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An infantry unit must pass over the railroad to be converted, using 1 extra
MP. Neither cavalry, nor artillery, nor an HQ may convert it.
One may convert several rail regions at one time, with one or several units,
beginning first with the connected region (then the following ones).
Rails may also be converted during an enemy Reaction.
A region with a besieged enemy fortress cannot be converted, as long as
the fortress has not been taken.
Russian Railroads
Russian railroads do not have the same gauge as the others. As a result,
to use conquered Russian railroads, the Central Powers must use 2 extra
MP (instead of 1) to convert a region with an infantry unit.
The Russian must also use 2 extra MP when it wants to convert a Central
Powers rail region to its national network.
10.4 Interception and Reaction Moves
10.4.1 Enemy Interception
During the enemy military phase, you can see the move of the activated
enemy army. As soon as one of its stacks moves adjacent to one of yours,
or attacks one of your stacks, an information window pops-up.
● You have the option to intercept the moving enemy stack. Just click on
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the OK button and the interception takes place. Be aware that you
have only a limited time to make the decision.
● By default, interception takes place with the minimum number of the
corps present in your stack (but this choice may be modified in the
interception window).
● Interception automatically succeeds (no test) and your stack enters
the area where the enemy is located. A battle takes place (after all the
other movements of the activated enemy army), where you are the
Defender, therefore benefiting from the effects of terrain and weather.
Be aware that you cannot intercept across a major river,
or into an enemy city or enemy fortress. Note that when
an enemy stack is intercepted, the interceptor may be
intercepted in turn too by the enemy.
N.B. Interception is only possible in Movement Warfare
(i.e. usually in 1914). When trenches exist, the rule no
longer applies.
10.4.2 Enemy Army Reaction
The enemy side has the option to interrupt the play of the
active side to take control and move 1 army in reaction.
This is not an interception (which takes place during the
enemy move) but rather a way to counter
the movement of the opponent (between the activation of
two of its non-coordinated armies). This reaction is
allowed once per front, and the choice must be made after
each activation of an enemy army (until it is
successful or the last enemy army has played).
A reaction test is necessary and its success depends on
the value of the Commander-in-Chief at the GHQ, on the
distance between the said GHQ and the reacting army’s
HQ to activate, and finally on the Initiative on this front for
the turn.