Re: [eia] question about multi-national sieges

[Michael Gorman <mpgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:20 AM 12/21/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> Since
> St.P did not have a breach this month, and the siege is continuing, let
> me ask this rules question:  what would the consequences be if GB
> and Spain did not have combined movement next turn ?  Would the
> siege have to be lifted altogether, and if so, when would it stop ? 
> If it doesn't have to lifted, which nation (if either) gets to attempt a
> breach ?  Would their be any differences in the way a relief battle
> would be fought, if the Russian army returned to the area ?
>  
> -JJY

        

This
is a damn good question.  So far I have not found a good
answer.

        

As JJ
pointed out, the set of rules for how to handle multi-national forces
specifically applies itself only to field battle situations.

        

I don't
like the idea of it giving tag-team siege rolls where each power gets to
make siege attacks when they are allied, but that may be what we have to
do.  Since you already have to be past your supply phase to take
part in a siege battle, it does not seem possible for corps that have not
had a turn to take part in a siege.   So, I guess my best
answer at this point is that the units act individually and you get two
take two shots at the city, once with each nationality of forces but that
they can't combine in the attack for the actual battle rolls.  This
would make uncombined sieges dangerous against big garrisons but very
nice against weak garrisons.

Mike