Re: [eia] Bavarian siege rolls

["Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

    Forgot to mention before that France gets +1 political point for
fighting of the siege assault at Munich.

kdh

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [eia] Bavarian siege rolls


>
> > (Q:  does one of the loses on the turn of breakage must be a cavalry
> > factor, or does that only apply to field combat?)
> >
>
>     I believe that it only applies to field combats, but my reasoning
> depends on the reasoning for guard commitment.  (See below.)
>
> > P.S.  I can't find in the rules where guard commitment is not allowed
> > during siege combat.   I do see where Siege combat "is resolved
> > similarly to trivial combat" (7.5.4.1.3), and that trivial combat does
> > allow guard commitment (7.5.3.2),  but I don't see where siege combat
> > disallows guard commitment.
>
> Interesting.  You're right that the rules for guard commitment do not
> specifically rule it out during a siege (as the rules for using artillery
> do).  However, I would still maintain that guard commitment can only be
done
> during a field (or limited field) combat because guard commitment is
> contained as a step in the field combat procedure (and it is not mentioned
> in the siege combat procedure).  Take a look at 7.5.2.  The title of that
> section is "Field Combat Procedure".  Then 7.5.2.8 - a subsection of
7.5.2 -
> is the step for guard and artillery use.  This reasoning is not airtight,
> but I think it is correct.
>     BTW, the same reasoning would be used to deny that there has to be a
> cavalry loss when a side breaks during a siege combat.  I.e., since that
> rule is contained in the field combat procedures and is not mentioned in
the
> siege combat procedures, it doesn't apply to siege combat.  (And it just
> doesn't make as much sense that cavalry would be needed to defend the
> retreat from the city walls.)
>
> > P.S.S.  When the dice server cuts off text on the comments, you can see
> > the rest of it if you scroll down and look at the quoted "original
> > message".  (which was my fault for not putting the "#C" at the beginning
> > of the wrapped text).
>
> Very good point.  Thanks.
>
> kdh
>
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