Kyle H on 29 Apr 2003 20:59:01 -0000


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Re: [eia] more 12.4


    Sorry if I'm behind the times and the state of play is now such that
these suggestions are no longer relevant.  I just haven't had the time to
keep up.  But I wasn't sure I understood what Everett was objecting to here.
(Specific questions are below.)

> I have problems with the following things that could result:
>
>
> > 3. X's units may enter an area of Y's under the following circumstances:
> >  Corps only:
> >   a. doing so brings X's corps nearer to one of X's garrisons
> >   b. doing so brings X's corps nearer to an X-allied depot
>
> So, as long as France had a garrison or a depot in Italy it could cross
over Lombardy to fight the British in Italy.
>

    I don't understand this objection.  Who has France made peace with in
your scenario?  If it is Austria, then of course France's troops could move
to join the fight in Italy.  I see no problem with that.  But if France has
not made peace with Austria, then French troops would not have access to
move through Austrian territory.  Is there something else that I am missing
here?

> >   e. there is an enemy unit that on its next move could reach the area
X's
> > unit currently occupies
>
> So complete free reign?   So, since France will always be at war with
> England, France could move a unit to Genoa, then claim that England
> could reach it by boat, so now it has the right to cross Lombardy.
>

    Again, I'm puzzled by this objection.  What we are talking about here
are the access conditions that an army has to the territory of a former
enemy after peace is made.  (This is the "limited access" mentioned but not
described in 12.4.)  When we talk about lifting the restrictions when there
are threatening belligerents nearby, we are talking only about lifting the
restrictions on access to the country that you just made peace with.  We're
not talking about getting access to other countries (which are not parties
to the peace treaty).

    Did I misunderstand your objections, Everett?  If so, please clarify.

kdh

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