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    GUADALCANAL RULES 1966 The Avalon Hill Company, Baltimore MD, USA

    Contents Page

    Basic Rles 1

    Tornament Rles !

    "ptional Rles 9

    Dia#rams o$ %lay 1&

    Appen'i( an' )rrata 1*

    +The $olloin# comprise the total rles provi'e'-y Avalon Hill $or their .UADA/CA0A/ #ame

    "ri#inally, the rles ere in to !213&4 ( 5213&4-oolets 7 one $or the Basic Rles an' one

    8calle' Battle Manal $or the Tornament Rlesan' "ptional Rles An :ntro'ction prece'e' the

    Basic Rle -oolet A ;estion an' anserappen'i( as provi'e' in the Battle Manal

    Minor corrections an' chan#es have -eenincorporate' Some a'vertisin# an' sales

    in$ormation has -een 'elete' s Colonel Donal' / Dicson, no

    e'itor an' p-lisher o$ Leatherneck, the MarineCorps ma#a?ine

    Bac on A#st @, 19*&, this same Colonel

    Dicson as in the $irst invasion ave to lan' onthe islan' o$ .a'alcanal As re#imental a'tant

    he as a-le to interpret, in pencil an' paint,

    Marine Corps li$e in the early 'ays o$.a'alcanal Thoro#hly traine' in tactics an'

    eaponry his alert eyes sa many thin#s a-otthe campai#n that ol' have escape' the

    historian ith less military trainin# :t is ith thisnole'#e that e present ith pri'e Avalon

    Hill>s re2creation o$ this epic historical -attlecampai#n .a'alcanal

    The same American an' apanese Units are no

    yors to comman' possi-ly to alter thecorse o$ history in this re2creation o$ the

    trnin# point o$ the orl' ar :: campai#n in the%aci$ic theatre

    Guadalcanal is actally three #ames in one The

    Basic Game, e(plaine' in this instrction $ol'er

    #ets the -e#inner into the new art o$ ar#amin#ithin 1E mintesF The Tournament Game a''s

    #reater 'epth an' realism to the #ameF an' theOptional-tournament Game incl'es a''itionavaria-les $or the tre ar#ame nt

    Try yor sill an' intelli#ence at Guadalcanal

    the #ame as challen#in# as chess -t moreversatile $or to players, 1& years an' p

    BASIC GAMEMAPBARD

    The map-oar' shos part o$ .a'alcanal :slan'here, 'rin# the perio' $rom A#st 19*& to

    anary 19*G, operations o$ the varios USArmy an' Marine Units ere con'cte' a#ainst

    the arme' $orces o$ :mperial apan A he(a#ona#ri' has -een printe' on the -oar' to 'etermine

    movement Herea$ter, these he(a#ons ill -ere$erre' to as 4s;ares4 Terrain $eatres are as

    $ollos

    CLEAR S!UARE Any s;are 'evoi' o$ the$olloin# terrain $eatres

    "UNGLE S!UARE#Any s;are containin# #reen

    splotches, holly or partially

    RI$ER S!UARE#Any s;are containin# a soli'-le line holly or partially

    SLPE S!UARE#Any s;are containin# -ron

    splash contors The thicest part o$ the contorsin'icate the high si'e o$ the slope

    %ILL&P S!UARE#Any s;are a'acent to the

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    high si'e o$ slope s;ares Hilltop s;aressometimes contain splash contors o$ hi#her

    slopes

    CAS& S!UARE#Any s;are that is part lan'

    an' part ocean

    RAD S!UARE#Any s;are containin# parallellines

    $ILLAGE S!UARE# Any s;are containin#

    houses.

    GRID'CRDINA&ES The letters an' nm-erson the -oar'2e'#e help pinpoint locations

    )(amples isale is H2&, Hen'erson

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    %- & PLA

    The ee o$ @ A#st is the $irst trn Therotine o$ play $or every trn is as $ollos

    S&EP *#The US player conslts his "r'er o$

    Appearance car' to see i$ any troops arrive 8as isthe case on his $irst Trn :$ so, he places them

    on any coast s;ares he chooses

    S&EP +#The US player then moves all Units onthe -oar' he choose to move 0o ap movement

    is alloe'

    S&EP #All -attles case' -y US movement areresolve' one -attle at a time

    S&EP #The apanese player then conslts his"r'er o$ Appearance car' an' -rin#s in any

    nely arrivin# Units in the same manner as theUS player

    S&EP /#The apanese player then moves all o$his Units he ishes to move 0o US movement

    is alloe'

