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9.6 Calling out the reserves
Each major power (exception: Vichy France, see 17.3) has reserve units that you can call out when it goes to war with another major power. You can always call out reserves that have ‘Res’ on the back of their counter. If a reserve unit has a particular major power named on its back, you can only call it out when you go to war with that major power.

Example: You can call out the Soviet “Moscow” militia when the USSR goes to war with Germany (Ge).

You don’t have to call out all the eligible reserves at the first opportunity. Any you don’t call out are available while you are at war with a major power.

When you call out the reserves:
• move your eligible reserve units from the reserve pool to the map immediately in the same manner as reinforcements (see 4.2) except that they are set-up face down; and
• put your eligible reserve units that have previously been removed from the game back into your force pools.

From now on, treat these reserves just like any other units.

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9.8 Aligning minors
If a neutral minor can align with your major power (see 19.6, 19.7 and 19.8), you can declare that it is aligning with you. You can only declare one minor aligned with your major power in each friendly impulse. Your major power controls a minor that aligns with it exactly as if another major power had declared war on it.

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Q18.2-11
Japan DOWs USA, strikes Honolulu, Japanese fleet returns to Canton, without any ground troops. US SCS with INF division sails into Hong Kong on a combined, then moves into Canton then back into Hong Kong to end the land step.

Rule 18.2 states that a unit cannot end a STEP in the home country of a major power it doesn’t cooperate with. The INF division didn’t. I claim this is a legal move.
My opponent claims it isn’t because of foreign troop commitments. Who is correct?

Your opponent, 11.11.5 Active major powers, forbids land movement into a non co-operating major power (China in this case) unless you satisfy the Foreign Troop commitment rule (see WiF 18.2). Date 27/10/2008

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11.11.5 Active major powers
You can move a land unit controlled by an active major power into any hex controlled by:
• that major power and its aligned minors; or • another active major power on the same side (or its controlled minor countries); or
• a major power or minor country it is at war with.

There are some exceptions:
• units can’t enter the home country of a non co-operating major power on the same side unless they satisfy the foreign troop commitment rules (see 18.2); and
• minor country units can’t enter a hex controlled by another minor country aligned with their side unless they satisfy the foreign troop commitment rules.
• units cannot enter a country controlled by another power on their side without permission of the owner.

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9.9 Multiple states of war
Because you can be at war with some major powers but not others, you will encounter cases where you are opposed by some units at war with you and by others that aren’t. This rule deals with those cases. A unit may not enter or attack a hex (or units therein) controlled by a major power on the other side that it isn’t at war with. However it can attack a hex controlled by an enemy major power or minor country even if the hex contains units it is not at war with.

In attacking such a hex, you must fight all units there, but both sides ignore the fact that you may not be at war with all of them. This means that each side could fly air missions to the hex and use shore bombardment etc. as if they were all at war.

You can only support an attack against units you control if the supporting units are the same nationality as the unit (or hex during strategic bombardment) being attacked or at war with at least one major power or minor country attacking those units (or hexes).

[i ]Example 1: There are 2 Commonwealth land units and a face-down LND in Nice. Italy declares war on France and wants to attack Nice. Italian aircraft ground strike the hex. They can be intercepted by Commonwealth (but not French ~ see 18) fighters. Both the Commonwealth and Italy can fly aircraft in ground support to the hex. If the Italians win the combat and advance into the hex, the face-down
Commonwealth LND will be destroyed. Commonwealth units will not be able to counter attack to recapture the hex (unless they declare war on Italy) because they can’t attack a hex controlled by a major power they aren’t at war with.

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ORIGINAL: Centuur

@ Extranous minor countries can't set up any reserves. They get their reserve units at the start of the next turn (not impulse), if they survive...

And we are back to the Greek - Bulgarian/Italian war. I say: let the Italians attack the CW units in Greece. I don't care as the CW that I can't counterattack them. I simply want to stall the Italians to make sure heavy German infantry and some Stuka's will be railed to Greece to conquer it, before I am going to put 4 CW corps into the country and than align Yugoslavia. That's a far better way of stalling the attack on France than putting Gort and Wavell in France, I believe, if the Italians are stupid enough to DoW Greece in 1939.
With all those mountains in Greece, I can put together a nice defense with two CW and three Greek corps size units. And if Yugoslavia becomes allied... Hmmm. How nice it is to have that army threathening to go towards Ploesti, or knock Bulgaria out of the war, or entering Italy, or doing all nasty kind of things in Hungary or even in Germany itself. Yes, it will get destroyed on the long run, but I don't care. I want to stall the Euroaxis timetable and prevent the Germans/Italians from aligning Yugoslavia.

