Re: [eia] [escrow] October 1805 Political Orders

["Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

    Thanks for this response.  My problem was that I had forgotten to move
the Spanish fleet from Cartegena to Barcelona on my physical map.
    But when I thought that Spain's fleet was still at Cartegena it occurred
to me how ridiculous our current interpretation of  4.2.2.3 is (the
"physically impossible" rule).  On our current interpretation, we are saying
that it is "physically possible for the declaring major power to enter the
minor country's territory during this turn" when it is merely conceptually
possible for the major power to build a new corps.  But that interpretation
places virtually no limits on a major power.  Because, after all, *some*
type of reinforcements come every month.  October is a militia reinforcement
month.  So (if Spain's fleet were at Cartegena) Spain could say, well I
*could* build a new corps with the militia factors I have due this month.
And I *could* transport that corps by sea.  Therefore it is physically
possible for me to enter Algeria this turn.  Same goes for November.  If
Spain were to make the declaration in November (under the same imaginary
conditions), Spain could say, well I *could* build a new corps with the
cavalry factors I have due this month.  And I *could* transport that new
corps by sea to Algeria.  ...  The point is, there will never be an occasion
where building a new corps in a port city of the home nation is not at least
a conceptual possibility.

    To be overly pedantic (philosophical?), I think we have confused
"physically possible" with "conceptually possible" in our interpretation of
this rule.

kdh

>
> >     Is it physically possible for Spain's troops to enter Algeria this
> turn?
> >
> > kdh
>
>
> Yes, by fleet from Barcelona.
>
> -JJY
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