    S&EP 0# All -attles case' -y apanesemovement are resolve' one -attle at a time

    S&EP 1#The apanese player then checs o$$ one

    Trn on the Time Recor' Car' an' play reverts to

    ST)% 1 This cycle is repeate' $or the remain'ero$ the #ame

    %- & -IN

    The Basic .ame, -ein# a shorter #ame, mst en'-y the 0ovem-er &E trn

    )ither player ins as soon as he occpies

    Hen'erson s Units

    @ Movement $actors are not trans$era-le $rom

    one Unit to another nor can they -e accmlate'

    $rom one Trn to the ne(t 5 Jo are not alloe'to move Units onto or thro#h s;ares that

    contain the #ri'2coor'inate nm-ers

    0"T) The die is used to resolve battle it has

    nothing to do with movement.

    %- & %A$E CMBA&

    K"0) "< C"0TR"/)very Unit>s ?one o$ contro

    is its 6 a'acent s;ares 8A2s com-at $actor is state' $irstan' the 'e$en'er>s com-at $actor is state'

    secon'

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    matches p the 'ie roll ith the & to 1 o''scolmn on the Basic .ame Casalty Ta-le

    A&&AC2ING#

    1 An attacin# Unit mst stop as soon as it

    enters the $irst enemy controlle' s;are

    & Jo are not alloe' to move an attacin# Unitthro#h enemy controlle' s;ares

    G Jo may attac as many enemy Units as yo

    can reach in the same Trn

    * Jo may move as many Units into enemy?ones o$ control as yo are a-le -e$ore resolvin#

    com-at

    ! Jo resolve all com-at one -attle at a time

    a$ter movin# all the Units yo choose to move inyor Trn

    6 The attacer has the choice o$ resolvin#-attles in any or'er he ishes

    @ The attacer mst resolve com-at a#ainst

    every enemy Unit he has move' Units ne(t to

    5 The com-at $actor o$ a Unit hen attacin#remains the same re#ar'less o$ terrain it is

    attacin# $rom

    DEENDING#

    1 The 'e$en'in# player is not alloe' to moveany Unit hile his opponent is attacin#

    & The com-at $actor o$ a Unit hen 'e$en'in#

    varies accor'in# to the terrain it is 'e$en'in# on)(amples are shon on the Basic .ame Casalty

    Ta-le Car'

    MRE &%AN NE UNI& PER S!UARE

    1 Both players are alloe' to com-ine Units o$any in' in a stac totalin# p to G Units

    ma(imm This limit also applies to nelyarrivin# nits place' on coast s;ares

    & Stace' Units may stay to#ether in'e$initely or

    they may -e com-ine' on one Trn an' split pon the very ne(t

    G Stace' Units may pass over s;ares

    containin# other $rien'ly Units

    * The movement rate o$ stace' Units is that o$the sloest Unit in the stac "$ corse, the

    $astest Unit in the stac may contine on its aya$ter splittin# aay $rom the slo movin# Units

    MUL&IPLE UNI& BA&&LES

    1 hen to or more Units attac one 'e$en'in#

    Unit the $actors o$ the attacin# Units mst -etotale' into one com-ine' Com-at s Trn even i$ it$in's itsel$ a'acent to the enemy a$ter all -attles

    have -een resolve' :n this event, that Unit msteither attac or ith'ra in its Trn :$ it chooses

    to attac it may 'o so stayin# here it is or -yith'rain# $rom the enemy ?one alto#ether an'

    then re2enterin# -y a 'i$$erent s;are :n thisinstance, Units may not ith'ra an' re2enter -y

    a rote that ol' $orce them into or thro#h

    ?ones o$ control o$ other enemy Units

    @ The attacer ith stace' Units on the same

    s;are may 'ivi'e com-at into more than one-attle a#ainst 'e$en'in# Units on separate

    s;ares

    5 The attacer may not 'ivi'e com-at into morethan one -attle a#ainst 'e$en'in# Units on the

    same s;are

    &ERRAIN

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    Movement thro#h n#le, hilltops, slopes an'

    rivers is treate' as i$ they are clear terrainCom-at in these areas varies as shon on the

    Basic .ame Casalty Ta-le car' "cean trans$er$rom one coast s;are to another is not alloe'

