Does displacement of a unit supporting against oneself cut that support?
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:07 am
As per title but I'll clarify:-
Usually a unit cannot cut support against itself, e.g. Munich attacks (with no support) an enemy army in Berlin, but Berlin supports an enemy army Kiel into Munich. Kiel takes Munich! Berlin is displaced.
But if Silesia supports Munich to (unsupported) Berlin, and the enemy in Berlin supports enemy Kiel to Munich, barring any other intervention, Munich advances to Berlin which is displaced, and Kiel moves into Munich.
But . . .
If in the above example friendly army Burgundy moves to Munich, then Kiel would be repulsed and stand still, as would Burgundy, because the support for Kiel into Munich was cut by Berlin being displaced (despite Munich effectively cutting support against itself).
It goes without saying that if Tyrol supported either Kiel or Burgundy into Munich the supported unit would succeed and enter Munich.
The 'string' of supports and counter-supports and attacks can continue, of course, so what if?
Berlin (supporting Kiel to Munich) was attacked as in the preceding example, but was itself supported to hold by say Prussia. So, Berlin holds, its support for the attack on Kiel is NOT cut and Kiel displaces Munich.
I'd appreciate confirmation, or condemnation (!), should my understanding be in error.
Usually a unit cannot cut support against itself, e.g. Munich attacks (with no support) an enemy army in Berlin, but Berlin supports an enemy army Kiel into Munich. Kiel takes Munich! Berlin is displaced.
But if Silesia supports Munich to (unsupported) Berlin, and the enemy in Berlin supports enemy Kiel to Munich, barring any other intervention, Munich advances to Berlin which is displaced, and Kiel moves into Munich.
But . . .
If in the above example friendly army Burgundy moves to Munich, then Kiel would be repulsed and stand still, as would Burgundy, because the support for Kiel into Munich was cut by Berlin being displaced (despite Munich effectively cutting support against itself).
It goes without saying that if Tyrol supported either Kiel or Burgundy into Munich the supported unit would succeed and enter Munich.
The 'string' of supports and counter-supports and attacks can continue, of course, so what if?
Berlin (supporting Kiel to Munich) was attacked as in the preceding example, but was itself supported to hold by say Prussia. So, Berlin holds, its support for the attack on Kiel is NOT cut and Kiel displaces Munich.
I'd appreciate confirmation, or condemnation (!), should my understanding be in error.