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Effect on Acquiring New Combat Tactics
Each power, in Combined Doctrine, has a +2 bonus on all its acquisition
(i.e. learning) tests for Combat Tactics.
New Flexibility in the Grand Offensive(s)
Hereafter, it’s still required to plan a Grand Offensive at the beginning of the
year, but the primary objective is simply a “reminder”, because every area
can be targeted and every army takes part in the Offensive.
The Enemy is authorized to do a counter-attack starting in the attacked
region, during its own game turn.
In the event of normal or heavy bombardment, there is no longer a lull
at the end of the 4th round. The Main battle is carried out in 10 rounds
(maximum) without interruption. The Attacker’s Obstination begins starting
in the 5th round.
Flash Bombardment
Flash bombardment becomes more efficient. It is now possible to carry out
2 firings by doing 2 artillery groups (max. 3 artillery per group). The Attacker
only takes the best result of the 2 firings (his choice).
● For artillery superiority, take the total of all artillery.
● The MUN cost is based on the total number of artillery that fired.
The “Static/in Movement” Status
When a stack moves or attacks, it is marked and signaled as “in
movement”. If the stack attacks and loses the battle, it stays “in movement”
(and returns to its departure region). A stack in movement may become
“static” again (i.e. showing the entrenched look) if it does not move during
its next game turn.
A stack in movement has 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages:
● it may intercept as in Movement Doctrine.
● the bonus/negative modifier of generals is again extended to +/-2,
depending on the real difference in the generals’ stars (and not limited
to +/-1 as in standard Trench warfare).
● on the other hand, the stack “in movement” loses 1 trench level in
defense (min. +0).
● In defense, the general does not roll for a star bonus.
● Infiltration: no -1 penalty for German trench
(this is a minor disavantage).
A static stack benefits nonetheless from all of the rules of Trench Doctrine,
as usual.
Interception in Movement
During the opposing game turn, a friendly “in movement” may intercept any
enemy stack that moves into an adjacent empty region.
The friendly stack “in movement” thus moves into the region where the
interception will take place. The intercepted enemy stack’s movement ends.
The friendly stack “in movement” is considered in defense there (though
the Interception came from him), with only a trench of +0. The adversary
is obliged to attack, but he is forbidden to carry out a preliminary
bombardment.
Exceptions: no interception is possible across a major river, a lake, or into
a high-mountain region.
NB: this rule is particularly interesting after a breakthrough, because it is
possible there may sometimes be empty regions behind.
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