    %- & RESL$E BA&&LES

    Use the Casalty Ta-le $or BAS:C .AM) only

    S&EP *#Re'ce -attle o''s to -asic o''s shon

    on the Casalty Ta-le To 'o this simply 'ivi'ethe 'e$en'er>s $actor into the attacer>s $actor

    an' ron' o$$ any $raction in $avor o$ the'e$en'er

    )(amples 16 to 9 converts to 1 to 1F 1* to 6 is &

    to 1F * to 1! is 1 to *F etc

    S&EP +#The 'ie is rolle' once $or each -attle -ythe attacer

    S&EP #The 'ie roll is matche' p ith the -asico''s to #et the reslt o$ the attac )(ample a G

    to 1 attac ith a 'ie roll o$ G means that the'e$en'er is pshe' -ac & s;ares

    BA&&LE MANUAL

    Jo have $inishe' the rles o$ the -asic #ame

    )(amples o$ play an' an Appen'i( o$ ;estions

    on play are incl'e' in the Battle Manal TheBattle Manal also contains complete instrctions$or the Tornament .ame hich a''s #reater

    realism an' 'epth to the play o$ Guadalcanal.

    SEND S&AMPED EN$ELPE

    For general information about all valon !illproducts, send a stamped, self-addressed

    envelope to" The valon !ill #ompan$, %&'(!arford )oad, Baltimore, *ar$land.

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    &URNAMEN& GAME

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    M$EMEN&

    CLEAR &ERRAIN#

    1 Movement over clear terrain is the same as inthe Basic #ame Herea$ter, e shall re$er to the

    movement $actor as BTA 8$or Basic TrnAlloance

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    CMBA&

    3NES CN&RL#

    1 As in the Basic #ame, the ?one o$ control is'e$ine' as -ein# a'acent s;ares, ith the

    e(ception that in the Tornament #ame a one ofcontrol does not e/tend into 0ungle suares.

    E4AMPLES#

    (*)

    (+)

    & :n the a-ove e(ample 8& Unit 4A4 col' move

    ri#ht -y 4B4 ithot stoppin# to attac altho#hhe has the option to 'o so Bt 4B4 col' not pass

    ri#ht on -y an' is re;ire' to stop an' attac$rom the s;are he is presently on

    Units in 4A4 'o not have to attac -t may i$ they

    so 'esire They may attac only 4D4 or only 4B4or any com-ination o$ the s;ares The nits in

    4A4 MAJ retreat into or thro#h S;ares . an' )since they are not in enemy Kones o$ Control

    G :$ a Unit is not in enemy ?ones o$ control at the

    en' o$ the trn, -t a'acent to enemy Units inseveral s;ares, then i$ that Unit 'eci'es to

    attac he is not $orce' to attac all enemy Unitsin a'acent s;ares -t only those s;ares he

    'esires to attac

    CASUAL& &ABLE#

    1 Unlie the Basic #ame, provision has -een

    ma'e $or the partial elimination o$ troopsCom-at is rolle' on the Tornament .ame

    Casalty Ta-le as otline' -y the instrctions onthis car'

    & hen a Unit s$$ers a loss in $actors, that lossis recor'e' on the Casalty Re'ction %a'

    G To Units hich have -oth s$$ere' losses may-e com-ine' into one Unit -y erasin# the chec2o$$ mars $rom the -o(es o$ one Unit an'

    checin# o$$ the remainin# -o(es in the other8that is, a & an' a G may -e com-ine' into a ! -y

    erasin# the checs o$$ one an' placin# them onthe other %artial sitchin# may also occr 8a G

    an' a & may -e sitche' into a * an' a 1 -yappropriate erasin# an' checin# The to o

    more Units con'ctin# the sitch mst -e on thesame s;are at the time o$ the sitch an' the

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    BTA remainin# to the ne Units is that o$ thecontri-tin# Unit ith the least le$t at the time o$

    the sitch

    * Com-at $actors may not -e trans$erre'-eteen Units o$ 'i$$erent types sch as armor

    an' in$antry an' 8in "ptional Rles artillery o$'i$$erent ran#es

    ! 0o Unit may -e lar#er than the total nm-er o$

    -o(es availa-le $or it on the Casalty Re'ction%a'

    AR&ILLER IRE

    Up to this point e have ma'e no 'i$$erentiation

    -eteen artillery an' in$antry re#ar'in# com-at

    Hoever, artillery has an a''itional $i#htin#capa-ility over an' a-ove the normal as $ollos

    1 At the en' o$ the movement portion -t -e$oreresolvin# normal com-at, -oth attacer an'

    'e$en'er may fire their artillery at tar#ets p to @s;ares aay This a''e' capa-ility applies onl$

    to artillery Units not en#a#e' in normal com-at inthat trn s s;are insitations that $in' a'acent 'e$en'in# Units

