Emancipation Proclamation (EP) and Black Recruitment (BR)
A huge reason for the keeping Union political points above 1000 is to declare the EP. A Union strategic victory is needed in order to do so. This will add 100 political points to the Confederacy, however it gives the Union an ever flowing of new recruits once the Union declares Black Recruitment. Black recruits will not only activate in the North but in captured Southern regions as well. The EP also raises the cost for Confederate commerce raiders from 30 to 45 supply points. Starting BP too early, before regions in the south that have black population have been captured may not yield many new recruits. Due to the political cost of black recruitment, a new draft may be a better choice.
I'm just getting arround to playing the union vs ai. I've read Jamian's and kwhiteheads post's on the union overrun strategy.
Is a Union strategic victory/EP & the resulting BR manpower militia creation neccessary for eventual union victory. Does a southern strategy of denying the union a strategic victory and BR militia cause the union offensive to run out of steam ie garrison requirements.
Has anyone played as the union vs ai or human and won without a strategic victory. Or as the south doing this?
Thinking about it some more... ...the only place the south risks a strategic defeat is at fort 2 Richmond or any other fort 2 region.