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The 7-6-4 Mountain Unit
The 7-6-4 Austrian Mountain Corps has “elite” morale only in mountains. Its
morale is only veteran elsewhere.
The Austrian Generals
The pool of generals does not include General Below (German) and Eugen
(1916).
Conrad (GHQ): Misunderstands Hindenburg: When Hindenburg is at
the Eastern GHQ, he does not get along well with Conrad. The
Austrians’ initiative is 2 (rather than 4) on the Eastern Front. German
and Austrian Armies have an additional penalty of -3 for coordination
rolls. (Both of these penalties are the same ones covered above, not in
addition to them.)
Boroevitch: A Croatian general. Slavic units under his command do not
suffer the usual morale penalty when facing Russians or Serbs, even after
the death of Franz-Joseph.
Eugen: Added to the pool in 1916. He can also appear as a general at the
beginning of the game (by Option). He is attached to the I Army.
The Slavic Desertions
Beginning in 1917, the Austro-Hungarian Army suffers chronic desertions.
Austria-Hungary rolls a D6 at the end of each Reinforcement Phase. The
result is the total number of losses suffered from her forces:
+0 in 1917 +1 if the Czech Committee is in place
+1 in 1918 +1 if Istria has been ceded to Italy
Divided freely, without restriction, regardless of nationalities.
● Intact units are chosen first.
● Reduced units are then chosen, and roll a special morale test. The
test is done with a negative effect of -1, ignoring all other modifiers.
This, without loss of RP.
● Losses from desertion have no effect on the Austrian NW.
Slavic desertion ceases if the Empire is successfully Reformed into a Triple
Monarchy. If that happens, this rule is nullified.
Promises to Italy
In 1915, Italy is divided into two sides, but favors Entente, though it had
been officially allied with Central Powers.
● Austria-Hungary can promise to cede territory to Italy in return for its
support.
● Austria-Hungary has the choice between:
- to give up nothing
- to promise Trentin
Promise: Austria-Hungary loses -2 to NW (immediately, no matter which
territory is promised). A promise has two positive effects:
● Trentin: only a -1 Central Powers penalty for “D’Annunzio test”, and
gain of a +1 diplomatic bonus with Italy.
Cession: if a promise is made and Italy declares war on Entente, then
Austria-Hungary gives Italy the promised territories. The cession has these
additional (or worsened) negative effects:
Trentin (only):
● suffers -4 to NW and the Parliament moves 1 level to the left
● suffers a -1 penalty on all social tests (strike, mutiny, revolt, etc) for
the next 1 year (9 turns).
Italy at Peace
Italy is versatile from one turn to the next.
Alignment: Italy is pro-Entente 50% of the time IF Entente AMB ≥ Central
Powers AMB.
Higher Bids: Effectiveness of the AMB in 1914: column +2 or -2 maximum.
D’Annunzio: Beginning in 1915, if Central Powers player makes a
Diplomatic Action in Italy, a “D’Annunzio” roll is checked first:
[Cancel this rule if Austria chooses Option “Concessions to Italy” (at war
start) or if France surrenders.]
Success on 8+ (only once per side). The following modifiers reflect
relations among Central Powers
-1 Jan-Feb 1915 +0 Mar-Apr 1915
+1 May-Dec 1915 +2 1916+
-2 for Central Powers (or -1 Trentin promise) (or -0 Trentin + Istria)
-1 if Turkey is at war against Entente
+1 if Italy is pro-Central Powers this turn
+1 if this is the first D’Annunzio roll
+4 if Entente has previously attempted and failed D’Annunzio
Success:
Italy becomes pro-Central Powers this turn (if it was not already).
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