Applying the Art of War to enemy provisions

[GothSkunk]

When all strength has been exhausted and resources depleted, all houses in the central plains utterly impoverished, seven-tenths of the citizens' wealth dissipated, the government's expenses from damaged chariots, worn-out horses, armor, helmets, arrows and crossbows, halberds and shields, draft oxen, and heavy supply wagons, will be six-tenths of its reserves.

Therefore, a wise general will strive to feed off the enemy. One bushel of the enemy's provisions is worth twenty of our own, one picul of fodder is worth twenty of our own.

-Sun Tzu, The Art Of War

I propose an additional measure to powerplay undermining and fortifying.

Whereas logistic ships carry in their holds supplies intended for fortifying control systems, these supplies can be recovered from ships either through damage or through wresting them free from cargo holds.

I propose that the recovery of fortification supplies from an enemy faction, when brought back and applied to a friendly control system, be valued at 5x that of friendly provisions obtained from the power's headquarters, and likewise rewarded with 5x the merits.

 

[CMDR CODY]

"When you retreat, retrograde so as they follow, you lose ground, and they loose lives"

Admiral Stocker

 

[Ben Ryder]

I propose an additional measure to powerplay undermining and fortifying.

Whereas logistic ships carry in their holds supplies intended for fortifying control systems, these supplies can be recovered from ships either through damage or through wresting them free from cargo holds.

I propose that the recovery of fortification supplies from an enemy faction, when brought back and applied to a friendly control system, be valued at 5x that of friendly provisions obtained from the power's headquarters, and likewise rewarded with 5x the merits.

This was kinda of how it was for almost a year with some powers and it got abused by people handing over supplies to their friends for easy merits and other shenanigans. It was removed.