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Can I fund a long war?
Illustrative case: 900 treasury, 150 one-off costs, 250 reserve. 22 income and 8 peacetime costs monthly; a 24-month war.
Compare spending with your armies raised and disbanded. The full tool also lets you change war duration and one-off costs.
- Treasury at the objective
- 174 gold
- Above the protected reserve
- -76 gold
The protected reserve is short by 76 gold. Total spending for this deadline must stay within 42 gold per month.
Before recruiting, reduce upkeep or test a shorter campaign. This calculation does not assume victory.
Enter a whole number from 0 to 1000.
Use my own figuresHow this answer was calculated
Illustrative 24-month war. Income and upkeep stay constant; ransoms and other uncertain proceeds are excluded.
- Treasury
- 900
- Income per month
- 22
- Peacetime costs per month
- 8
- Extra wartime costs per month
- 38
- One-off costs
- 150
- War duration, months
- 24
- Keep for an emergency
- 250
All these inputs carry over to the full tool. Change them and save your own version.