You’re right that this rule is ambigious in this rule book. But to me the intention of the game makers is very clear. That shows not from this rule book, but from all rule books after this version. For example in the rule book from 1943 2nd, They state specifically that all strategic bombing raids take place first. This resolves any argument about who pays the IPC’s to the bank, the attacker or the defender! Since they solved this in the next rule book, i think it is quite obvious what they intended and tried to correct.
Attacker retreat options
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In EEU, Axis has 1 ftr, 1 inf, 1 arm
In BEL, Allies has 3 infLEN & BLK each has an Axis control marker, but do not contain any units.
In Combat Move, Axis attacks as follows:
Ftr: EEU-LEN-BEL
Arm: EEU-BLK-BEL
INF: EEU-BELAfter 1 combat round, no hits are scored & Axis decides to retreat.
Which options does the Axis has for retreat?
EEU is valid
But is BLK or LEN??? -
You may retreat to any territory you attacked from. For this reason I like to blitz my armor through any territory I may want to retreat too.
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EEU is valid
But is BLK or LEN???You may retreat to any territory you attacked from. For this reason I like to blitz my armor through any territory I may want to retreat too.
Well, you can retreat to any territory from where LAND units came from. So in your case you can retreat to BLK(arm-blitz), but not LEN(only air).
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Correct, in that scenario, LEN is NOT an option for retreat.
I also assume that you mean UKR not BLK since Balkans is not adjacent to Belo.
So your INF and ARM can retreat to Ukraine or Eastern, but NOT Karelia. Your AF can of course land anywhere within range (so flying via Karelia on this attack is a waste of a move since it only decreases the landing radius of your Fighters without adding a retreat option).
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Super! Thank you very much for your answers!
…and yes, of course I meant UKR, and not BLK…sorry, my mistake.