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Enter in play: Military phase, any turn.
Option #1: (historical choice) Surprise effect in battle – If the current battle
is a naval encounter, the side playing this event receives a +1 die roll bonus
to the Naval Surprise test (beware that this modifier can be modded). If it’s
instead a land battle, the following bonuses are going to be applied. In
Movement War, if the side playing this event is the defender, he inflicts a
-3 penalty to the attackers combat die rolls (beware that this modifier can
be modded); this penalty decreases by one point during each combat
round, so becoming 0. On the other hand, the attacker gains no benefit if
playing this event in Movement War. In Trench War, instead, both attacker
and defender may benefit from the above mentioned bonus/penalty (for the
attacker it’s a bonus to the die roll, for the defender it’s a penalty to the
enemy’s die rolls). In addition, if played by the attacker, the defender may
not bring any reinforcements during the first two combat rounds (exactly
during the Flash Bombardments, but beware this bonus can be disabled by
modding) and the attacker benefits from a +1 die roll bonus on the Flash
Bombardments die rolls (also this one is moddable). If played by the
defender, instead, the attacker suffers from a -1 penalty to the Preliminary
Bombardments die rolls (also this one is moddable), whichever is the type
of selected Preliminary Bombardment. Finally, the nation playing this event
will benefit from a +2 bonus die roll modifier for all large river crossing tests
(beware that this modifier can be modded)!
Notes: once successfully in play, the event is discarded and can later be
reshuffled in the deck. Two “Surprise” event cards are inside the deck.
Breakthrough
Description: This event will make any breakthrough surely successful,
bringing also some outstanding bonus in the battle.
Historical notes: Enemy lines have been broken and our troops spread fear
and disorder among our foes. Seize your opportunity.
Conditions: automatic.
Difficulty: die roll 3+.
Enter in play: Military phase, any turn.
Option #1: (historical choice) Breakthrough – If your side wins the battle,
unless an enemy fortress is present in the combat location, a limited
breakthrough battle will take place, where the enemy forces will suffer from
an encirclement (if in Movement warfare doctrine) or a combat value
penalty and a trench reduction (if in Fire-Power warfare doctrine).
Notes: once successfully in play, the event is discarded and can later
be reshuffled in the deck. Two “Breakthrough” event cards are inside the
deck.
Fog
Description: This event will give you a major bonus on combat strength and
a great increase in gas terror effect.
Historical notes: Hoping that it would be a decisive weapon, Germany
utilized the most advanced chemical industry in the world to the production
of poison gas, although it had been banned in the Hague Conventions of
1899 and 1907. Although France was the first to use poison gas in World
War One in August 1914, Germany was the first to make large scale use
in January 1915. During the war, all major factions used agents of
chemical warfare, which gave rise to an occasionally expressed view of
World War I as “the chemist’s war”.
Conditions: automatic.
Difficulty: die roll 3+.
Modifiers: +1 if the current meteo conditions are rain or snow.
Enter in play: Military phase, any turn.
Option #1: (historical choice) Fog on the battlefield – During the current
battle, the attacker receives a +2 bonus to combat die rolls, and the terror
effects on the defender’s troops are more devastating upon the first use of
Chlorine Gas. Finally, the nation playing this event will benefit from a +2
bonus die roll modifier for all large river crossing tests (beware that this
modifier can be modded)!
Notes: once successfully in play, the event is discarded and can later be
reshuffled in the deck.
Encircling
Description: This event will increase strongly the chances of encircling your
enemy. A successful encirclement will bring a major increase in the
combat factor of your units!
Historical notes: A force becomes particularly vulnerable when it is
surrounded as it is unable to receive supply or reinforcement and will be
subject to attack from all sides. If unable to breakout of the encirclement it
could be forced to surrender or face annihilation. The pincer or double
envelopment is considered to be the consummate military maneuver. The
movement executed by Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae is viewed by
historians as one of the finest examples.
Conditions: automatic.
Difficulty: die roll 2+.
Modifiers: -2 when the Fire-Power doctrine is dominant, -1 if the Combined
Doctrine is dominant.
Enter in play: Military phase, any turn.
Option #1: (historical choice) Enemy encircled – You will increase the
enemy forces’ risk of becoming encircled. In case of a successful
encirclement, your assaults will benefit from a large bonus!
Notes: once successfully in play, the event is discarded and can later be
reshuffled in the deck.
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