Tactical Movement Cost across Major River Hexside and Blizzard

[HOTEC]

What are the tactical movement costs (mot and non-mot) across a major river hexside with ice level of 5?

8 MP is added when the hex is blizzard. This applies to the Germans. What is the cost to the Soviets?

[loki100]

see table 38.7.6 for ice/river costs

all costs apply equally to both sides

[HOTEC]

where?

and what is the cost to the Soviets at the blizzard hex?

[loki100]

same as for the Germans, and the table shows the impact of the different ice levels

[K62_]

The table does not have an entry for "major river, ice level 5" so the OP is correct about the question.

Regarding blizzard, there is no direct MP cost as blizzard is air weather and only ground weather affects movement costs. But blizzard will generally cause snow or heavy snow on the ground as per section 8.1.4 in the manual. The MP penalties for snow and heavy snow can be found in table 38.7.5. (It's also technically possible to have light snow in a few places during blizzard, but it's unlikely and it won't last long.)

[HOTEC]

I cannot get it right. Please indicate the mistakes.

[HOTEC]

Isolation is determined by the Distance and MPs. If this additional 8 MPs during Blizzard causes the total MPs from depot to unit exceeding 75 MPs. Of course, I assume that the distance within 30 hexes is measured from the depot. Would the unit become isolated?

I assume that this additional MPs has no effect on soviet unit moving through the blizzard hex.

[K62_]

I cannot get it right. Please indicate the mistakes.

The left hand calculation is correct.

The right hand calculation should have the administrative movement bonus as -1 instead of -2 since "The reduction in the movement cost is based on the lowest quality road system in either the source hex or the destination hex" (22.2.1) and the source hex has poor roads.

[HOTEC]

Yes. Thanks.

Any idea regarding isolation?