RE: [eia] 2nd Battle of the Forth, Coalition roll

["William Jaffe" <billj6203@xxxxxxxxx>]

Not correct, see the rules citation in 6.3.1.1

Bill Jaffe
Playing Wargames since 1958, and 18xx since 1829...
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From: eia-bounces@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:eia-bounces@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joel
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Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 5:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [eia] 2nd Battle of the Forth, Coalition roll 

Thus spake jjy@xxxxxxxxxxx:
> Here is the relevant rule:
> 
> 6.2.6 ENEMY CONTROL OF A FLEET'S PORT: If a port in which a fleet is
located 
> becomes enemy-controlled, the fleet must be moved immediately (this will
not 
> happen during a Naval Phase, but during other phases and steps, including 
> during a Declarations of War Step) into an adjacent sea area or the port's

> blockade box. Harbour defences are never used against fleets leaving a
port.
> 
> 6.2.6.1: If the port is blockaded by an enemy fleet at the time, the fleet
in
>  
> the port is scuttled instead and all its fleets and ships are lost. 
> Alternately, if desired, the blockaded fleet(s) may choose to fight the 
> blockading fleet(s), with the wind gauge automatically going to the
blockadin
> g 
> fleet(s). The blockaded fleet(s) remains in the blockade box if it wins
the 
> combat. The blockaded fleet(s) must be scuttled if it loses the naval
combat.
> 
> I had thought the wording was that the blockaded fleet had to "attack" the

> blockaders if driven out of the port, but the rule uses the vaguer "fight"
th
> e 
> blockading fleets.  So I guess it is an interception combat (?) and the 
> blockaders are the attackers (?)
> 
> Does anyone disagree ?  This is a gray area, and I'm biased; I certainly
don'
> t 
> want to ram this down anyone's throat.
> 
> If this is indeed the way we'll eventually interpret the result, then the 
> Viking Armada must choose to retreat to a port or be retreated to an
adjacent
>  
> sea area.
> 
> -JJY

It had always been my impression that the fleet being forced out of the
harbor was the attacker, as they are trying to fight their way out,
hence the wording "the boockaded fleet may choose to fight".

-- 
J.
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