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Enter in play: Events phase, any turn.
Option #1: (historical choice) Stosstruppen research bonus – Germany will
henceforth benefit from a +1 die roll bonus to all research tests on
Stosstruppen technology. In addition, a new “Propaganda” event is
generated and shuffled in the deck.
Notes: once successfully in play, the event is discarded and cannot occur
again.
Laffargue
Description: Captain Laffargue’s pamphlet exposes the assault troops’
tactical principles. This event will give a bonus to all Combat Doctrines
researches.
Historical notes: Based on his 1915 combat experiences, French army
captain Andre Laffargue summarized offensive tactics in his pamphlet “The
attack in Trench Warfare”. Laffargue realized the importance of deep
penetrations and therefore advocated sudden in-depth attacks that would
disrupt the enemy, keep him off balance, and prevent him from organizing
effective responses. Although his pamphlet was published by the French
army, it was almost ignored by both the French and the British. When a
copy was captured by the Germans in 1916, it was immediately translated
and issued to units.
Conditions: not before 1915.
Difficulty: automatic.
Enter in play: Events phase, any turn.
Option #1: (historical choice) Assault Troops research bonus for the
Entente – France and Britain will henceforth benefit from a +1 die roll
bonus to all research tests on Assault Troops technology. In addition, a new
“Propaganda” event is generated and shuffled in the deck.
Option #2: Stosstruppen research bonus – Germany will henceforth
benefit from a +1 die roll bonus to all research tests on Stosstruppen
technology. In addition, a new “Propaganda” event is generated and
shuffled in the deck.
Notes: once successfully in play, the event is discarded and cannot occur
again.
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