As stated, Greece might be considered if France falls fast enough and the Euroaxis are going for a Barbarossa or if the Med is closed. Otherwise, it might stay happily neutral a long, long time in the game...

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck

"19.4 Minor country units
Setting up
When a minor country aligns with you, set up its initial units immediately. You must set up in hexes controlled by that minor. At least half a minor country’s initial units must set up in its home country.
Set up each of the minor’s land and aircraft units that has an earlier year on its back. If it has the current year or ‘Res’, put it on the production circle to arrive as a reinforcement in the next turn (PiF option 28: along with its pilot)."

You should start trusting the people who've played the game for a few years.

BTW: All minor country MIL have "RES" on their backs.

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck

"19.4 Minor country units
Setting up
When a minor country aligns with you, set up its initial units immediately. You must set up in hexes controlled by that minor. At least half a minor country’s initial units must set up in its home country.
Set up each of the minor’s land and aircraft units that has an earlier year on its back. If it has the current year or ‘Res’, put it on the production circle to arrive as a reinforcement in the next turn (PiF option 28: along with its pilot)."

You should start trusting the people who've played the game for a few years.

BTW: All minor country MIL have "RES" on their backs.

Ok then.

According to a strict reading of the rules Italy cannot enter Greece if the CW alignes it,

No I'm not not going tp post the rule you all find it,

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ORIGINAL: Centuur

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck

"19.4 Minor country units
Setting up
When a minor country aligns with you, set up its initial units immediately. You must set up in hexes controlled by that minor. At least half a minor country’s initial units must set up in its home country.
Set up each of the minor’s land and aircraft units that has an earlier year on its back. If it has the current year or ‘Res’, put it on the production circle to arrive as a reinforcement in the next turn (PiF option 28: along with its pilot)."

You should start trusting the people who've played the game for a few years.

BTW: All minor country MIL have "RES" on their backs.

Ok then.

According to a strict reading of the rules Italy cannot enter Greece if the CW alignes it,

No I'm not not going tp post the rule you all find it,

You are mistaken:

19.3 Who can enter the minor
Your units can enter hexes controlled by a minor country if:
• you are at war with it or with the major power that controls it

You don't have to be at war with the major power that aligns the minor...

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

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ORIGINAL: Centuur

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck

"19.4 Minor country units
Setting up
When a minor country aligns with you, set up its initial units immediately. You must set up in hexes controlled by that minor. At least half a minor country’s initial units must set up in its home country.
Set up each of the minor’s land and aircraft units that has an earlier year on its back. If it has the current year or ‘Res’, put it on the production circle to arrive as a reinforcement in the next turn (PiF option 28: along with its pilot)."

You should start trusting the people who've played the game for a few years.

BTW: All minor country MIL have "RES" on their backs.

Ok then.

According to a strict reading of the rules Italy cannot enter Greece if the CW alignes it,

No I'm not not going tp post the rule you all find it,

You are mistaken:

19.3 Who can enter the minor
Your units can enter hexes controlled by a minor country if:
• you are at war with it or with the major power that controls it

You don't have to be at war with the major power that aligns the minor...

You can’t enter a hex controlled by:
• a neutral minor country;
• a neutral major power on your side; or
• a major power or minor country you’re not yet at war with on the other side.

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All of 19.3
19.3 Who can enter the minor
Your units can enter hexes controlled by a minor country if:
• you are at war with it or with the major power that controls it; or
• it is conquered by you or another active major power on your side; or
• it is aligned with any active major power on your side and the unit entering is controlled by an active major power (subject to the foreign troop commitment rules ~ see 18.2); or
• it is aligned with a neutral major power on your side and the unit entering is one of that major power’s unit.

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paulderynck: My complements on you sticking up for your friends (it is what a friend does).

I agree you couldn't see the point I did not supply enough information.

Since there have been errors made by "more experienced players" I think I will continue as is. "All minor country MIL have "RES" on their backs" Copenhagen MIL (3-2) on PionsWiF-AiF-PatiF does not have RES it has 1943. There are more or is Patrice wrong?

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brian brian: Your responses were short and concise.

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Centuur: He only posts what he sees as relevant. Your lucky if he gives the rule number. Most of the time I have to search on the sentences just to find out what he is posting about. This is time consuming and distracting from the subject being discussed. His Idea of a strategy session is do it his way there is no other way.

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Since there have been errors made by "more experienced players" I think I will continue as is. "All minor country MIL have "RES" on their backs" Copenhagen MIL (3-2) on PionsWiF-AiF-PatiF does not have RES it has 1943. There are more or is Patrice wrong?

