Nation surrender question

[xavutrecht]

I thought that capturing a country capital will force it to surrender.
GE units took The Hague, and destroyed the Dutch HQ but the fight still goes on.
Am I wrong?

[sPzAbt653]

It's not based on the capitol. Cause casualties, take territory. You don't even need the capitol. [:)]

[xavutrecht]

Ok, thanks.

[BillRunacre]

Actually, you do need the capital*. But there is a small % chance that a country will not immediately surrender if it still has some units fighting on.

This is tested every turn, so if the country doesn't immediately surrender, it likely will soon after.


*It isn't 100% necessary to take a Major's capital, as it will surrender if its National Morale falls to zero. But it really helps to do so.

[rjh1971]

In my current game, v1.00.08 playing against Axis AI, when the Russians approached Bucharest, Romania surrendered and switched sides, I guess there were no German units in Romania because all of its territory became Russian, but if there had been would they be isolated?

[BillRunacre]

Yes, I think they would be cut off and forced to fight their way out - or be rescued by a counterattack.

[BillRunacre]

Or as we've seen in the saved turn you sent me, they'll switch sides and join the Allies!

Hopefully we'll have that bug fixed soon. [:)]