6.4.1.2 Occupying Forces

To keep conquered territory in Europe under control you need to station occupying forces there. Separate forces must be stationed in each conquered 'region' (see 1.1.1, p9, 1.1.2, p10, 2.4. , p15).

The territory of large countries is divided into two regions, which is indicated by their code character in either capital or small letters on the Regional Map. The required occupation forces depend on the size of the occupied territory:

1 - 3 co-ordinates require no occupying forces.

4 - 10 co-ordinates require one brigade of occupying forces.

11 - 20 co-ordinates require two brigades of occupying forces.

21 - 30 co-ordinates require three brigades of occupying forces.

31 - 40 co-ordinates require four brigades of occupying forces.

For every 10 co-ordinates after forty you will require an additional brigade.

Note: If you have just captured co-ordinates and they are showing as small letters on the map then they will not be registered as yours and as such don’t count towards that months total captured co-ordinates - The turn report will also not register them and as such the occupying forces required might be incorrect. The turn report will only count them when they become capital letters.

Example: If you have 6 captured co-ordinates in total with 3 of them being small letters then the turn report will only count the 3 capital letters and as such will report no occupying force required. however, at the start of the following turn the small letters will become capitalised and as such you would require 1 brigade of occupying forces and some co-ordinates may rebel.

An occupying brigade must be made up of at least 2 battalions of any troop type. This brigade must be stationed in the occupied territory. Territory given to you by a friendly nation also requires occupying forces. However, you do not need to station occupying forces on captured neutral co-ordinates.

If no occupying forces are stationed in a conquered region, or if they are lost or destroyed in a battle, then the uncontrolled territory can rebel and reunite with its former owner. Every uncontrolled co-ordinate has a 20% chance of reuniting with its former owner. If that country is not directed by a player or does not exist any more then those co-ordinates will become neutral (co-ordinates with '?' as a first symbol). Your turn report will indicate how many occupation forces are required in foreign territory and how many you have stationed there. However, your turn report will not give the requirements for co-ordinates you capture, in that turn (i.e. co-ordinates marked with lower case letters). you will have to wait till the following turn for these to be reported. So, if you have freshly captured co-ordinates that will take the amount of captured co-ordinates up one level you may have to station extra brigades for the following turn, in addition to those reported on the previous turn report.

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