Re: [eia] Prussian Reinforcements June 1806

[Michael Gorman <mpgorman@xxxxxxxx>]

>
>The relevant rules are under 10.3.1, in case anyone else wants to look.
>I'm not at home right now, so I can't check, but it would also be worth
>looking at the access form which is on one of the cards to see if it
>says anything about tracing supply.
>
>10.3.1.1 and 10.3.1.2 contrast minors with majors on all points except
>that tracing supply is left out of 10.3.1.2. I'd always assumed that
>that the omission of tracing supply from 10.3.1.2 was unintentional---
>supply chains involve a lot of wagons and detachments of troops too
>small to be represented at the scale of EiA, but they're just as much
>a military operation as a corps moving through or a depot being built.
>
>I think that Prussia could trace supply through Austria without access
>by invoking 10.3.4 (Forcible Access), but I don't think it can be done
>for free unless Austria consents.

You're probably right and it was either an omission or they envisioned 
supply as a part of movement and thus by restricting movement, also 
restricted supply.  They pulled them apart in the minors since you can move 
through a minor and trace supply, but can't build depots or leave 
garrisons.  The minor rules required them to pull apart the many faces of 
land movement, but the major powers they could cover it all by just saying 
movement.

Oh well, so much for colorful rules of warfare and non-belligerent and 
neutrality rules.  Those are probably comfortably beyond the scope of the 
game out there with all the frigates and transports people like to write 
optional rules for.


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