56ajax wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2024 3:35 am
Leader Ratings Check - 15.5.2
"The chance to pass a check is dependent on how a unit reports to the chain of
command. The expectation is that Axis units will report to a Corps HQ and that, after
August 1941, Soviet units will report to an Army HQ. "
Is August correct or is it November when all the Rifle Corps HQs are disbanded?
Note 15.5.3 states
The Soviet structure up to the withdrawal of the Corps HQs in
August 1941 is one
where some units might report directly to a corps and others to an army.
Rifle Corps withdraw after November, not August.
I've got the item above on my list to try to get info on if the Army disadvantage exists from the start (June) till end of November 41, or if the disadvantage starts in August. The corps start having a chance to automatically disband starting around turn 4-6 (can't remember now), with the chance going up over time. Most don't survive all the way until the disband date listed for the corps HQ. Reposting this so I don't lose it. I'll also be asking about whether the guard creation rules for WitE1 apply to WitE2 (re wins/losses required).
I've reviewed the recent posts here and so far I've got the items below that will be in the next living manual. Please let me know if i missed something posted here, and thanks to those that have contributed by pointing out where the manual is wrong or misleading.
• Undocumented rule (First Winter Disruption) – Non-Finnish and non-mountain Axis units, in combat where the defending unit is in a heavy snow hex from December 1941 through February 1942, suffer significant disruption at the start of a battle. The amount of disruption reduces each month and is higher for an attacker than a defender.
• Undocumented rule – Just prior to resolving the final odds for a battle, there is a chance that up to ¾ of the ground elements disrupted will have their disruption removed. The higher the experience of the elements, the greater the chance of removal.
• Manual correction (section 23.10.2) – Only one half of one percent (1/2) of the disabled pool is converted to KIA each turn, not 1%.
• Manual correction (section 12.1.2) – Soviet motorized units do not gain +10 to their national morale starting Sept 1943 (remains +5).
• Manual correction (section 23.8.1) – Leader checks do not directly impact whether ground elements fire during ground combat. They do play a role in determining the final CV and thus the final odds calculation.
• Manual correction (sections 8.1.3 and 8.1.4) – Snow level in blizzard goes up 1-2 per turn. Snow during snowfall as stated in the mild winter rules, goes up by 1+die(2), or 2-3 normally, but only die(2), 1-2 during mild winters. But there's a caveat to this. If the snow is already 7 or above, instead of going up, it will drop 1 level. So, a 7 would become a 6 (an 8 would become a 7). During mild winters, if already over 7, it would drop 2, so a 7 would become a 5. So the statement that snow goes up between 1 and 3 per turn up to level 7 in snowfall is somewhat misleading, and also not accounting for the fact that if a hex was a 7 already, it would actually drop down to a 6 or 5 (depending on if it was a mild winter).
• Manual clarification (section 8.2) - The estimated future weather is only for the Air Weather. No estimate is provided for the ground weather.
• Manual clarification (section 27.5.6) – Regarding Soviet units becoming Guards:
o All units with Rocket or Heavy Tank in the name are automatically Guards.
o Units with Militia/PM Rifle/Rum/NKVD/Partisan in their name will never convert to Guards.
o Battalions never convert to Guards.
o A unit must have a number in its name to convert to Guards
o Default is HQs don’t convert (however non-Shock Army HQs can convert to Guards)
o Tank Divisions and Mechanized Divisions don’t convert to Guards.
o Any unit with Rifle Division, Rifle Corps, Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Mechanized Corps, Tank Corps in the name, must have an appropriate Guards OB in the OB list to convert to Guards. The OB must be date available. (Mountain Rifle Divisions don't have a Guards OB, and since they have Rifle Division in the name, they don't qualify.)
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I heard from Red Lancer recently and he is doing well, but I don’t think I’ve communicated with Loki in well over a year. They were both very important contributors in the development of the game, and critical in providing the documentation. It was not an easy task, as they often had to do their own investigative work to determine how the game worked. Loki was especially helpful in that regard, as his testing for documentation purposes also uncovered other issues. As has often been the case, the programmer/designers moved faster than the rest of us could keep up. Most of Gary’s designs are never on paper, as they keep changing as he programs them. Both Red Lancer and Loki were great to work with and Gary and I thank them for their contribution to the WitX series.