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck

"19.4 Minor country units
Setting up
When a minor country aligns with you, set up its initial units immediately. You must set up in hexes controlled by that minor. At least half a minor country’s initial units must set up in its home country.
Set up each of the minor’s land and aircraft units that has an earlier year on its back. If it has the current year or ‘Res’, put it on the production circle to arrive as a reinforcement in the next turn (PiF option 28: along with its pilot)."

You should start trusting the people who've played the game for a few years.

BTW: All minor country MIL have "RES" on their backs.

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Ok then.

According to a strict reading of the rules Italy cannot enter Greece if the CW aligns it.

No I'm not going to post the rule you all find it,

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Hmm can't seam to look that one up Centuur.

Don't take this wrong but how about you posting the rule you state so we can all see it.


I would appreciate it if we all leave it for Centuur to post.


I'm tired of doing Centuur's leg work.

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck

I'm tired of doing yours.

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Orm, I'm curious as to why you chose to place the III MTN (4-4) southeast of Patras?

Should it became necessary supply from the sea would have to come from the Italian Coast sea zone instead of the Eastern Mediterranean sea zone.

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Orm, I'm curious as to why you chose to place the III MTN (4-4) southeast of Patras?

Should it became necessary supply from the sea would have to come from the Italian Coast sea zone instead of the Eastern Mediterranean sea zone.

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The notional unit has 1 combat factor, modified by:
• +1 if it is a city hex;
• +1 if the hex is in the home country of the major power that controls the hex;
• +1 if it is not stacked with a land unit, but is in the ZOC of a friendly corps or army;
• + the shore bombardment modifier for each invading unit;
• -1 if it cannot trace a basic supply path of any length; and
• -1 if surprised (see 15.).

-1 if surprised.

These modifications are cumulative but the notional unit can never have less than 0 combat factors.

1 - 1 = the notational combat factor is zero.

Add the notional unit’s combat factor to those of any land units in the hex. Then modify their total combat factors for terrain and weather.

The notational modified total combat factor is zero.

Since there are no upper limits on the 2d10 tables this results in a +22 die roll modifier.

Choosing combat tables
You must now select one of the two land combat results tables ~ blitzkrieg or assault. The blitzkrieg table allows retreats and leaves the attacker face-up more often. The assault table will generally increase the casualties for both sides.

The attacker chooses the table if:
1. the defending hex is a non-city hex in clear, forest or desert; and
2. any attacking unit is not attacking across a fort hexside; and
3. either the attacker has more:
• ARM and HQ-A units than the defender; or
• MECH units than the defender and the defender has no ARM or HQ-A units.

To avoid a break through result the defender (Orm) chooses that the assault table will be used or that the notational unit is to be ignored.

The invading units end the combat face up in the hex.

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ORIGINAL: Orm

This is how I understand the disposition of the Axis forces after the DOW on Greece. Additional Italian forces available by sea lift or invasion.

With this defense the Bulgarians can march into Salonika so do the Italians still invade Salonika or do they attack elsewhere?


Edit: Note that there are only 1 land unit stacked in Athens. The other units there are 2 SCS and 2 convoy points.

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2.4 Supply
2.4.1 When to check supply
You need to check the supply status of a unit before it moves, flies, sails or reorganises units.

You also need to check the supply status of land units immediately before you resolve an overrun (both sides), during combat declaration
(attacking units) and at the moment of combat (both sides).

Units at sea are always in supply.

A secondary supply source for a unit is:
• an HQ the unit co-operates with (see 18.1 Who can co-operate); or
• the capital city of a minor country controlled by the unit’s major power; or
• the capital city of a major power, or a minor country, conquered by the unit’s major power, or by a major power the unit co-operates with.

A secondary supply source of the tracing unit must be able to trace a supply path either to a primary supply source or via another secondary supply source. That other secondary source must also be able to trace a supply path either to a primary source or via another secondary source, and so on. There can be any number of secondary supply sources in this chain but it must end up at a primary supply source of the unit tracing the path.

Supply paths
You trace a supply path from a unit to a primary supply source. If you are tracing a path from a secondary supply source to a primary supply source, it is a railway supply path.

If you are tracing any other supply path, it is a basic supply path.

A supply path, basic or railway, can be up to 4 hexes. Each Asian or Pacific (AfA/AiF/AsA Option 1: or African, American or Scandinavian) map hex you trace into counts as 2 hexes. Each off-map hex counts as 4 hexes, so you can only trace a basic supply path into an adjacent hex during clear weather.

