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It's too abstract a model to allow this. 1,000,000 men can be stopped by 10. Ridiculous. At the very least, the defeated units should be allowed into the enemy hex. If they suffer a subsequent retreat result NEXT TURN from the enemy units present in the retreat hex, then fine, I can live with that. But at least give the unit/s a chance. Why does everything have to be resolved in one turn in this game? How long is it?

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Hi, I think 2 very simple changes would help here.
Have all combats involving Paratroops resolve as soon as they drop. Have all defending units in a hex execute a shock attack against Paratroops as soon as Paratroops execute their shock attack. Then the para force would have to be large enough to survive before any other combats take place.

Have all stacks of units forced to retreat into a hex containing enemy forces execute a shock attack when retreating. If they force the enemy out they survive. If they fail to dislodge the enemy they surrender. (This shock attack should get some kind of modifier as it is in effect a life or death attack)

I think these would solve most of the problems. Paras could not block retreat unless dropped in required strength and blocking units would have to be strong enough to actually stop a retreat.