortress designed with an octagonal outer wall, then. The buildings inside would be constructed with the usual number of corners, though. How does the sheer size of the enclosure relate to how difficult it is to storm? (The outer wall encloses a fairly large area.) There's the obvious fact that it takes a much larger number of people to defend a larger enclosure, and it's easier to storm if it's underdefended. The other obvious fact is that it's more difficult to surround a larger fortress, but, OTOH, a fortress can be penetrated without needing to surround it. What have I left out of the equation? (Not that anyone has even considered storming this particular fortress for the last 400 years or so, but there was a reason that it was built in the first place.) Isidora