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<\/a>On the other hand, the surviving units provided hedgehogs in full city hexes, where a unit ignores retreat results. \u00a0US Divisions and airmobile units for all countries have zones of control (ZOC) that reach out two hexes. \u00a0Entering and leaving ZOCs takes an extra movement point, so these units can really slow down the Soviets.<\/p>\n
Other Pact attacks developed near Denmark and against Jugoslavian units in in the Southwestern Theater. \u00a0The Austrians had the sense to (at least initially) remain neutral.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nato used both of their Turn 1 impulses to patch together a MLR on both sides of the Rhine. \u00a0Weaker units were used to garrison ports and cities to prevent a Pact vertical envelopment. \u00a0Territorial units were slow to activate, hampering NATO efforts.<\/p>\n During the first impulse of the Turn 2, Warsaw Pact units surrounded isolated NATO units, eliminated them, and rapidly advanced to the Rhine, establishing a lodgement. \u00a0Pact forces pushed NATO units out of Jutland, and slowly advanced in the Southwest Theater.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Suprisingly, but maybe not, the Soviets pulled back their attrited units to reorganize. \u00a0This increases combat proficieny, eliminating potential negative combat shifts.<\/p>\n NATO units used their Turn 2 to continue bolstering their defenses along the Rhine, reacting to the Pact’s attempts to envelop from the South.<\/p>\n Soviet units assaulted along the Rhine River during Turn 3, but their successes were on the flanks, pushing back NATO units in The Netherlands, destroying a valuable POMCUS site, and continuing their envelopment to the South. \u00a0It was only through bad die rolling that a Soviet airdrop in Belgium was foiled.<\/p>\n Again, NATO units could only react during their Turn, pulling in both flanks and trying to develop a defense in depth with smaller units to defend against the enveloped. \u00a0NATO forces reduced, but were unsuccessful in eliminating the Pact lodgement over the Rhine. \u00a0In the Southwest Theater Italian forces grudgingly gave ground against steady Soviet pressure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Air War was bitterly contested. \u00a0During his first turn, Tim used cratering missions to good effect. \u00a0These eliminated sorely needed NATO aircraft. \u00a0Both sides rolled poorly during the first turn’s maintenance phase, reducing aircraft availability. \u00a0After that, serviceability rates improved, but missions were devoted to close-in support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tim and I set up on last (1\/5) Saturday afternoon, and spent the evening watching the Seahawks lose; and Spinal Tap….which is always a winner. Started playing before 0900 on Sunday and didn’t quit until 2200 or so. The game doesn’t have a lot of counters, and the map size is modest. \u00a0But, it’s long … Continue reading Third World War – Again<\/span> <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>