Trains disapear stranding units in the desert

[JohnDillworth]

I moved the Australian 6th divison to Perth and combined it. I put it into strategic move mode, waited 2 turns and sent it to Brisbane by rail. After a few turn I noticed it was in the desert, with no train, hundreds of miles from nowhere. So now the unit is useless until I can get it to somewhere where I can try the train again. Where did the train go and can I get this unit back in a reasonable amount of time. This will probably cause me to lose my game.
How can the game just switch something from strategic move to regular move? Bug?[:@]

[JohnDillworth]

Here is the turn before the train disappeared:

[JohnDillworth]

and here is the turn after. Bug!![:-]

[JohnDillworth]

And the best kind of bug! If there is such a thing. An entirely repeatable bug. Just load up the turn before, let the turn run and the train disappears right out from under an entire Division! and a good Division! Defenseless! The Aliens come right out to the desert and snatches the train without anyone firing a shot! Anybody remember the series Firely? I think something like that happened there. Or maybe a balloon bomb got the train?

[witpqs]

Was the unit attacked by air (or by ground, of course)?

[JohnDillworth]

Was the unit attacked by air (or by ground, of course)?

from space!! because it was in the middle of the desert just chugging along and the train was gone! No attack, just transporter beams! load up the save and give it a try. just run it and pooff! alone, in the desert, walking. 700 miles from nowhere!

[BigJ62]

Found the problem.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BigJ62

Found the problem.

Spacemen? [:D]

[JohnDillworth]

Found the problem.

Do tell! Aliens? Divine intervention? Who is that magician that makes whole island disappear?
any quick workaround?

[BigJ62]

Don't select destinations that are greater than 25 hexes for rr strat.

[herwin]

ORIGINAL: BigJ62

Don't select destinations that are greater than 25 hexes for rr strat.

Oh-oh. About a 1000 miles.

That means you can't move troops from the US East Coast to the US West Coast...

[JohnDillworth]

Don't select destinations that are greater than 25 hexes for rr strat

thanks, seems to work. BTW, I have not had this problem in North America. Also thanks for looking at this so quickly.[&o]

[medicff]

ORIGINAL: BigJ62

Don't select destinations that are greater than 25 hexes for rr strat.

I think this only happens sometimes. For the most part I have moved Strat rr greater than 25 hexes without problems. I have had 4 instances where they stopped. Thanks, now I know why.

[scott64]

That is probably why an Indian unit was slogging through the desert instead of using the railways [8|][&:]

[dasboot1960]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm I was wondering where my units could've gotten off to, I have to look...............The IJ better watch out if they ever take Ind.........