Command 35: Mason/Dixon Quick-Start Notes:
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Here are my notes to enable you to plunge into this game.

marines/para: 1MA
inf/light: 3MA
other: 6MA
arty: on counter

- Undeveloped hex: plains, forest, hill, rough, swamp, mountain

Production:
- Receive #RP = Econ / Each roll: 1-4: Econ-1
- ea. friendly city lost, roll 1-3: Econ-1
- if Econ @ 10, can mobilize: Econ-1 +10 RP
- 1 mo. + 1 RP per elim. to GHQ ("dot" no rebuild)
- 2 RP per elim. to GHQ in Move phase

Supply:
- trace 6 hex line -- no undeveloped, enemy city,town,river or max stack
- air supply: 1 unit
- if OOS, roll move: 4-6: 1MA moves / 1/2#: 3MA move# / #: 6MA move#

Stack: 5 / cities: 10 *inexcess: reserve

Move:
- developed hex: 1 mp / undeveloped hex: STOP
- Admin move: 1 RP: triple 6MA / double 3MA & no attk, no enter enemy
river/city/town, cross river via coup.
- GHQ in city/town: if moved, all OOS for turn.
- Roll weather during move phs. #> box#: bad: -2MA, +2strike/bomb, no
invasion
- north of Snow: mtn impass, hill=mtn, plains/clear=rough, no air/invade
- south of Hurri: swamp impass, plains/clear=swamp, no air/invade

Combat:
- 3 dice per combat / if adjusted > 3 or < 1: shift odds dwn/up.
- all attkrs enter only developed & MP < MR: - 1 die
- arty attcking: - 1 die
- para coup: - 1 die
- blitz air strike: - 1 die
- marines invade: - 1 die
- def has post. advtg: + 1 die
- bad weather: + 1 die
- attkr OOS: + 2 dice
- def atop pocket: + 2 dice

AX: attkr w/ largest attk# loses step.  def lose steps w/ def#=lost attk# *
AL: attkr w/ largest attk# loses step.
HX: lower total def# loses half. higher total def# loses equal others loss.
EX: ea. def loses step.  attkr loses equal def's#
LX: ea. def loses step.  attkr loses equal half def's#
SX: all def elim. attkr loses step equal def's#
DH: half def's# elim. except for 1 step. *
* limit one step loss per def.

- MR w/ + brings stack w/ advance after combat.
-  1unit w/ + supports 1 inf. div.
- MR w/ * never advance after combat.
- MR w/out * must advance after combat. if MR > 0 can move same #
- units inside fort cannot attack.

Pocket:
- def. remains & OOS (air supply poss.), attkr advance into hex.
- def no move but can advance after combat out of hex.

Coups:
- armor, airmobile, para: roll 1-3: river seized.
- para: roll 1-2: fort destroyed, 3-6: para loses step.
- para: roll 1-2 in noncity combat: -1 die +1 MR; 3-6: para loses step

Arty:
- Flips after combat.  if in supply & -1 RP, reflip.
- Use attk# for all if stacked, else use def# for all.

Air:
- 1 RP per unit from GHQ: rng counts from any friendly supplied hex (no
depot)
- Intercept: ea. side roll 2d per unit for hit: -1drm if air rtg < other's
- to hit: #< air rtg.  If *, stealthy so can't be intercepted.
- Ground Attk: roll 2d before ground combat -2drm if mech/tank.
- if hit, target can't be in combat, if hit#> 7, target also lose step.
- City Bomb: roll 2d, if hit city, no supply & -1 RP.
- must spend 1 RP to fix city.
- Supply Bomb: roll 2d, if hit, no trace supply.
- Hunt: roll 2d, attk a/c in GHQ or Elim box.  hit elim or to force pool
- Blitz: roll 2d, if #< ground#, -1 die & +1 to MR.
- Move Bomb: roll 2d, any hex 'cept forest, mtn, hill.  if hit, stop in hex.

Naval:
- Form TFs: wave w/ same MR.  Each wave fires, highest MR first.
- roll 2d vs. combat# & add target armor.
- If # is less, then hits.  roll again: 1-4 dmg to force pool, 5-6 sunk
- If no friend port in sea zone, +2 to second drm.
- if target aborts, intercepting TF + 2 to first drm.
- transport carries 2 units.
- Port city hosts 3 trans, Port town: 2 trans,  Other hex: 1 trans
- Nav air: can attk, w/ +, attach to surf & use air MR.
- for air, roll 1d + target armr: 5+ elim.

The 1995 scenario is the quickest with lowest unit density: only 1 turn.
1940 is longest.

Enjoy.

Doug Murphy