Land combat modifiers

11.16.5 Resolving attacks

Terrain Effects Chart

Using option 43 (both sides roll a die in land combat), the following terrain effects modifiers are in force:

• Defender die roll is -1 when defending in a forest hex
• Defender die roll is -1 per printed factory stack in the hex they occupy to their die roll (does not apply to stacks will have been built in or moved to the defending hex)

Rolling dice

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If using our shattered units rule, add 1 to the roll for each defending shattered unit.

Option 42

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Attacker die roll is -1 if units from more than one major power contribute factors to the attack

Option 43

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If both attacker and defender die roll modifiers are +2 or more, then for each +2 on both dice that the attacker forgoes, he may gain an odds column (including for overruns); you may not reduce modifiers below 0.

Background/Purpose: the die roll modifier for factory cities represents the 'street fighting' quality seen in major battles like Stalingrad or Berlin. The forest modifier gives a slight advantage to the defender in this difficult terrain. In both cases, the attacker's ability to do damage and take the hex is unaffected, however.

Dave's Notes: Maximizing your odds when attacking industrialized cities is always a good idea, more so now. In open terrain, if you have a massive ARM bonus on a very high odds blitz, you may be able to make it automatic, 5:1+4 can become 7:1 now (looking at the charts, you'll see this is of little actual effect). This is chiefly useful to obtain an extra overrun, espeically when using a Land action offensive chit.

Dean's Notes: