Re: [eia] reinforcement question

["James Helle" <jhelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did not find anything in the rules that says definitely one way or the
other.  But here is my take on the subject:  I assume that a "friendly
corps' in this scenario is referring to a controlled corps of that major
power.  My reasoning for this is that, regardless of physical depots on the
map, I think all corps are assumed to be in some limited degree of supply.
Otherwise corps too far from a depot would run out of ammunition and be
unable to attack at all.  I think it is this degree of supply that allows a
new military unit to be placed on the field and this type of reinforcement
cannot come from another major powers supply line.  So, unless someone can
dredge up a rule to the contrary I would vote that a new corps must be
placed with "any friendly, _controlled_ corps".

JRH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxx>
To: "public list for an Empires in Arms game" <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [eia] reinforcement question


>     It's a good question.  I had assumed that you could only place a new
> corps outside the home nation with another corps you controlled.  (Thus, I
> was celebrating the surrender of the Russian corps at Damietta, because I
> assumed that meant the end of Russian reinforcements.)  However, this
> wording does seem to place my previous interpretation in doubt.
>     Can we find someplace else in the rules where the word "friendly" is
> clearly used to mean "allied or controlled"?  Maybe that would help to
> settle the issue.  (Alternatively, is there any place else in the rules
were
> "friendly" is clearly used to mean just "controlled"?)  I am asking
because
> I use a physical rulebook to reference the rules and do not have a word
> search capability as some of you seem to have who access electronic copies
> of the rules.
>
> kdh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joel Uckelman" <uckelman@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 4:40 PM
> Subject: [eia] reinforcement question
>
>
> > I've been trying to determine whether it is legal for me to place a
corps
> > at Corfu. 5.2.1.2 permits a new corps to be placed with any unbesieged
> > friendly corps. What I'm uncertain about is whether the Spanish corps
> there
> > counts as friendly. I can't find a definition of "friendly" in the
rules.
> > Are "friendly" corps just the corps I control? I.e., the rules are
driving
> > at the distinction between my corps and corps belonging to my minor
> allies,
> > e.g., Austrian corps are "friendly" corps for the Bavarians? (If so, why
> > didn't they say "controlled", which is clearer?) Or are my allies' corps
> also
> > "friendly"? They're neither enemy nor neutral, so...?
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