Railway supply paths
A hex a railway supply path enters, by moving along a railway or road, does not count against the 4 hex limit. A hex it enters across a straits hexside also does not count against the limit, so long as the hexes on either side of the straits are railway hexes.

The 4 non-rail hexes can occur anywhere along the path. Although you will mostly use them to trace supply from an HQ to the railhead, they can be handy for re-routing around an enemy unit that’s blocking a vital rail link.

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8.2.2 Supply
The supply range from a unit, or from a secondary supply source, in a hex in fine weather is 4 European map scale hexes.
The supply range from a unit, or from a secondary supply source, in a hex in snow is only 3 hexes.
The supply range from a unit, or from a secondary supply source, in a hex in rain, storm or blizzard is only 2 hexes.

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2.4.3 Out of supply
Land units
A land unit that is out of supply:
• can’t attack;
• must be turned face-down if you move it (even by naval transport or air transport);
• defends with 1 combat factor if it is a face-down division (see 22.4.1 Divisions (AsA/MiF/PoliF option 2)) or non-white print unit, 3 if it is a face-down white print unit (face-up units defend with their normal strength); and
• option 13: can’t provide HQ support (see 11.16.3 HQ support (option 13)).

Out of supply land units still have their normal movement allowance and still exert a ZOC.

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

paulderynck post # 65 shows that the Bulgarians cannot send a unit into Greece.

Because that post shows that the Bulgarians only have 1 unit available.

As I pointed out to Patrice in 2007 Mziln post # 219 and brian brian alluded to in post #61.

Restrictions on use
Minor country units can move and fight outside their home country. However, you can only move a minor country land or aircraft unit outside the home country controlled by the minor, if half or more of its on map land and aircraft units are currently inside its home country (exception: Rumania becomes a full Axis ally ~ see 19.6.2 Rumania).

Since the weather is considered fair Balbo HQ-I (3(3)3) need not be in the mountains. It can be in Tirana, Albania.

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2.4 Supply
2.4.1 When to check supply
You need to check the supply status of a unit before it moves, flies, sails or reorganises units.

You also need to check the supply status of land units immediately before you resolve an overrun (both sides), during combat declaration
(attacking units) and at the moment of combat (both sides).

Units at sea are always in supply.

A secondary supply source for a unit is:
• an HQ the unit co-operates with (see 18.1 Who can co-operate); or
• the capital city of a minor country controlled by the unit’s major power; or
• the capital city of a major power, or a minor country, conquered by the unit’s major power, or by a major power the unit co-operates with.

A secondary supply source of the tracing unit must be able to trace a supply path either to a primary supply source or via another secondary supply source. That other secondary source must also be able to trace a supply path either to a primary source or via another secondary source, and so on. There can be any number of secondary supply sources in this chain but it must end up at a primary supply source of the unit tracing the path.

Supply paths
You trace a supply path from a unit to a primary supply source. If you are tracing a path from a secondary supply source to a primary supply source, it is a railway supply path.

If you are tracing any other supply path, it is a basic supply path.

A supply path, basic or railway, can be up to 4 hexes. Each Asian or Pacific (AfA/AiF/AsA Option 1: or African, American or Scandinavian) map hex you trace into counts as 2 hexes. Each off-map hex counts as 4 hexes, so you can only trace a basic supply path into an adjacent hex during clear weather.

Railway supply paths
A hex a railway supply path enters, by moving along a railway or road, does not count against the 4 hex limit. A hex it enters across a straits hexside also does not count against the limit, so long as the hexes on either side of the straits are railway hexes.

The 4 non-rail hexes can occur anywhere along the path. Although you will mostly use them to trace supply from an HQ to the railhead, they can be handy for re-routing around an enemy unit that’s blocking a vital rail link.

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8.2.2 Supply
The supply range from a unit, or from a secondary supply source, in a hex in fine weather is 4 European map scale hexes.
The supply range from a unit, or from a secondary supply source, in a hex in snow is only 3 hexes.
The supply range from a unit, or from a secondary supply source, in a hex in rain, storm or blizzard is only 2 hexes.

If the weather is not fair I can take one of the INF divisions from Salonica move it to the northeast and establish a supply line through Bulgaria.

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2.4.3 Out of supply
Land units
A land unit that is out of supply:
• can’t attack;
• must be turned face-down if you move it (even by naval transport or air transport);
• defends with 1 combat factor if it is a face-down division (see 22.4.1 Divisions (AsA/MiF/PoliF option 2)) or non-white print unit, 3 if it is a face-down white print unit (face-up units defend with their normal strength); and
• option 13: can’t provide HQ support (see 11.16.3 HQ support (option 13)).

Out of supply land units still have their normal movement allowance and still exert a ZOC.