Land Based Units out of their assigned HQ areas

[Jim D Burns]

8.1.1
an additional 90% bonus to the assault value of an attacking force for odds calculations.

AARRGGHH!!!

Does this mean only attacking units get the bonus? I hadn't read the rule as closely before (I assume you've copied it verbatim), but as written it appears that command HQ's only benefit the attacker when it comes to the possible extra 90%.

If so I think it is bogus and totally not justified to only effect the assaulting force. It was far easier to defend in WWII, but this rule almost doubles the attacker in a battle with all other factors being equal.

So let's assume we have two identical forces both with 100 PP and equal leadership and no forts. Say their AV start at 100, the attacker would jump to 190 almost giving him a 2-1 victory just due to this one sided rule. No way should this be the case. I hope I'm wrong and it's just poorly written.

Jim

[Feinder]

Jim, I had to type it, I can't seem to get the dang thing to copy.

It says "attacking" units, but the bonus does apply to defending units as well. I know this points back to my previous comment of "it doesn't explicitly say that HQ assigment matters", just as it does not explicity say "attacking and defending units recieve the bonus".

All I can say is "obvservational evidence" in my games (and thus subject to interpretation), indicates that a unit will recieve the bonus whether it is attacking or defending, and regardless of it's HQ affiliation.

But that's just "observational". If you want to sure to get all the bonuses, then yes keep your units at bases assigned to their HQ, within range of their parent HQ, and that should cover you. But as far as the actual question regarding if there are penalties, no I do not believe there are any "you get a -20% because you're out of theater" or whatever.

Either way, if I've got an IJN opponent who wants to drop 7 Divisions on Noumea (ain't sigint grand?), reinforcing the current defenders with the 6th and 7th Oz Divisions seems like a pretty good idea...

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