Redeployment phase?

[wosung]

Just reached the redeployment phase Jan/Febr 1915. A few questions I do have:

1. Is there a limit for Armies to be redeployed? Were would it be shown?

2. Are there other restrictions for redeployment? Like:
a. Not for Out of Supply units (I think so)?!
b. Just one redeployment move per army/detachment? (could be important when switching armies, because of the only one army per hex rule)

3. What about redeployment of leaders only? Like in-supply Brusilov ended away from the action and is due to take over a new command?

4. What about intercontinental redeployment? For Commonwealth?



Apart from this: The only game mechanisms I find disturbing right now are:

I. The interception mode: How often can it be used per army? Does this depend on its number of corps not yet used in interception? A downside of interception seems to be that armies don't form a solid front and the enemy can walk through their lines?! At least when interception is not activated?!

II. The only one Army per hex rule, as it is, also means: No way to take over a position from another army. I.+II together make operational planning a bit strange. AFIR II. was discussed elsewhere on the Forum. And PT underlined the difficulties changing it. Perhaps such replacement should be a special movement like administrative movement? It precondition would be that, army A really leaves the hex. Then army B would move in automatically bevor enemy attacks or at least in most cases...

Any answers would be appriciated.

Regards

[PoorBoy2001]

Here are the rules as they apply to the boardgame. WW1 should be similar:

Note that this is Strategic Redeployment - occurring only at the start of each year.

Between sectors on the same front (east or west) (I'm not entirely clear if sectors are used in the same way here):

• All fronts are calm in December and January of each year. This gives each side the opportunity to strategically redeploy their forces.
• Players may freely redeploy armies within each sector.
• Units may be freely redistributed amongst each army in each sector (units with army number remain assigned to their army), and to the GHQ as well.


Between fronts (west and east):
• A maximum of one army, with up to six corps and one artillery, may be redeployed to or from each front.
• The units must have a feasible land connection, or be connected to the other front through friendly controlled seas.
• The maximum number of units that may be moved to or from Turkey is four corps and one artillery unit, with or without an HQ.

[PoorBoy2001]

Starting in 1915, one general may be redeployed each turn during the reinforcement phase.

During each interphase, all generals may be freely redeployed (except those with compulsory assignments (e.g. German general Von Hutier may only serve in the east unless Russia is out of the war).

[wosung]

Thank you very much!

I would be glad to know how to handle the redeployment of generals.

It seems they can't be moved out of a army/detachment like a corps. Do I have to dismiss them (some option under their portait), to use them again?

[vonRocko]

I believe you must ''sack'' the first general.There should be a button around his portrait in the stack.

[abulbulian]

So during the dec-jan phase, what UI functions allows you to move this max of 1 armie with 6 corps and 1 arty?

[calvinus]

I remember that during the Redeployment phases you may redeploy as many armies you wish... just done by me, for example, in Jan-Feb 1915.

It's simple: you click a detachment/HQ and all areas where you can redeploy the stack becomes highlighted (yellow) and blinking, so you can drag & drop it over a new area.

[wosung]

Thank you.

Redeployment of Generals just seem to work by left-click+hold+ move the portrait to a new army HQ without leader.

By this I managed to clone me a second Brusilov.

Quite handy for Russia.


Regards

[PoorBoy2001]

Hmm, I don't think cloning generals is the intention behind redeployment :-)

[PoorBoy2001]

I recommend every army be booked for interception. That way you always have the choice whether to intercept or not.

A button to auto-book every army would be useful

[calvinus]

By this I managed to clone me a second Brusilov.

Just fixed in 1.0.4c

[abulbulian]

I'm very excited about 1.0.4c. It sounds dreamy!