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These supplies are provided by Britain and France (each of which may give
part of their EP or their MUN). The United States, when it joins the war, may
also supply this aid.
These supplies increased to 20 EP per Interphase, if the Bosporus and
Dardanelles are open to the Entente.
Sea Transport Capacity
Russia has a naval transport capacity of 3 units each turn in the Black Sea,
or 1 unit when making a landing.
This capacity is 2/1 in the Baltic Sea.
Rail Conversion
The Russian railways did not use the same gauge as others. Russia must
spend 2 MP (instead of 1) to convert a railway region (with an infantry unit).
Russian Off-Map Boxes
Russia has several Off-Map Boxes: Finland, Archangelsk, Ural,
Azerbaïdjan, Kazakhstan, Western Siberia, Eastern Siberia.
Reminder: Each Zone has “Conquest Value” (the value on the left), this is
the number of battles required to conquer the Zone.
Mother Russia
Russia is split into a number of regions:
Mother Russia: this is the land which is considered the true Russia. It
includes Russia, Byelorussia (the Minsk region), Estonia (the Baltic
province close to Petrograd), the Ukraine (the great southern region
around Kiev), and certain Off-map boxes: Ural, Archangelsk, both Siberias
(Western and Eastern).
Mother Russia is an important concept for the Patriotic Test, Russian
Winter and the Great Retreat: the cities of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are
not included (and Finland, Georgia, Armenia, Caucasia, Azerbaijan).
Russian Poland: the western region of the Empire. The Polish cities are:
Varsovie (Warsaw), Lublin, Brest-Litowsk, and Lodz.
Lithuania: Kowno, Wilna (Vilno).
Latvia: Riga.
Finland: Helsinki.
Moldavia: Kichinev (town).
Georgia (+ Russian Armenia): Tiflis, Kars and Yerevan.
Capital Cities
Russia has 2 capitals: Petrograd (official) and Moscow (historical).
If Russia loses 1 capital (effects): War Weariness Test none; Patriotic Test
yes (negative effect -2); National Resurgence nullified (loss of city:
nothing in NW); Mutiny Test yes.
If Russia loses its 2 capitals (effect): War Weariness Test yes.
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Improvements in Armaments
Russia may improve the firepower value of the corps by providing
additional weapons (guns, machine-guns, etc) and paying EP during the
Interphase.
The completed improvement is effective after the next Interphase.
Russian Moujiks
From October 1914, Russia receives free units each turn during the
Reinforcement Phase.
● Russia receives two 2-3-3 infantry for free (mobilized).
● It may also convert them directly to supplementary RP (2 RP for one,
or 4 RP for both).
26.4 France
The French Offensive in August 14
Most French War Plans have an offensive obligation. Certain Armies must
attack at full strength. It means that all the stacks of certain French Armies
must seek to attack, to encircle, to besiege, or to progress towards the
enemy to satisfy this obligation (even if out of supply range).
Remember: only units in reserve are exempt from attacking.
Once the battle is engaged, the French must carry out a number of rounds
equal to the Obstination of his general (classic case of the rules).
“Shock” Tactic in 1914
France uses the Combat Tactic called “Shock”.
Shock: the French Armies must normally attack in Alsace-Lorraine in 1914
(see War Plans).
All the French morale checks are done with a +1 bonus.
The French cavalry has a +1 bonus in attack value. It also defends with its
attack value (with this +1 bonus in value).
However all French corps defend with their attack value.
This Tactic must be abandoned if French losses rise to 25 losses at the end
of the turn (since the beginning of the game). Abandoning the Tactic is
done at the end of the turn.
The +1 bonus to the morale check lasts one more turn, only in defense,
after the abandonment of this Tactic.
The Blue/Red Uniform of the French
The French, because of their too beautiful uniform (dashing style of the 2nd