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FelixCulpa -> March Mode too prohibitive? (12/31/2021 11:35:08 PM)
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Most of us appreciate the road situation in the Ardennes Offensive and it is an important factor to implement in a game of this battle. But is March Mode as implemented at the moment too prohibitive in the game?
. Movement action point cost is halved, but only on roads.
. Readiness cost for movement is doubled.
. Traffic footprint of movement is doubled.
. If a unit finds itself under fire it suffers serious penalties. See the
combat section.
. If a unit finds itself under fire it will switch to combat move
mode automatically.
It seems to me that most movement in the battle was by march mode, i.e., following the roads, particularly through the forests - where the actual difference between march and combat mode would be minimal due to lack of maneuvering room. Yet the game makes march mode so prohibitive most German player's would wonder why bother using this mode? Which in turn degrades the utility of ambush for the Americans.
I think the balance is not quite right here. The German player should be encouraged to use march mode as speed is a major consideration for this player. Perhaps through forests, march mode only.
Perhaps I have missed some detail in the rules that makes march mode viable and would be keen to hear your ideas on this subject.
thx
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