Routed Unit Distance?

[pad152]

Is there a limit to the number of hexes a routed unit can travel? It does seem a bit odd at times, that a unit can travel through so many enemy ZOC hexes to escape.

Is it correct that routed units can bypass small units that surround it to escape, even when completely encircled?

[cpt flam]

it's correct that if you attack the same turn that you encircle a unit
being not considered isolated yet
it can rout throu your units

[*Lava*]

I do think there is a limit... somewhere around 8 hexes. And yes, a unit will rout through a ZOC if it is the same turn that the ZOC is created in. I also believe a unit will have a tendency to rout towards its parent HQ and have seen units rout from outside a pocket into a pocket made during that move.

[Cavalry Corp]

So routed units will surrender if they were surrounded the turn before ?

[castlebravo]

ORIGINAL: cavalry

So routed units will surrender if they were surrounded the turn before ?

Not automatically.

For units cut off the previous term:

Units will surrender if they fail are morale check during the supply phase (I think), whether or not they are routed or not.

Non-routed units will surrender if they are forced to retreat, and there is no friendly-ZOC hex to retreat to.

Non-routed units will still surrender sometimes if there is a friendly ZOC hex to retreat to.

Routed units with no non-routed unit in the same hex will surrender if an enemy unit moves adjacent to them (they disappear without a popup, but in reality they surrendered).

[Cavalry Corp]

OK noted and thanks

[Harovan]

In my last game, the unit in Hanko routed to Tallinn. Must have been a lot of swimming.

[marty_01]

Or the Russian Baltic Fleet picked them up. I beleive if you have naval transport capability and a unit is in a port it can route to another port. Sort of like Dunkirk.