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(commander in chief) or the GHQ Reserve value (if no general
there).
● 2 heavy artillery units may be placed in the GHQ’s general artillery
reserve. Additional artillery units may be in reserve at GHQ, to be
placed with corps.
● 2 fighters and 2 bombers (or zeppelins) may be placed in the GHQ’s
reserve.
● Each GHQ may hold 1 foreign Fighter and 1 foreign Bomber (half of
its aerial capacity).
12. Siege Combat
Siege Combat is distinct from open field combat in that one side is
defending a fortification. Usually, cities and towns without fortresses are
captured at the same time as the area that holds them, unless a fortress is
present. Immediately after battles (and breakthroughs), if an enemy
fortress is present, it becomes besieged. The besieger may fire on the
fortress with its artillery (1 MUN is expended for each firing unit) in order to
attempt to weaken or destroy the fortress defences.
The Siege Test then takes place after the Military phase of both sides. All
besieged fortresses are tested individually (for the test, their resistance
value is used, and this value may have been reduced by the artillery
attacks of the besieger). The more important the fortress is, the longer the
siege. But also note that each elapsed turn increases the probability of the
fortress surrender. When the test is a success, the fortress surrenders and
is removed from play.
The capture of a fortress has an important impact in terms of
NW (negative for the loser, positive for the besieger) as they usually
protect key strategic locations. Fortress sites are already marked on
the game map. Each Fortress is represented by a fortress ‘counter’ in the
interface.
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Corps in reserve at a HQ or GHQ may always come out of reserve, into the
same region, at any moment: i.e. if the HQ is attacked, or in case of retreat.
Exception: not once a battle starts (then only 1 reinforcement/round) or if
the region is empty (exterior).
12.1 Fortresses and their Effects
All the cities and towns on the map which are fortress sites are also
indicated by a fortress symbol on the map, in the form of bastions located
nearby the sprite city buildings.
When a fortress is neutralized or destroyed, it is no longer operational and
the city or town is then displayed as a normal city.
Two types of fortresses exist: large ones (with possible reduced values)
and small ones (only one level). Fortresses may thus be eliminated or
reduced in certain cases.
12.1.1 Fortress Garrison
Certain fortresses have a “garrison” corps with their name. This unit must
always be placed under the fortress counter.
The garrison corps cannot intervene in combat except in the event of an
assault against the fortress. It never participates in exterior battles, and
cannot attack besieging units in the event of a siege.