Re: But the Seanchan have an advantage the Perrin did not...
Underwood Send a noteboard - 07/06/2010 08:22:23 PM
As I said before, supplies aren't needed, or in the amount we typically think are needed because Damane would be able to hook up with supply camps. Soldiers could carry a week’s worth of rations and the basics themselves.
Plus, why not a man every 3 seconds? If they are marching in a straight line you could easily move that number of people (100000-200000) in under 3 hours. I don’t know how in the world it could take 30 seconds a man. Even still though, at 30 seconds a man you could move an army of 100000 troops in under 10 hours, that is still huge. Though at that pace the Damane would tire. However, holding a Gateway for an hour wouldn't be so bad, plus they could be tied off making it even easier.
Finally Grady and Neald got so tired because they didn't tie Gateways off very often, if ever.
Plus, why not a man every 3 seconds? If they are marching in a straight line you could easily move that number of people (100000-200000) in under 3 hours. I don’t know how in the world it could take 30 seconds a man. Even still though, at 30 seconds a man you could move an army of 100000 troops in under 10 hours, that is still huge. Though at that pace the Damane would tire. However, holding a Gateway for an hour wouldn't be so bad, plus they could be tied off making it even easier.
Finally Grady and Neald got so tired because they didn't tie Gateways off very often, if ever.
How are you going to have the space to move 100,000 people in a straight line? Do you know how long that line would be? And on the other side, where would you put those men? There's not a military unit in the world who would just let them mill about until there's enough men to form a defense.
It is something that would work, I think, just not with the ease you're saying. To move military units, you would need more space, and larger gateways.
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- 06/06/2010 07:30:37 PM
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Interesting
- 06/06/2010 07:41:56 PM
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BS said Demandred's identity is the greatest secret in the story, and will pay off in the end...
- 06/06/2010 08:05:51 PM
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militarily perhaps, but not a duel
- 07/06/2010 04:56:55 AM
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Re: militarily perhaps, but not a duel
- 07/06/2010 01:34:04 PM
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Re: militarily perhaps, but not a duel
- 07/06/2010 04:17:26 PM
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Oh I like the villains to lose everything before they die
- 07/06/2010 04:18:43 PM
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Bah
- 07/06/2010 04:38:36 PM
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Skilled Rand would be nice.
- 07/06/2010 09:24:56 PM
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I'd rather see Aviendha and Elayne link and take her out
- 07/06/2010 09:41:47 PM
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Re: I'd rather see Aviendha and Elayne link and take her out
- 07/06/2010 10:00:44 PM
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You are quite right, I should have said "kill all the remaining FS"
- 07/06/2010 10:08:49 PM
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Re: You are quite right, I should have said "kill all the remaining FS"
- 07/06/2010 10:22:11 PM
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Moridin IMO will be all Rand's to deal with
- 07/06/2010 10:56:28 PM
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I think Demandred might be...
- 07/06/2010 09:48:29 AM
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I favor the Roederan theory
- 07/06/2010 01:35:37 PM
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I have this feeling that Elaida is going to surprise us, and Demandred is in Caemlyn...
- 06/06/2010 08:33:16 PM
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Meh. I think Elaida will end up like other women in the series who sucked
- 06/06/2010 10:56:47 PM
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While Traveling is certainly a tactical advantage, I think the Seanchan won't be able to use it.
- 06/06/2010 11:15:56 PM
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A hundred gateways next to each other is as good as one giant gateway...
- 06/06/2010 11:36:48 PM
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but no carts or wagons.
- 07/06/2010 12:15:29 AM
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Fully supplied armies could be moved
- 07/06/2010 02:45:15 AM
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you are missing the point that this would create several major problems
- 07/06/2010 01:49:08 PM
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Advantages and Disadvantages to both large and small gateways
- 08/06/2010 03:04:28 AM
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The logistics would be practically impossible, as even RJ stated (see quote below)
- 08/06/2010 01:41:03 PM
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But the Seanchan have an advantage the Perrin did not...
- 07/06/2010 02:45:26 AM
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Re: But the Seanchan have an advantage the Perrin did not...
- 07/06/2010 01:52:40 PM
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Re: But the Seanchan have an advantage the Perrin did not...
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Re: But the Seanchan have an advantage the Perrin did not...
- 07/06/2010 07:03:29 PM
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Re: But the Seanchan have an advantage the Perrin did not...
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Re: But the Seanchan have an advantage the Perrin did not...
- 07/06/2010 08:22:23 PM
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We have no clue if Damane can tie off weaves
- 07/06/2010 08:28:08 PM
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Re: We have no clue if Damane can tie off weaves
- 07/06/2010 09:22:24 PM
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One disagreement
- 07/06/2010 09:33:09 PM
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I agree...but
- 07/06/2010 09:44:54 PM
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That's just it ... Egwene, Elayne and Rand have already thought of it and considered the uses
- 07/06/2010 10:04:50 PM
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Egwene to pass information? You're joking, right?
- 07/06/2010 10:59:25 PM
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Not to mention...
- 07/06/2010 09:26:28 PM
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Re: Not to mention...
- 07/06/2010 09:38:31 PM
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yes, but the cost may prove too high to allocate so many resources against Traveling
- 07/06/2010 09:44:16 PM
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If they get Traveling, I hope we read the first time the Seanchan move their "creatures" through
- 07/06/2010 06:22:47 PM
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Re: If they get Traveling, I hope we read the first time the Seanchan move their "creatures" through
- 07/06/2010 11:03:22 PM
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The little thing is Rand's angreal IMO
- 07/06/2010 04:52:17 AM
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I think the thing from books 4-6 has to do with dreaming/TAR abilities.
- 08/06/2010 12:09:53 AM
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I think BS has inadvertently given away a massive clue regarding Demandred's identity...
- 06/06/2010 09:12:58 PM
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What's to prevent him from hiding as a female? *NM*
- 06/06/2010 10:30:08 PM
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Forgive me if I don't give that possibility serious consideration.
- 06/06/2010 10:36:20 PM
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Bc it's clearly way too dissatisfying. And Demmy's certainly too proud to hide as a woman! *NM*
- 07/06/2010 01:01:52 AM
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Well. Galgan, then. *NM*
- 07/06/2010 04:05:57 PM
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Can't be Galgan
- 07/06/2010 04:37:36 PM
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galgan's out, but maybe...
- 07/06/2010 07:01:12 PM
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Or...
- 08/06/2010 09:37:21 AM
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I doubt the new Taraboner king is involved
- 08/06/2010 12:52:45 PM
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As I said, I think...
- 08/06/2010 01:30:39 PM
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I'm not disagreeing with most of it
- 08/06/2010 01:49:54 PM
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look above, you guys agreed on stuff for 19 hours. New record? *NM*
- 08/06/2010 04:12:47 PM
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