From F&M 26 Fall of France Question Box Question: Can a ground unit conduct part of its movement, wait for other units to move (say, conducting an overrun), and then resume its movement? Answer: Yes. Q: Can a unit move by rail, move overland to a second rail line, and then move by rail again, all in the same phase? A: Yes, paying the correct entrainment cost each time. Q: May such a unit carry unused movement point fractions over from the first to the second rail line? A: No. Fractions are rounded up each time a unit detrains. Q. May transportation lines be broken in major, dot, and reference cities? A: Yes. Q: Can an engineer unit (with sufficient movement points) repair a rail break, entrain on the repaired hex, and move by rail, all in the same phase? A: Yes. Q: May other units use rail hexes repaired in the same phase? A: Yes. Q: Are oll units stacked with a headquarters considered to be "supported" or only those subordinate to the particular head quarters? A: All units, as stated in Rule 11. Q: Rule 22.A.3.a contains the statement: "treat defending position AA counters as though they were artillery." Does this imply that non-divisional units stacked with the AA counter are con- sidered "supported?" A: No. The provisions of Rule 14.B for artillery apply to position AA as well but do not relate to support. Q: Several air units have only a single bombing factor. Is this the tactical factor (the strategic factor being zero)? A: Yes. Q: Can the air base capacity of a city be destroyed in any way? A: No. Q: Can a Patrol Attack be directed at a bomber although the bomber is escorted by fighters? A: Yes, as allowed in rule 19. Q: Once a bomber has arrived over an enemy airfield to attack fighters stationed there, may these fighters still conduct patrol attacks and interception missions? A: Yes. Q: May a patrol attack be conducted against a bomber in its target hex, or only on the way to the target? A: Yes. Rule 19 allows this. The fact that a hex is a target hex makes no difference. Q: May interceptors abort voluntarily before combat (say, when enemy fighter-bombers jettison their bombs)? A: No. Q: May air land troops be air-dropped by glider or in any other way? A: No. Q: If a hex to be attacked by bombers contains several different types of targets, at what exact point in the sequence of play must the target(s) of attacking aircraft be specified? A: When the distinction becomes necessary. For example, air craft bombing air bases must be distinguished from aircraft flying other bombing missions at the start of the AA Fire Resolution. Q: May different aircraft combine their bombing factors against a single aircraft on the ground? A: Yes. According to Rule 20.E aircraft may always combine factors unless prohibited by a special rule. Q: If, say, ten escorts were allocated against a lone interceptor does the interceptor really get to fire at all ten escorts (even though the first roll by an escort might shoot him down)? A: According to the rules, yes. However, I am working on a refinement covering this particular situation in a different way. Q: After bypassing the screen or when attacking unescorted bombers, may one interceptor be allocated against more than one enemy bomber? A: No. Proceed as described in Rule 21.B. Q: Occupants of the Maginot Line ignore "retreat" results. Does this also apply to cadres surviving EX, HX, or DE results? A: Yes - "all retreats" means all retreats. Q: In the first turn, may Allied units not entitled to move conduct other activities in place, say, construct fortifications or break rail lines? A: No. They may undertake no activity in the movement phase. Q: Suppose both Belgium and Holland have been invaded in Turn One. In the Reaction Phase, may Belgian units at the border attack German units in Holland (without crossing the border)? A: Yes. Q: When France surrenders, is the entire French Army remaining in France considered to be eliminated for purpose of calculation of victory points? Official Errata A. Counters. 1. Swiss. The Swiss 9th Mountain Border Brigade should have a supported dot in the upper left corner of the counter. 2. German. a. The German order of battle calls for the 62nd Engineer Battalion (1-10). Use the 1-10 engineer battalion with no unit identification. b. The Luftwaffe III/11 Antiaircraft Battalion should be the II/11. c. The Luftwaffe I/GG heavy Antiaircraft Battalion should have an antiaircraft factor of 2. 3. Italian. The 1-0-2 siege artillery unit with no unit identification is a GAF artillery unit. 4. Dutch. The BD-7C air unit should actually be DB-7C. 5. British. The Spit 2 air units are mistakenly designated; they should be Spit 1 air units. Their factors are correct. 6. French. Cavalry division breakdown units are actually brigades, not regiments as shown on the counters. This distinction makes no difference for the play of the game. B. Europa Map 16. 1. Milano (hex 4427) is a full hex city only; it is not a multi-hex city. 2. Switzerland hex 3823 should contain a printed fortress. 3. Hex 4131 is a rough terrain hex; hexside 4131/4132 is a high mountain hexside. C. Europa VIII Supplement. 1. The Netherlands. Two permanent airfields are placed on map 16 along with the initial neutrality watch forces of the Netherlands. Place one in hex 0824 and the other in hex 0623. D. Rules and Charts. 1. Terrain Effects Chart. Some terrain effects charts were printed with the wrong movement point cost for clear terrain. In all cases, the cost to enter a clear hex is one MP. 2. Rule 31.B. German Invasion Turn. Parachute and air landing units may operate normally during the invasion turn, including engaging in combat and undergoing air drops or transfers. 3. French Reinforcements. On the Jun II 40 and Jul I 40 turns, D.520 reinforcements are mistakenly identified as D.529s. 4. Rule 24.C. Night Operations. The only bombing missions that may be flown as night missions are strategic bombing missions. Tactical bombing missions may not be flown as night missions.