6.4.1.6 Special Circumstances of Warfare
Often there can be special circumstances in warfare which aren’t always obvious and can possibly lead to confusion. These usually happen when enemy territory is being invaded. Listed below are the explanations:
- When an army invades co-ordinates which do not have any enemy brigades stationed on them, then the co-ordinates will be captured and the lower case letter of the invading empire will be shown on the map. However, if on a subsequent movement order (section -18-) the owner of the territory moves an army/brigades over the same co-ordinates then they will recapture the territory, and that empires capital letter will be shown on the map.
-When an army invades co-ordinates which do not have any enemy brigades stationed on them, then the co-ordinates will be captured and the lower case letter of the invading empire will be shown on the map. However, if on a subsequent movement order (section -18-) the owner of the territory moves an army/brigades over the co-ordinate where the enemy army is situated then the owner must win the resulting battle to recapture the co-ordinate. If the battle is lost or drawn the owner will not recapture the co-ordinate.
-When an army invades co-ordinates which do not have any enemy brigades stationed on them, then the co-ordinates will be captured and the lower case letter of the invading empire will be shown on the map. However, if on a subsequent movement order (section -18-) the owner of the territory, or an empire who is allied(4) to him, moves an army/brigades over the co-ordinate, where the enemy army is situated, then whoever fights against the common enemy/invader must win the subsequent battle to recapture the co-ordinate. If the battle is lost or drawn the enemy will keep the co-ordinate. This means that if an allied army is fighting a battle on your co-ordinate, and you also move an army there, then there is a chance you will lose the co-ordinate to either the enemy or your ally even though you have not fought a battle.
Example:
If your army moved into the captured co-ordinate after the enemy, and the allied army, and the enemy and allied armies fought, if the allied army won the battle you would keep the co-ordinate. If the battle was lost or drawn then the enemy would keep the co-ordinate. Finally, if your army moved onto the co-ordinate before your allies army, or was already stationed there, and the enemy and allied armies fought, if the allied army won then they would get the co-ordinate, even though they were not at war with your empire. If the battle was lost or drawn the enemy would get the co-ordinate.
Notes:
Proper co-ordination between your army and that of an allied army, fighting a common enemy on your territory is essential to avoid confusion and a possible disaster.
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