VLT losing 74 recruits slowly

My son, thehopefulone, cannot validate his email so asked me to pop this on the forum for him. Following a discussion on Northilse g1 chat he took up the challenge of doing VLT using lots of 1r suicdes. He used 1 manuscript using first aid on all of his suicide generals so that, other than on the bosses, he effectively lost zero troops and on every leader saved 3% of what he sent. While doing this exercise he was still doing lootspots which is why sometimes an mma is missing. What is left in a camp on his figures is what he got in practise and may differ slightly if you have a go but, obviously, the final attacks will stay the same. The losses per sector are based on the one first aid manuscript on the attacking general.

Do check using a combat simulator if you decide to give it a go as it has only been done once and typos do happen.

SECTOR 1: LOSE 36 REC

Camp 1: 100 boar/30 fox (Once down to 22 boar MG with 270c loses zero)
6mma + 3coa then 2mma + nus left 18 boar so MG + 270C

Camp 2: 120 wolf (Once down to 58 wolf Nus + 165C loses zero)
2 drac/4mma left 52 wolf so Nus/165c or mg/270c loses zero

Camp 3: 130 boar/30 wolf (Down to 22 boar MG + 270C loses zero)
Ans + varg left 123 boar/5 wolf then 6mma/2 drac/3coa left 57 boar then 4mma/nus/varg left <22 boar so
mg + 270c lost zero

Camp 4: 90 wolf/90 fox (Once down to 58 wolf, Nus + 165c loses zero
2mma/2drac/ans then 6mma/2drac then nus 165c

Camp 5: 120boar/30fox (Once down to 22 boar MG + 270C loses zero
3 coa (92 boar)then 6mma/3 coa (21 boar) so MG + 270C for zero

Camp 6 (Leader 1): 80 boar/60 fox/2 giants (Down to 2 giants+ 4 boar = Ans 52r/1e/97k
2 drac + 6mma + 3coa//2 drac + 3mma left 4 boar/2giants Ans 52r/1e/97k lose 37r

SECTOR 2: LOSE 14 REC

Camp 1: 170 boar (Down to 22 boar = MG + 270C for zero)
3mma/2drac/3 coa (114boar) then 6mma/2drac/3coa (37 boar) then Nus (22 boar) then MG + 270C for zero

Camp 2: 90 boar/60 wolf (Again 22 boar target)
6mma/2 drac/ans/varg (55 boar) then 4mma/nus (21 boar) then MG + 270C for zero)

Camp 3: 180 boar (Again 22 boar target)
2mma/ans/varg/2drac (137 boar) then 6mma/2drac/3 coa (67 boar) then 6mma/2 drac/nus (22 boar) then MG+270C for zero

Camp 4: 100boar/60 fox (Another 22 boar one)
mma/2drac/varg then 6mma/2drac/3coa then mma/drac left 22 boar then MG+270C for zero

Camp 5 (Leader 2): 50 boar/80 wolf/60 fox/1unicorn (Once down to unicorn MG/20r/1e/179xb/70k)
1 drac/4mma/3 coa then mma/nus/ans/varg leaves unicorn then MG/20r/1e/179xb/70k

SECTOR 3: LOSE 14R

Camp 1: 60wolf/140fox (Down to 58 wolf: Nus + 165 C for zero)
5mma/2drac then 4mma left 48 wolf, then nus + 165c for zero)

Camp 2: 40 bear/60 wolf (Down to 17 bear: Nus + 165C for zero)
2mma/2drac/3coa left 15 bear then Nus + 165C for zero

Camp 3: 50 bear/80 wolf (Again 17bear target)
Nus/Ans/6mma/Varg/2 drac then 1 mma left 17 bear then Nus + 165C for zero

Camp 4: 160 fox (Down to 11 fox Ans + 150 ELITE for zero)
6mma/2drac/Nus then Ans + 150E

Camp 5: 190 wolf (Down to 58 wolf target)
3coa then ans left 45 wolf then MG + 270C for zero and saves nus for next camp

Camp 6 (Leader 3): 50 bear/69wolf/80fox/1 furious boar
6mma/2drac/3coa then Nus/5 mma/2 drac/ans/varg left Furious then MG + 20r/1e/197xb/70k

SECTOR 4: LOSE 10 RECRUIT

Camp 1: 80 royal rec/60 royal bow
1mma (rest dead) then nus/6mma/2drac/ans/varg then nus/varg left 16 royal rec then MG + 270C for zero

Camp 2: 50 royal militia/60 royal longbows (Down to 16militia Nus/165C or MG/270c for zero)
6mma/2drac/ans then 3 coa/mma/drac left 14militia then MG + 270C for zero

Camp 3: 60 royal militia/30 royal cannons (Down to 7m/30k Nus 100E/65xb for zero)
5mma/2drac then 5 mma/2drac/ans/varg then Nus 100e/65xb for zero

Camp 4: 120 royal longbow (39longbow nus + 1r/1e/163 lose max 1r as per suicide anyway)
1mma/nus then 4 mma/ans left 38longbow then 1r/1e/163c lost zero

Camp 5: 170 royal recruits (20recs nus + 1r/164c for max 1r as per suicide)
Ans/nus/2 drac/1 mma then 5 mma/2drac/3 coa then 1 mma/1 drac left 20 recruits then Nus + 1r/164c lost zero)

Camp 6: 150 royal bows/30 royal cavalry (15c = ans/1r/149e max 1r; 11c ans/150E for zero
5mma/1 drac/nus/varg then 3 mma left 9 cavalry so then Ans + 150E for zero

Camp 7: 30 Royal militia/80 royal longbow/40 royal cavalry
3mma/2drac/3 coa then 6mma/and left 15 royal militia then Nusala 165C for zero

Camp 8 (Leader 4): 60 royal militia/80 royal longbow/40 royal cavalry/1 king
2 drac/varg/nus then 6mma/2 drac/3coa then 5mma/3coa left king then nus+15r/1e/149K …job done

TOTAL LOSS 74 RECRUITS AND TOOK APPROX 6/7 DAYS

It's better to use 1c on camps with first strike units in them and 1xb on camps without. Takes out an extra troop once in a while. :)

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Originally Posted by MorellaCarter

It's better to use 1c on camps with first strike units in them and 1xb on camps without. Takes out an extra troop once in a while. :)

I'll let him know. He is working on the other FT's now so might be a help.

1 cannoneer instead of 1R on camps without first attack may also help a little

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Originally Posted by halv12

1 cannoneer instead of 1R on camps without first attack may also help a little

But only if there are only last strike units in the camp seeing as cannoneers are last strike. :)

OK, thought I'd revisit this with so many suicide gens available.
(7 MMAs, 3 Champs, 3 Dracs, 3 MoDs and Mary, with an MG, Vet and 2 Taverns along for the ride).

Took 7 days and 1 hour to complete, most days were 2 visits.

Total losses, 63 Recruits and in a sad accident, 36 horses.
All the above by OP were fine except Camp 4.2
There I left 16 Royal Militia and attacked with MG + 270 Cavalry.
The "accident" was that 2 Militia survived and murdered 36 horsies. :(
So that camp, get it down to 14 Royal Militia before going for the first strike kill.