Can You Support An Attack On Your Own Unit?

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Re: Can You Support An Attack On Your Own Unit?

by eturnage » Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:13 pm

Beleaguered support is a fine way to use your forward units to cut into an opponents' supports by attacking while still protecting the space the attacking unit occupies with a supported attack. The unit won't be dislodged by your attack. It can only be dislodged if your opponents put greater support into their own attack on the space.

Re: Can You Support An Attack On Your Own Unit?

by ChippeRock » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:30 pm

Foxcastle wrote:
Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:54 pm
Yeah, you can't self-dislodge, but supporting your own attack on a province you already occupy can be a useful tactic. So just because it won't work doesn't mean it's not useful!
Apparently playing 238 games and being ranked 126th on this site by GR doesn't make you exempt from being taught how to do a support move...

Re: Can You Support An Attack On Your Own Unit?

by Foxcastle » Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:54 pm

Yeah, you can't self-dislodge, but supporting your own attack on a province you already occupy can be a useful tactic. So just because it won't work doesn't mean it's not useful!

Re: Can You Support An Attack On Your Own Unit?

by dargorygel » Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:04 pm

It will not be successful. It is, in effect, an attempt to self-dislodge. Can't do that... I sometimes wish you could!

Re: Can You Support An Attack On Your Own Unit?

by ChippeRock » Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:51 pm

My bad, I meant to say the following:

For example, let's say you have French army in Clyde, a French army in Liverpool, and a English fleet in Edinburgh. And let's also assume there are no adjacent units to the listed units.

Can France successfully support England into Clyde from Edinburgh using Liverpool? Or does it bounce?

Can You Support An Attack On Your Own Unit?

by ChippeRock » Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:45 pm

For example, let's say you have French army in Edinburgh, a French army in Edinburgh, and a English fleet in Clyde. And let's also assume there are no adjacent units to the listed units.

Can France successfully support England into Edinburgh from Clyde? Or does it bounce?

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