[BFD] Blitzkrieg for Dummies, Game 6 - A Coup!

[barkardes]

Blue's fight for survival begins.

07.15 moves 07.14
02.16 moves 03.15
Deploy 1 elite infantry and 2 militias at 10.12
One of the militias moves to 10.13 and attacks 09.12
Elite infantry moves to 08.13 and attacks 09.12
Other militia attacks and moves 09.11
End Turn

 

[Gen. Marshall]

War Phase - Turn 2 // barkardes

After two months of continuous fighting, Blue forces finally managed to break the siege on their city. Fresh recruits and international volunteers, some better equipped than most, had been thrown into battle and against the armoured division they were up against, many died or routed. Despite their victory, the Blues duly realised: Their fight for survival had only just begun.

Highlights:
barkardes' militia give their lives to deal 3 damage to aedan's armour at 09.12
His elite infantry take 6 damage, dealing 8 damage to said armour, causing it to retreat to 08.11
Another unit of militia at 10.11 defeats the remnants of aedan's infantry at 09.11

@aedan777 - it's your turn now. Since you have retaken your two industrial centers, your treasury has been topped up to $20.

 

[aedan777]

Purchase Artillery reinforcements at 05.11. Move 06.11, then 07.11. Bombard 09.11.
Move Armour 04.12 to 05.11, then 06.11, then 07.10, then 08.11, then 09.11. Then attack 10.12.
Infantry 09.10 move 09.11. Then attack and move into 10.12.
Move Armour 08.11 to 08.12, then 09.12, then 09.13, then 10.14.
Move Engineers 06.14 to 06.15. Place road.
Move Armour 06.16 to 06.15, then 06.14, then 07.13.
Move Infantry 08.15 to 08.14. Then attack 08.13.
Move Garrison 01.15 to 02.15.
Move Garrison 02.12 to 02.13
Purchase Garrison reinforcement at 05.11.

 

[Gen. Marshall]

War Phase - Turn 2 // aedan777

Highlights:
aedan's artillery at 07.11 bombard and destroy the militia at 09.11.
His tanks deal 8 damage to the elite garrison at 10.12, taking 5 in the process.

It is still aedan's turn. I've cut off orders there as the infantry at 09.10 cannot attack 10.12 from 09.11 - hex 09.11 is already occupied by the tanks.

 

[aedan777]

I definitely know I've seen multiple units occupy the same hex in previous games, provided they don't end their turn there, so is the problem just that one can't attack from a multi-occupied hex? Seem an oddly arbitrary place to draw the line.

 

[Gen. Marshall]

I definitely know I've seen multiple units occupy the same hex in previous games, provided they don't end their turn there, so is the problem just that one can't attack from a multi-occupied hex? Seem an oddly arbitrary place to draw the line.

Yeah, that's the problem. You can't "end" a move on a multi-occupied hex, which means you cannot attack from it, build roads or minefields from it, or end the turn on it.

 

[aedan777]

Yeah, that's the problem. You can't "end" a move on a multi-occupied hex, which means you cannot attack from it, build roads or minefields from it, or end the turn on it.

Restrictions on the last three make sense. Restrictions on attacking do not. Attacking doesn't end a units move, they can continue to move forward.

 

[Gen. Marshall]

Restrictions on the last three make sense. Restrictions on attacking do not. Attacking doesn't end a units move, they can continue to move forward.

As a gameplay reason, it prevents people from smashing blitz units through a really tiny front. Out-of-movement units clog up advance lines which mean you need to advance on more than 1 hex of width if you are mounting a huge advance.

Either way, it's the rules for this game, we'll have a proper discussion on this once it's over.

 

[aedan777]

Infantry at 09.10 move 09.11, then 09.12. Then attack 10.12
Move Armour 08.11 to 08.12, then 09.12, then 09.13, then 10.14.
Move Engineers 06.14 to 06.15. Place road.
Move Armour 06.16 to 06.15, then 06.14, then 07.13.
Move Infantry 08.15 to 08.14. Then attack 08.13.
Move Garrison 01.15 to 02.15.
Move Garrison 02.12 to 02.13
Purchase Garrison reinforcement at 05.11.
Infantry 08.12 move 09.11, then move 10.12. Then attack 11.12.

 

[Gen. Marshall]

War Phase - Turn 2 // aedan777

Highlights:
aedan's infantry capture the industrial center at 10.12, taking 1 damage.
Another of his infantry units battles barkardes' elite infantry at 08.13, with each unit taking 5 damage. As the opposing infantry are elite they stand their ground.
Yet another battered infantry unit clears the minefield at 11.12, perishing in the process.

It is still aedan's turn.

 

[aedan777]

Shouldn't my infantry that killed the elite garrison and took the Industrial center be upgraded to Assault Pioneers?

 

[Gen. Marshall]

Shouldn't my infantry that killed the elite garrison and took the Industrial center be upgraded to Assault Pioneers?

Correct. I'll fix that on the next map. Just maintaining the rate of mistakes you've grown to love

 

[aedan777]

Armour 07.13 attack and move to 08.13. Then move to 08.12.
End Turn

 

[Gen. Marshall]

War Phase - Turn 2 // aedan777

Green command reacted to the Blue counterattack swiftly and decisively. Reinforcing armoured divisions and heavy artillery were brought into the mix and not only did they manage to break the spine of their enemies' forces - they also, finally, managed to take the industrial city which had seen so much combat.

Highlights:
At the cost of 2 strength, barkardes' elite infantry at 08.13 are crushed by aedan's tanks.

@Rovsea It is your turn. $20 has been added to your treasury for a total of $30.

 

[Rovsea]

Move Assault Pioneers at 5.05 to 7.03 and Build a road.
Move Engineers at 7.04 to 8.04 and Build a road.

 

[madchemist]

Move Assault Pioneers at 5.05 to 7.03 and Build a road.
Move Engineers at 7.04 to 8.04 and Build a road.

You seem to be building roads toward my territory. Why?

 

[aedan777]

You seem to be building roads toward my territory. Why?

Because roads are vital to international commerce and trade, obviously.

 

[Rovsea]

You seem to be building roads toward my territory. Why?

Well, I have the engineer units for it. If I don't I'm just wasting them, y'know?

 

[Gen. Marshall]

War Phase - Turn 2 // Rovsea

Highlights:
(none)

It is still Rovsea's turn.

 

[Rovsea]

End Turn.