Re: [eia] couple rules questions

[Joel Uckelman <uckelman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thus spake "Kyle H":
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> 
>     On top of the pending question regarding limited access, a couple =
> other (smaller) questions came up when JJ and I resolved our battles.  =
> The first is a genuine question, although its importance is minimal =
> since it is not likely to come up again.  The second issue is more of a =
> request for endorsement than a genuine question, but it is more =
> important, because it is likely to come up again.
> 
> First question:  Condition H attached to the Withdraw strategy states, =
> "If defender is all cavalry and/or cossacks/freikorps, strategic rating =
> is '+1'."  So what happens if an infantry corps and a cavalry corps are =
> leader-less and, hence, dicing separately.  The first alternative is =
> that the infantry corps gets no modifier to its roll and the cavalry =
> corps gets a +1.  The other alternative is that neither corps gets the =
> +1 because the defending force is not "all cavalry".  [In our battle, JJ =
> rolled well enough so that it didn't matter either way.]  I can see =
> arguments going both ways on this one.  What do you guys think?

I thought the intent was that a cavalry corps would have an easier time 
slipping away if it didn't have any infantry to protect. And it would be
unusual for your cavalry to abandon your infantry in a planned withdrawal.

> Second question:  What is the proper procedure for retreating British =
> forces?  For most of us the rules are pretty straightforward and easy to =
> apply.  They say we have to be retreated/withdrawn towards our nearest =
> depot or towards our national capital, whichever is closest.  However, =
> for Great Britain these rules can make for some very odd behavior.  (Use =
> your imagination here.)  So here is a supplement to the rules for =
> retreating which I suggest we adopt to make things a little more =
> realistic for GB.

Last turn I was almost in a situation for which this rule does not provide:
After the Battle of Constantinople, I couldn't retreat toward my capital,
since that's where the battle was. What if I had had no depots on the map at
the time? Can't retreat toward your capital and no depots is a situation 
the retreat rule doesn't cover. In my case, there was only one area to 
which I could have retreated anyway, so no decision had to be made.

Since I wasn't using combined movement with anyone, your proposed changes 
(which I think are reasonable for the cases they cover) still wouldn't tell 
us
what to do in the situation I just described.

-- 
J.


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