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|Requires='''Buildings''':<li>[[Citadel (FOTS)|Citadel]]</li>'''Arts''':<li>[[Militarised Society]]</li> | |Requires='''Buildings''':<li>[[Citadel (FOTS)|Citadel]]</li>'''Arts''':<li>[[Militarised Society]]</li> | ||
|Enables='''Units''':<li>[[Spear Levy (FOTS Unit)|Spear Levy]]</li><li>[[Levy Infantry (FOTS Unit)|Levy Infantry]]</li><li>[[Kyoto Police (FOTS Unit)|Kyoto Police]]</li><li>[[White Tiger Force (FOTS Unit)|White Tiger Force]]</li> | |Enables='''Units''':<li>[[Spear Levy (FOTS Unit)|Spear Levy]]</li><li>[[Levy Infantry (FOTS Unit)|Levy Infantry]]</li><li>[[Kyoto Police (FOTS Unit)|Kyoto Police]]</li><li>[[White Tiger Force (FOTS Unit)|White Tiger Force]]</li> | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | + | Buried in the earth, and surrounded by death. | |
| − | + | A modern star fort does not look all that intimidating to civilian eyes, but on closer inspection its firepower is enough to induce fear and a healthy respect for authority. Given such a concrete example of government power, the people of a province with one are right to feel more than a little repressed. A star fort also acts as a recruiting centre for the army. | |
| − | + | Star forts were a European design intended to counter increasingly powerful siege artillery. Seen from above, they really are star-shaped. Essentially, the design was a fortress was sunk into the ground, presenting a low silhouette, with a surrounding glacis, or slope, to deflect shots over the top of the fortifications. The slope might seem an easy approach for attacking infantry, but a ring of projecting points allowed the defenders to fire along the length of the walls. Any defenders who reached the top of the glacis then had to cross a deep dry moat, all the while under heavy fire. A star fort was intended as a killing ground, pure and simple. | |
[[Category:FOTS Buildings]] | [[Category:FOTS Buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 03:11, 13 October 2012
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| File:Star Fort FOTS.png | |
| Chain | Castle |
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| See main article; FotS Buildings | |
Description
Buried in the earth, and surrounded by death.
A modern star fort does not look all that intimidating to civilian eyes, but on closer inspection its firepower is enough to induce fear and a healthy respect for authority. Given such a concrete example of government power, the people of a province with one are right to feel more than a little repressed. A star fort also acts as a recruiting centre for the army.
Star forts were a European design intended to counter increasingly powerful siege artillery. Seen from above, they really are star-shaped. Essentially, the design was a fortress was sunk into the ground, presenting a low silhouette, with a surrounding glacis, or slope, to deflect shots over the top of the fortifications. The slope might seem an easy approach for attacking infantry, but a ring of projecting points allowed the defenders to fire along the length of the walls. Any defenders who reached the top of the glacis then had to cross a deep dry moat, all the while under heavy fire. A star fort was intended as a killing ground, pure and simple.
