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River crossing? - Plain Ian - 06-26-2014 Playing a modified Bulge game and I'm finding infantry type units which can cross Rivers in T mode if they start adjacent? No roads involved. Never seen this before? Pdt file says -1 for Foot units and Rivers? Any clues as to whats happening here? Ian RE: River crossing? - Dog Soldier - 06-26-2014 Take a closer look at the 'infantry' types unit. (right click in the information panel) Are they engineers? If so read the section in the user manual about the capability for engineers to ferry units across a river. They can ferry themselves too. Dog Soldier RE: River crossing? - Mr Grumpy - 06-26-2014 As DS said, these are either engineers or are infantry stacked with an engineer unit which then can "ferry" the infantry over the river in T mode. RE: River crossing? - Ricky B - 06-26-2014 Or, for some custom OOBs, the unit may be set to amphibious, typically a commando unit but there could be anything the designer wanted to set up. RE: River crossing? - Deturk - 06-26-2014 Bulge, that means Winter. Rivers freeze in the Winter sometimes? 
RE: River crossing? - Ricky B - 06-26-2014 When they freeze, they don't show on the map so I don't think that is it. Or maybe I am thinking of streams only, not showing when frozen. Been awhile since I paid attention. RE: River crossing? - Sgt Jasper - 06-27-2014 A screen shot and some scenario details might help clarify the situation. RE: River crossing? - Plain Ian - 06-27-2014 (06-27-2014, 12:53 AM)Sgt Jasper Wrote: A screen shot and some scenario details might help clarify the situation. Screen shot not needed as its the ferry rule thats at play here. There were 'engineer' type units in the hexes. My memory of the rules led me to think that Bridging units were needed but my opponent plus Mr Grumpy made me read the ferry rule properly. Damn I could have saved some of my troops trapped against the Clerf River if I had used my few engineers a bit better. Back to game. Got to put my M.P.'s hat on and and work on road management skills for this game. Ian Will maybe see if I can post a pic of the situation Turn 12 Dec 17th 08:00. Will ask Brian first. RE: River crossing? - Outlaw Josey Wales - 06-28-2014 The part that sucks is having to be in T mode. Not many times has a unit been ferried across in and remain in T mode. When using rafts and boats, they usually go in tactical mode and move out in tactical mode to secure a beachhead or push the fight away from the crossing point. But something had to be done. I do agree with having to be with Engineer units that usually have rafts or those engineers that carry boats. RE: River crossing? - Plain Ian - 06-28-2014 (06-28-2014, 02:06 AM)Outlaw Josey Wales Wrote: The part that sucks is having to be in T mode. Not many times has a unit been ferried across in and remain in T mode. When using rafts and boats, they usually go in tactical mode and move out in tactical mode to secure a beachhead or push the fight away from the crossing point. But something had to be done. I do agree with having to be with Engineer units that usually have rafts or those engineers that carry boats. Well T mode is a bummer. Since the units are company sized and already beat up, then if they get caught and hit whilst in T mode they can end up getting finished off. I've tried to pull out units over bridges into Towns/Villages only to see them getting Broken whilst standing there in T mode. Bit of a wasted effort but I guess it saves a few VP's? |
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