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Spring 1901 Smyrna-Ankara
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:20 pm
Sometimes in spring 1901 I see the Turkish player move f Ankara-Black sea and A Smyrna to ankra, you’re likely to get bounced by Russia, so what’s the point of this?
Re: Spring 1901 Smyrna-Ankara
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:25 pm
by Pengwinja
The point is to get bounced. Instead of setting up just a DMZ, usually Russia and Turkey agree to bounce the location, which punishes the first person to break it, unlike a DMZ, which rewards the first person to break it. I don’t know about the army part though. Usually, you do it without the army getting involved.
Re: Spring 1901 Smyrna-Ankara
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:57 pm
by UnknownHero
It's related to the opening where A Smyrna holds, which allows Con to remain open for the Ankara fleet to go to in the fall. It also allows A Smyrna to move to Ankara in the fall and make room for a fleet build in Smyrna.
This opening would typically be done with an arranged bounce with Russia. Almost all of the time Russia would follow through with such a bounce. But since Smyrna was just going to hold anyway, it doesn't hurt to cover Ankara with the army in case Russia sidesteps into Armenia instead of bouncing.
Re: Spring 1901 Smyrna-Ankara
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:13 pm
by Pengwinja
UnknownHero wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:57 pm
It's related to the opening where A Smyrna holds, which allows Con to remain open for the Ankara fleet to go to in the fall. It also allows A Smyrna to move to Ankara in the fall and make room for a fleet build in Smyrna.
This opening would typically be done with an arranged bounce with Russia. Almost all of the time Russia would follow through with such a bounce. But since Smyrna was just going to hold anyway, it doesn't hurt to cover Ankara with the army in case Russia sidesteps into Armenia instead of bouncing.
Ah, ok.
Re: Spring 1901 Smyrna-Ankara
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:28 pm
Okay that makes much more sense now thank you