Veers
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Currently with EA, Disbandment is strictly forbidden, except in the case of disbanding units if they end up on Sea Supply Roads (which, by the way, won't be a problem, anymore, with EA 4.0).
My question to the general public is, then: Should disbandment be allowed?
Some limits would need to be enforced to ensure that being able to disband units is not exploited.
The most obvious example would be the immediate disbandment of the entire French Army as soon as the Germans reach within a couple hexes of Paris. This, for example, would see masses of Rifle Squads and equipment pour into the Allies' 'On Hand Pool', and be totally unhistoric.
The House Rule to deal with this could be as simple as: "The French Cannot be Disbanded."
This issue will be partially dealt with in EA 4.0, as each nation will have its own, unique, Rifle Squad. However, the equipment issue would still remain.
Another obvious one would be the disbandment of Commonwealth forces in Egypt should Sea Lion commence.
The House Rule to deal with this could be as simple as: "All national forces must have an unblocked road connection to their capital if they are to be disbanded."
Another issue would be large pockets of Soviet infantry being disbanded to avoid their destruction by advancing Germans.
The House Rule to deal with this could be as simple as: "Any unit disbanded must be at least 5 (10?) hexes from the nearest active enemy unit, on a railroad, and in a dense urban hex."
There, are, of course, other exploits, that I could go on with, but I think the above examples with their House Rules are an example enough of how to defeat exploits.
Well, what would be the point of disbanding, then, you ask? Simple: To avoid the situation of having two equal units, each at 1/4 strength, each soaking up reinforcements equally, instead of disbanding one so that you only have one unit soaking up reinforcements, so that it is ready quicker.
Of course, in history it is continually demonstrated that many nations didn't simply disband whole Corps/Divisions, and instead had them fight on until they were disintegrated, at which point they would be rebuilt.
I await your thoughtful responses.
My question to the general public is, then: Should disbandment be allowed?
Some limits would need to be enforced to ensure that being able to disband units is not exploited.
The most obvious example would be the immediate disbandment of the entire French Army as soon as the Germans reach within a couple hexes of Paris. This, for example, would see masses of Rifle Squads and equipment pour into the Allies' 'On Hand Pool', and be totally unhistoric.
The House Rule to deal with this could be as simple as: "The French Cannot be Disbanded."
This issue will be partially dealt with in EA 4.0, as each nation will have its own, unique, Rifle Squad. However, the equipment issue would still remain.
Another obvious one would be the disbandment of Commonwealth forces in Egypt should Sea Lion commence.
The House Rule to deal with this could be as simple as: "All national forces must have an unblocked road connection to their capital if they are to be disbanded."
Another issue would be large pockets of Soviet infantry being disbanded to avoid their destruction by advancing Germans.
The House Rule to deal with this could be as simple as: "Any unit disbanded must be at least 5 (10?) hexes from the nearest active enemy unit, on a railroad, and in a dense urban hex."
There, are, of course, other exploits, that I could go on with, but I think the above examples with their House Rules are an example enough of how to defeat exploits.
Well, what would be the point of disbanding, then, you ask? Simple: To avoid the situation of having two equal units, each at 1/4 strength, each soaking up reinforcements equally, instead of disbanding one so that you only have one unit soaking up reinforcements, so that it is ready quicker.
Of course, in history it is continually demonstrated that many nations didn't simply disband whole Corps/Divisions, and instead had them fight on until they were disintegrated, at which point they would be rebuilt.
I await your thoughtful responses.