NauticalGent
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So...you say you feel a little on the cheated side then...?
Bran had the (mystical) ability to "see" all. Yet, from what I could tell his capability was never used to help direct the battle!!!Personally I felt Cheated...
Bran had the (mystical) ability to "see" all. Yet, from what I could tell his capability was never used to help direct the battle!!!
The really bizarre thing was whey so many went outside the fortifications rather than waiting inside where they could have defended every possible entry with a whole lineup of fighters.
Why get people involved at all when the dragons were so effective?
Any why the hell did the Dothraki ride off into the dark?
Revised Response (5/3/2019): I've been casually re-watching the series. The other night I ran across Season 3, Episode2 where Jojen and Bran share their "warg" experiences which allows them to see anything currently happening.I think he could only reliably see all from the past.
The really bizarre thing was whey so many went outside the fortifications rather than waiting inside where they could have defended every possible entry with a whole lineup of fighters.
Why get people involved at all when the dragons were so effective?
Any why the hell did the Dothraki ride off into the dark?
Second that.Bad Script Writing that's why...
Emphatically agree with the bad tactics. I have to ask though, why was it that the “men of color” got all the bad assignments? The Dothraki were sent to certain death needlessly and then the Unsullied left outside the walls to guard the retreat...
The use of fire, by the defenders, should have received greater emphasis. It is difficult to de-animate the undead with pointy weapons. Dragonstone (obsidian) helped, but did not appear to be that effective. Moreover, you need to minimize the potential of your own troops being killed and then re-animated as the enemy.Trenches should have been deeper and further out from the Castle walls, and an option of arrays for them to be ignited, perhaps with Oil soaked Wooden Spikes that would ignite under a flamed arrow or Dragin Breath.
The use of fire, by the defenders, should have received greater emphasis. It is difficult to de-animate the undead with pointy weapons. Dragonstone (obsidian) helped, but did not appear to be that effective. Moreover, you need to minimize the potential of your own troops being killed and then re-animated as the enemy.
Anyway, in one of the earlier episodes, wildfire was used. Placing canisters of wildfire on the trebuchets would have been a superior tactic.
However, there is problem with my suggestion. Winterfell and Kings Landing are far apart. Also Cersei would have frustrated the delivery of the wildfire canisters. But at least that discussion could have been made at the strategy session. There may have been an alternative means of developing wildfire canisters.
Quite true.Basically any strategy other than that which was employed would have faired better..
The Dolthraki were basically Feral, they live for the battle, them charging into the enemy as soon as possible was inevitable, but they could have been possitioned better on the Battlefield to make the most of this Feral nature..
The Unsullied, are the Drilled units of the Battlefield, Highly Trained and Disciplined, they would have been in Shieldwall formation holding back the Horde of Undead for as long as possible...
IMO, the Battlefield should have been staged like this...
Trenches should have been deeper and further out from the Castle walls, and an option of arrays for them to be ignited, perhaps with Oil soaked Wooden Spikes that would ignite under a flamed arrow or Dragin Breath..
Unsullied Positioned behind Trenches as next line of defence, positioned in Shieldwall, they could easily keep the advance on hold until the Trenches become overrun...
The Trebuchet's should have been positioned behind the unsullied and should have been kept firing to disrupt the enemy formations.
The Dolthraki positioned out of site on the Flanks..
The advantage of the above being that the Unsullied keep them occupied, whilst the better positioned Dolthraki charged in from both Flanks to break up the enemy...
The Outcome for the Dolthraki would probably have been the same but they would have disrupted the enemies assault enough for the Unsullied to push them back..