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If both sides have no more units to engage, the Defender is the winner,
unless the Attacker is merely Shaken or Disorganized and the Defender is
Eliminated or Out of combat, during the last round. Then the Attacker is the
winner.
Each battle is resolved, one after the other. When all battles have been
resolved, all retreats are proceeded with. Then, if possible, breakthroughs
take place, starting from the victorious regions.
Used Artillery
Used artillery stay with their combat stack and are never placed back into
the HQ reserve after combat. This is holds true for the Attacker and the
Defender.
If the Attacker is victorious and carries out a “flank breakthrough”, his
artillery may follow and be reused in the new region in the case of battle.
On the other hand, in the case of an “in depth” breakthrough his artillery
cannot follow.
Destroyed HQ or GHQ
An HQ or a GHQ is destroyed, if its stack is isolated and destroyed.
A destroyed HQ returns to the game the following turn, in a region
containing a unit from its Army or (as a default) in a supplied and
non-isolated national city.
A destroyed GHQ must return to the game in a supplied and non-isolated
national city the following turn.
Retreat – End of Combat
At the end of a combat round, both sides may decide to retreat voluntarily.
The retreat of the Defender (if decided) is implemented before that of the
Attacker. If no one retreats, a new round will take place.
● So if one of the players chooses this option, the
combat ends and the units beating retreat
move back one region.
● A retreat may never be intercepted.
● A retreating side must “retreat” again if the
Attacker carries out a breakthrough in the
region into which the retreat took place.
● If the beaten stack moves back into a region
where friendly units are found and the winner,
in a breakthrough, attacks this same stack, the
losing, retreating stack must move back again,
leaving the friendly units to fight alone.
Moving back against 1 Loss
During the Movement Doctrine, the Defender may
choose to cancel 1 loss sustained in the last round
against +1 region of retreat, which makes a 2
regions retreat, or 3 regions if the result from the
last round is in case of critical retreat.
Remember: a “M” result becomes only “1” loss.
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Direction of Retreat
Retreats take place in the direction of the nearest friendly Supply source
(or relay). However, if there is an equivalent choice between several
sources (or relays) that are an equal distance, up to 2 regions, the choice
is made randomly.
● The beaten Defender cannot cross a region occupied by enemy units
(including a fortress), or any prohibited region, nor enter into a region
from where the Attacker’s corps came.
● A retreating Attacker retreats into its region(s) of departure.
It is possible that a retreat path only exists away from the supply source or
in being isolated at the moment of retreat.
● In this case, a morale check immediately occurs for each unit in
retreat with a negative effect of -3 (in addition to other modifiers).
● An isolated beaten corps, nonetheless, may withdraw to a fortress
without doing a morale check, because it can find refuge and supply
inside.
● If the result of the test indicates “Shaken”, the unit does not lose RP, it
survives and may retreat. If the result is “Disorganized” or worse, the
unit is destroyed (without loss of RP).
● Each stack of units unable to retreat is eliminated.
11.4 Breakthroughs and Counter-Attacks
If the attacker is victorious, and once all battles of the activated army have
been resolved, the attacker may exploit his victory.
Breakthroughs may be planned from the start of a battle, by clicking on
the relevant button in the Battle Window (even before the start of the
battle). It opens a map of the regions adjacent to the combat (which is
in red colour) and you just have to click on one of these, thereby
“planning” the region where the breakthrough will take place, if and when it
occurs.
To do so, he may use his corps still in reserve (of the activated HQ) to
undertake a special breakthrough move. In order to do so, the HQ may be
no farther away than 2 areas (max.) from the battle.
● Corps in reserve are released from the HQ and placed directly on
map, inside the victorious battle area. From there infantry corps may
move one extra area in breakthrough. Cavalry corps may move 2
areas if the weather is sunny.
● All defeated stacks must retreat in front of the units undertaking the
breakthrough (except if they were behind a major river line or in a
city).
● On the other hand, un-defeated enemy stacks may intercept and
battle breakthrough units.
● Similarly, in case of a victory in a breakthrough battle, no subsequent
breakthrough is allowed.
If the stack has carried out an “administrative” movement or if it is out of
supply or isolated, it may not carry out a breakthrough.