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If Turkey joins Entente, I Army may act in the Balkans.
The Turkish II Army is free to act on any of the above fronts. It may also
attempt a landing in Southern Russia (via a naval mission), outside of the
Azov Sea (if Kertch is Russian). It can never be associated with a second
front (for example, Russian, Italian, etc).
All Turkish Armies may rebase to Anatolia (See above) and fight there.
Western/Armenian Front: there is no border for this front. The Armenian
Front extends in front of the Russian X Army (Kavkaz), and possibly the XII
Army (if it is on this front).
The “German” Generals
The generals Von Sanders and Von der Golz are lent by Germany, if Turkey
declares war on Entente.
General Von der Golz commands the Turkish II Army, and general Von
Sanders the Turkish I Army.
The Turkish Armies that they command may contain 1 German corps and
1 artillery (by permission of the commander of German forces in Turkey).
● Von der Golz (II Army): beginning in 1916, a D6 is rolled at the end of
each turn. On a 6, he dies and is removed from play.
● Von Sanders (I Army): may change his command, each Interphase, to
any other Turkish Army without a general.
If Turkey goes to war against Central Powers, these two generals will not
be available.
Mustapha Kemal
Kemal begins the war as a corps general. 3 turns after Turkey enters the
war, he appears in the game with one 4-5-4 [V] (mountain) corps. He stays
with that corps and gives it (and it alone) his attack and defense bonuses,
in place of those of the general who commands the HQ.
Beginning in 1917, Kemal may command a Turkish Army, via event. This
nullifies the preceding paragraph.
Chronic Desertions
The Turkish Army suffers chronic desertions of manpower. Its corps are
often reduced in strength.
Turkey rolls automatically a D12 at the end of each Reinforcement Phase:
-3 in 1914 -1 in 1916 +1 in 1918+
-2 in 1915 +0 in 1917
-2 per battle in defense (at the last turn)
A limit exists: max. 7 losses.
These losses have no effect on the Turkish NW. Do not count them.
If Turkey goes to war against Central Powers, all the losses must come
from the Balkan front (I and II Armies).
Intact units are chosen first.
156 World War One: La Grande Guerre 1914-1918
Reduced units are chosen afterwards, and roll a special morale check. The
test is done with a negative effect of -1 (uniquely), ignoring all the other
modifiers. This, without loss of RP.
Losses from desertion have no consequence on Turkish NW.
Armenia
Enver Pasha’s Turkish III Army may operate in Armenia (and beyond).
● Erzerum: The railroad line from Kayseri to Erzerum has a capacity
of 1.
● Yudenitch: The Russian general of the X Army (Kavkaz) begins the
game face down (unavailable). Each time that the X Army fights a
defensive battle, General Yudenitch has a 50% chance to enter the
game.
If Russia makes peace, the Turkish III Army must stay on the Armenian
Front (it can never be redeployed elsewhere).
The Young Turks and Pan-Turkism
The Young Turk movement, led by Enver Pasha, heads the Ottoman
Empire. Its goal is the creation of a strong, homogeneous, Turkish empire,
which would reunite all Turkish-speaking peoples, including those of the
Caucasus and Central Asia.
Armenians: Turkey loses NW -5 during the Summer 1915 Interphase (by
default, the second Interphase following its entry into the war). This is the
result of genocide against the Armenian population, which killed 1 million
people (men, women, and children).
Caucasus: As soon as Turkey goes to war against Entente, Enver’s III Army
must attack Russians on the Armenian Front in the next 3 turns, in at least
2 consecutive turns. It must attack with all the units available (except those
in Reserves). If it does not, Turkey loses NW -5.
Turkey must repeat this attack each year, as long as Enver is at GHQ.
The Little Napoleon: Enver commands the Turkish III Army.