Rules of Game

[burroughs]

Andrea, I have been playing that scenario extensively and as far as I know there are no honor nor house rules that don't allow that. The game engine allows for certain abuses of military common sense ( if that is not an antithesis itself ... ), but it's not that every maneuver that we don't like is illegitimate - unfortunatelly ( for our plans) and forunatelly for the sake of gameplay and our own enjoyment.

Now, let's remember that lots of folks, incuding military top leaders deemed the Inchon landing an unthinkabkle and insane stunt yet it worked and changed the course of the war dramatically. A similar Wonsan amphibious operation a bit later was a logistical and operational disaster. Regimental combat teams were paradropped into North Korea. was it realistic or not? Well, it did take place, that's for sure.

I had an opponent of mine who proposed that the seaborne landings should be restricted to anchorage locations. I objected reasoning that that would narrow the use of marine assets in an unrealistic manner. The guy then toured the South Korean coastline with an embarked AT arty unit, gathering all the intelligence he could and / or searching for weak spots; I raised a question if that is realistic, a rethoric one as it is absolutely not, but carried on, that was a minor issue and a small nuisance. One needs to be flexible and each player is himself responsible for his rear area security - if that is weakening Your maximum effort drive south - well, that's operational warfare, one rarely gets an ideal situation at any given point, place or moment of war. I guess You shouldn't be moaning and groaning, make it a challenge, enjoy it, then destroy the bastards, make their commander pay and now You know he's up to something, probing. It's his flank exposed alike Yours. Reinforce and carry on, commander.