Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-71.197.222.62-20140104073008/@comment-68.44.117.123-20140418012206

You're correct, the musket was by no means a perfect weapon, but a rifled musket in teh hands of a crack Union soildier could put out 3-4 balls a minute. A musket of the 1700s would be simmilar, but would have less accuracy. However, they would be fireing well within the effective range of the musket anyway, so it doesn't really matter. A bow is better if you are shooting at one target, en masse a musket regiment is better. Besides, Integrated Pikes and a fire by rank doctrine can solve most of the probelma with muskets.

It would be crucial to get a victory fast, if you wanted to win with this this very slight edge though. You are correct that they would wise up to the guns and there are some very ovious counters, so you need to milk the shock value for everything its worth before they think of ways to counter it, and then when they do start to think of ways to counter it, already have a diffrent tactic or weapon, (rockest are within the relm of possibilities, ever see a hwatcha before? ) and when they think they found a weakness turn it into an advantage That rain you mentioned would become a disater for them if I decided to throw some Greek Fire out there, or it would be relativly ineffectual if I decided to make paper cartridges.

Fuck the Church, if they want to lose fine by me, I won't lose myself an advantage because some pansy ass chief God said "lol nope".

Regardless, it would be a real tough fight, liek a REALLY tough fight and it would take some brilliant comanders, war crimes, and possibly genocide for humanity to come out ontop, Its possible, but by God it would be hard, and by GOD it would be bloody. I would avoid a war at all costs and try to make some sort of deal with the Demon Lord.

I'm putting far to much thought into this....