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● The Defender, if he comes out of a battle victorious in defense, may
launch a counter-attack in the region from where the ex-Attacker
came from.
● Retreat before combat possibility for the cavalry.
● France only, in Plains**: firepower of French corps is increased by +1
in value. In attack as in defense.*
**a City/Town is not a full terrain. It is necessary to consider the
surrounding terrain in the same region.
NB: This takes into consideration the very efficient direct fire of the French
75mm cannon at the beginning of the war, especially in Plain.
Disadvantages
● It is forbidden to entrench oneself as long as this doctrine is in effect.
● Heavy Artillery is worth 2 in support (instead of standard value of 3).
Exception: artillery is not diminished in a siege firing against a
besieged fortress.
● France only, in Forest**, Marsh, Mountain: French corps firepower is
decreased by -1 in value, except if this firepower value is worth +1
(ex. 41-5-4, etc). This, in attack as well as in defense.*
**a City/Town is not a full terrain. It is necessary to consider the
surrounding terrain in the same region.
NB: this shows the difficulty of indirect fire by the French 75mm cannon at
the beginning of the war while in difficult terrain.
21.1.1 Transition to Trench Warfare
In October 1914, then in Nov-December, the Movement Warfare will
disappear progressively and will transform itself into Trench Warfare. In
1915 at the latest, the transformation is complete.
Test of Passage – end of September 1914
Uncertainty exists in October 1914. Each side has a 50% chance to
change to Trench Warfare. This is tested at the end of September 1914.
Entrenchment will be automatic for non-moving stacks, at level 0 for the
start.
In October 1914
There is a partial evolution towards Trench Warfare (first step). If a side is
applying Firepower doctrine ( i.e. Trench Warfare) on a front, the following
effects apply (for this front):
● The Trench Table becomes the new Combat Table when that side is
the Defender in a battle.
● The Morale check Table stays the same one as used in the Movement
Warfare (because it is in a transition stage towards trenches)
● Reaction: only 1 authorized voluntary attack.
● Breakthrough: any number of free attacks.
● Interception: the Defender only has a 50% chance to intercept at each
attempt.
● (Only in October), if the Enemy is still in Movement Warfare, its attack
receive a negative modifier of -1.
● All other rules of the Movement Warfare still apply normally
(Reinforcement, Cavalry retreat, Counter-offensive).
In Nov–December 1914
The partial evolution towards Trench Warfare continues (second step).
● The passage to Trench Warfare becomes automatic and obligatory
for all nations. Apply the same effects as in October, with in
addition:
● Defender’s ZOC (Zone of Control) becomes fixed (See below).
● Defender has a bonus of +1 to all his morale checks (trenches bonus,
whatever the Trench level).
Fixed ZOC of the Trenches
A fixed ZOC does not cut supply, nor movement by rail, but it blocks
movement in the following case:
● A friendly stack may not enter an empty region and then move directly
towards another region, if these 2 regions are situated in an enemy
ZOC (fixed). The friendly stack stays blocked in the 1st region
(empty).
● Exception: except to go directly attack an enemy stack exercising the
ZOC. If 2+ enemy stacks exercise ZOC, only the closest stack may be
attacked directly.
● The following turn, the stack may progress into the second region,
etc.
Remember: A stack besieging an enemy fortress doesn’t exercise a
ZOC. The presence of friendly units in a region (before their movement)
neutralize enemy ZOC. There is no ZOC across a major river.
Example: 2 enemy units, separated by an empty region, exercise a fixed
ZOC between themselves. The player sends 3 corps into the empty region,
without being able to go further (because he doesn’t intend to attack 1 of
these stacks).
From 1915
Trench Warfare is now in full operation. Firepower doctrine is the prevalent
one for every nation.
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