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● The difference of the Attacker and the Defender is the “strength
differential”.
Attention: a unit always has at least a combat value of 1, no matter what
the other applicable modifiers may be.
Weather
Rain and snow influence combat.
● Rain: +1 to defense in a Plain (in Movement Doctrine only).
● Snow: +1 to defense everywhere and -1 to the attack roll (not value!).
Remember that major and minor rivers are frozen (and thus to be ignored)
in case of “Severe” winter during Snow turns (see section 2 and also
Weather above).
Effects of Terrain
See the Terrain chart in section 2 at the beginning of these rules. Often,
terrain modifiers can be different for the Defender depending the combat is
in its 1st round or in its 2nd and following rounds.
If there are several different terrains features in a region, effects are
cumulative.
IMPORTANT: All these modifiers (weather and terrain) are cumulative for
defense with a Maximum of +3. Note however that when several defensive
bonuses accumulate and exceed the value of +3 (maximum), the excess is
still kept (but not applied). Only the total applied bonus decreases from
round to round.
Operational Situation
Other modifiers may intervene, notably on the operational situation of the
battle.
● Flank battle: in the case of the major battle, if a side has won one of
its sub-battles, it benefits from a “flank battle” for the 2nd sub-battle,
+1/+2 bonus (except if there is an enemy fortress in the region).
● Encirclement Battle: if a side conducts an “encirclement battle”
(through play of an event), it benefits from a +3 bonus for each round
(except if there is an enemy fortress in the region).
● Unsupplied units attack and defend at ½ strength (rounded down,
minimum value 1), except in city defense.
● Cavalry attacking alone, without the support of infantry in their stack,
facing infantry have a -2 effect on combat value. This doesn’t apply to
defense.
● All these modifiers are cumulative.
Case of Mountain Units
A mountain unit has a bonus in its attack (+2) or its defense (+3) value,
depending on the situation, in mountain and high mountain terrain. To be
added to its combat value.
In the case when each side engages a mountain
corps during the same round, the Defender only
has an advantage of +1, to be added to his other
defensive bonuses.
11.3.3 Combat Bonus (roll) Calculation
After having determined the strength differential,
the combat roll bonus are then factored according
to the following keys:
Bonuses/Penalties Limits
Several bonuses (or penalties) are possible
and applicable: Corps Firepower Value, the
commanding General, Numerical Superiority,
British BEF elite, the Doctrine and Tactic in force,
Winter (Snow) or Events. Nevertheless, the Net
Total of all the bonuses and penalties is limited
to +2/-2.
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In addition, this total is limited to +1/-1 for Snow weather, or if the Defender
benefits from a numerical Superiority.
Firepower Value Differential
Certain combat units have a “Firepower” value (the value indicated in the
red circle with a + symbol) on their interface counter.
Note: this figure is noted in the form of an exponent in the rules. Example:
a German 6 3 -7-4 has a Firepower value of “+3”.
This value acts as a bonus (or a penalty) equal to the difference of the
Firepower value between the Attacker and the Defender. Note that initially
many units do not have firepower, from a lack of cannons, machine guns,
etc. in sufficient number. This can be improved later during the war.
Remember: Firepower is always +0 if the unit is out of supply.
Generals Differential
If an HQ does not have its own general, a random one is selected at the
start of the battle, and stays in play until the end of the said battle.
● The Attacker obtains +1 bonus per star printed on the left on the
general’s unit (i.e. Attack Bonus).
● But he suffers a -1 penalty per star on the right of the Defender’s
general unit (i.e. opponent’s Defense bonus).
A general gives his bonus to all the stacks of his Army situated in the HQ’s
Command range (in attack as in defense).