6.4.1.3 Stopping Items

When enemy troops meet their movement is stopped and a battle occurs (but only if the conditions of 6.4.1.3.2 'Overrunning Enemy Armies' do not apply).

Preconditions:

-Europe:

-If armies of two countries meet and at least one of the countries has declared War on the other then both armies will stop and a battle will occur.

-If both armies start their movement on the same co-ordinate then one of the armies has to use direction 9 when moving, i.e. 'remain stationary' - (see 6.3.7.2., p46).

-If brigades are unloaded from ships onto enemy brigades then no battle will occur in the same round. By using movement direction 9 in the next turn a battle can be started. Troops unloaded into a battle that is already in progress will not participate in a mathematical battle (see 6.7.2., p61).

-Colonies:

-The conditions in Europe apply in the Colonies, with the addition that a Neutral relationship is also sufficient to stop the other empire.

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