Assigning new Leaders to empty HQs

[Drakken]

I do not really understand the rules for assigning new Leaders to empty HQs.

Are these permanently without Leaders unless assigned historically via events or political actions?

Do I need to make a political action each and every time I wish to have a Leader assigned to empty HQs, which would mean only one Leader per political phase?

[calvinus]

Each political action "New Leader" that is successfully adopted brings a new leader (drawn at random from your pool) that you receive as reinforcement. So you can drag and drop it from the Reinforcements bar to the Army HQ.

[Drakken]

Each political action "New Leader" that is successfully adopted brings a new leader (drawn at random from your pool) that you receive as reinforcement. So you can drag and drop it from the Reinforcements bar to the Army HQ.

So I sack Leaders with the X button under the Leaders area in the HQ, and drag and drop new Leaders to replace them?

Seems simpler than I thought.

[calvinus]

Yes, but sacking is a Political Action too! So it's not immediate and 100% sure.
The sacking/limogeage value of the leader measures the resistance to sacking (his political clients in Government!). Also, some leaders cannot be sacked, because members of the Royal Family....

In the end, you must wait first the leader is sacked. Then you can place the new leader.

During Redeployment phase, I recall leaders can be swapped, but I'm not 100% sure.

[Drakken]

Yes, but sacking is a Political Action too! So it's not immediate and 100% sure.
The sacking/limogeage value of the leader measures the resistance to sacking (his political clients in Government!). Also, some leaders cannot be sacked, because members of the Royal Family....

In the end, you must wait first the leader is sacked. Then you can place the new leader.

During Redeployment phase, I recall leaders can be swapped, but I'm not 100% sure.

So, let's say I want to sack, say, Samsonov for the Russians. I must sack the Leader first as a Political Action, then wait the next Interphase to request a Leader replacement via a second Political Action?

May I assign him to a Reserve pool of replacement, in the GHQ Reserve for example, until the position gets freed, so that I don't lose him?

[calvinus]

So, let's say I want to sack, say, Samsonov for the Russians. I must sack the Leader first as a Political Action, then wait the next Interphase to request a Leader replacement via a second Political Action?

Yes, but use the X button. Then the resolution is managed like a Political Action (thus not listed in the book).

May I assign him to a Reserve pool of replacement, in the GHQ Reserve for example, until the position gets freed, so that I don't lose him?

GHQ reserves can contain only corps, artilleries and support units, not leaders.
So, once sacked, the leader goes in the leaders pool.

[Drakken]

GHQ reserves can contain only corps, artilleries and support units, not leaders.
So, once sacked, the leader goes in the leaders pool.

What about Leaders I bring about via the Political Action, and thus appear in the Reinforcement window? If I don't use it, I lose it?

[calvinus]

No, they are saved. All reinforcements not placed are saved.

[Fastsnake]

But will the fact to assign a new leader to an empty HQ will always be advantageous or can it be worse than to have none?

[calvinus]

It depends on the abilities of the leader.

For example, each HQ has its intrinsic pursuit value (max number of reserves). A general with a pursuit value lower than the intrinsic pursuit value of the HQ, is a penalty, because reduces the number of corps you may put in reserve and the chances to perform a breakthrough in trench warfare.

[Drakken]

Do I have to move a Leader on the map to the targeted HQ as if it were a unit? Or do I just need to drag and drop the leader over the targeted HQ?

[calvinus]

Leaders alone cannot move. So drag & drop the new leader from the Reinforcements panel to the HQ.

[poweraxe]

During Redeployment phase, I recall leaders can be swapped, but I'm not 100% sure.

Using the army management window, I found I could swap leaders during the military phase as well as the redeployment phase(WEGO mode). Is this supposed to be possible?

[calvinus]

During Redeployment phase it's allowed. Not sure during the Military phase, so maybe you found a cheat.

[poweraxe]

Thanks, thats good to know. In that case I guess I'll keep myself to the rule of only switching leaders during the interphase/redeployment phase.