F 14 Campaign scenario observations

[Volcano Man]

Does the engine allow the release of the BEF if the Germans were to reach a geographical point at a certain date and time?

Unfortunately, this cannot be done unless some of the BEF units are placed out west to cause a triggered release by geographic location (when LOS is established to an enemy unit). Unfortunately, they need all their units on the canal, not to mention it wouldn't be historical to put some of their units way out west. However, this is not needed anyway with a good application of removable congestion markers (which is what I am looking into).

As FM WarB said, the allies are committed to their Plan XVII mistake and must take it on the chin and then go from there, that is true. However, it is untrue to say that the Germans too are not committed to their own mistakes at start -- their right wing is not reinforced with all the Ersatz divisions nor the XX.AK and XVII.AK as the Schlieffen Plan 1904 called for: the latter two AKs are "in the east" and the Ersatz divisions are all located around Nancy all because of von Moltke's tinkering of the plan. So, the Germans are just as much committed as the French, although it is true that on turn one they can do whatever they want. This is of course why they must be gently discouraged from a wholesale westerly migration on turn one.

(BTW, the XX and XVII.AKs are included in the OOB if anyone wants to make a Schlieffen Plan 1904 variant campaign of their own. Of course convincing an allied human opponent to play it would be kind of difficult!) ;)