Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: Klydon

Bit late now, but exactly what did you do with your offensive chit? I hope it was not a super combined in this case. The Germans need to use ground impulses and double a pile of units for combat to crack the lines and send the Western Allies packing. Using Runstedt, you had 8 units to double this combat.

Your attack against Gort was listed as a 3-1. Double the two German corps and it should have been 6-1. Bye Gort. 2 units doubled, you have 6 left.

Double the 6-4 and 7-3 not attacking across the river on the 55, 32 attack and that would have gone from a 2-1 to a 4-1. 2 units doubled, you have 4 left.

For the 53, 30 battle, double all 4 German corps involved in the fight. That fight becomes a 7-1. Kiss the stack goodbye Frenchie.

The turn should have been 5 dead French units (or 4 dead and 1 shattered) and a dead Gort. Unless the Brits built Alexander as soon as they could, that takes care of any BEF on the soil of France and the French losing 5 units and having their line pierced in two spots spells absolute major trouble for the French.

My two cents is in the first French campaign, you always shatter French units. Make him put them back on the board and the reason why is there are not that many French cities near the front, so the French player actually has some issues trying to funnel re-enforcements up to the north part of the line.

I have come to appreciate what a offensive chit can do to a defensive line when a good commander is used and that is generally turn it into Swiss cheese with a lot of dead defenders.

warspite1

Erm.... no idea really. I stated it was Rundstedt and I know at the end of the turn I got cheaper (half-price) re-org costs for him. I didn't get any chance to increase odds - maybe the HQ had to be in the attack to achieve that?

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 5

This next attack contains the blueprint for disaster. Not only is it on the Assault table (which the Germans knew) but it is no longer 4:1 (because of the French bomber getting through) and for some unknown reason there is a -1 modifier. The Germans MUST get a double figure throw .......

.....well that could have been a whole lot worse. Its an 8 (7). The attackers are all disorganised but the French lose a unit and the remaining unit is shattered (the Germans do not convert).

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ORIGINAL: Courtenay

OK. When you use an O-chit, you have to individually indicate which units you want to double.

For the next time you use an O-chit: after you declare attacks, go to a unit you want doubled. Left click on it. You will get a menu. One of the items will be "Land Combat". Click on that. It will give you the option to double that unit, and will tell you how many doublings you have left. If you change your mind, you can go back to a unit, go back to land combat on the menu, and unselect the unit.

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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Billotte seems to be able to hand out HQ Support with impunity

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ORIGINAL: Courtenay

OK. When you use an O-chit, you have to individually indicate which units you want to double.

For the next time you use an O-chit: after you declare attacks, go to a unit you want doubled. Left click on it. You will get a menu. One of the items will be "Land Combat". Click on that. It will give you the option to double that unit, and will tell you how many doublings you have left. If you change your mind, you can go back to a unit, go back to land combat on the menu, and unselect the unit.

(Note: that may be right-clicking; I have a left-handed set up on my mouse.)