Need pbem opponents

[Sgt Bilko]

Hi Sarge,

Well... okay. I specifically remember playing CMAK-NP1 (Race for Caen), as German. The Allied advance would leave German set-up forward-zones where my unit could only be transported to the rear zone. Units within these forward zones were unable to reposition in the forward zone.
Of course, that won't be a problem if I'm the attacker in the Op...!

Cheers,
Ken

I see your point, ive never come across that situation before.

Well i would suggest that if during the Attackers advance defending units are bypassed, this would constitute encirclement, in that case the encircled units in reality would be cut off and have to move / fight their way to their own lines, therefore re deployment in the to the rear would be unrealistic and therefore disallowed.

This then puts the onus on the defender to consider this and choose his positions with that in mind and it also rewards the attackers for making swift and bold moves if they work.

However i am willing to discuss any problematic situations if and when they arise.

Say for example that you have a defending unit in a house surrounded by open ground and cut off as you suggested, after the battle if they are placed outside in the open by the AI with only the choice of staying put or being tele ported to the rear then i would agree to the following;

The attacker must not fire on the unit until they have physically moved back into the house during the first move turn.
Also if the unit hadnt been spotted prior to the game ending then the attacker not only will allow the unit back into the house but also act as though ignorant of the presence of that unit.

Does that sound reasonable ?

However given the length of operations i am hopefull that the battle will not stand or fall based on such anomalies.

Cheers, Bilko.