    #ettin# eliminate' in the artillery $irin# portion o$the trn

    AR&ILLER IRING &ABLE

    An 4N4 in'icates a miss 0m-ers 414 an' 4&in'icate the nm-er o$ $actors lost

    DieRoll

    Target Squares

    Containing4 factors or less

    Containing5 to 8 factors

    Containing9 factors or mor

    1 1 factor 1 factor 2 factors

    2 X 1 factor 1 factor

    3 X X X

    4 X X X

    5 X X X

    6 X X X

    %- & -IN

    The Tornament version o$ .a'alcanal is -ase'

    on a point system, the player havin# the mos

    points at the en' o$ the &9 A0 19*G trn insthe #ame

    The apanese player receives points at the

    $olloin# rates

    G points $or every American $actor eliminate'

    @ points $or every trn the apanese occpyOHen'erson

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    & points $or every apanese $actor eliminate'G points $or every trn the US player

    occpiesO Hen'erson s trn

    P&INAL RULES

    The $olloin# section comprises a #rop o$ varie'rles that may -e se' at the 'iscretion o$ the

    in'ivi'al players These optional rles a'' a#reat 'eal o$ realism "nly thro#h e(periencecan one 'etermine hich o$ the optional rles are

    -est site' to him

    %IDDEN M$EMEN&

    "$ all the optional rles, this rle has the most'rastic e$$ect on play asi'e $rom a''in# a

    consi'era-le amont o$ realism

    1 "nly apanese Units are alloe' to se hi''en

    movement, an' 8i$ US player occpiesHen'erson only in n#le s;ares

    & hen the apanese player -rin#s Units on $romhis "r'er o$ Appearance car', he mst in$orm the

    US player o$ the e(act s;ares an' the nm-er8not the type or si?e o$ the Units lan'in# in each

    s;are

    G :$ the US player occpies Hen'erson

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    pass over clear s;ares in -eteen

    1* apanese Units may pass thro#h s;aresa'acent to US Units as lon# as the$ 'o not pass

    thro#h a ?one o$ control

    1! :$ apanese Units are on the -oar' $or com-at'rin# the com-at portion o$ the apanese player>s

    move, then they remain on the -oar' $or the USplayer>s move Also, apanese Units that are

    $orce' to retreat as 'irecte' -y the Casalty Ta-leare retreate' on the -oar'

    16 The points aar'e' to the apanese player $or

    havin# an artillery Unit ithin @ s;ares o$Hen'erson may -e aar'e' $or hi''en artillery

    Units also The apanese player in$orms the US

    player only that an artillery Unit is ithin @s;ares o$ Hen'erson

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    PSC%LGICAL EEC&S

    The $olloin# section is concerne' ith theintro'ction o$ the $actors that ten' to retar' an

    army>s a-ility thro#h a 'rop in morale or $ati#eor 'isease

    1 Both players roll on their respective ta-les

    every other trn -e#innin# ith the "cto-er 9trn The rolls occr at the -e#innin# o$

    respective trns

    & The e$$ect applies $or the one crrent trn,only

    (SC+&*&$)C"* ''CT T"-*'

    DieRoll

    US (*"'R !"( (*"'R

    1No ' roa mo&m&*t

    is a++o,&

    No -A roa mo&m&*t

    a++o,&2

    5 ' '*its of .ir&&stro"& " saota&

    No -A s&a mo&m&*t ori*asio*s a++o,&

    3' +a"&r m!st r&mo&1 i*fa*tr" factor !& toma+aria

    -A m!st r&mo& 1 i*fa*tr"factor !& to ma+aria

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    A++ '*its moi* t#ro!#-!*+& s!ar&s i*c!r a 3BTA &+a" &r s!ar&

    A+so crossi* a ri&ri*c!rs a 3 BTA &+a"(A+i&s to -aa*&s&!*its a+so)

    -aa*&s& Laor a* &ric&troos ma" *ot attac forr&mai*&r of t#& am&

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    f ' '*its ar& o*

    &*&rso* .i&+ &ac#r&!c& " 1 factor !&to *aa+ omarm&*t

    A++ arti++&r" a* ta*s i*!*+& i*c!r &+a" of 3 BTA

    &r !*+& s!ar& a* &+a"of 3 BTA to cross ri&r ('a+so i*c!rs &+a" !ri* #ist!r*)

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    A*" %r&r ofA&ara*c& &*t&ri*!*its m!st &*t&r t#ro!#coast s!ar& co*tai*i*i++a& f a++ of i++a&sar& occ!i& t#&" ca*+a* o* a*" coasts!ar& !t ma" *otmo& fart#&r t#is t!r*

    A*" %r&r of A&ara*c&&*t&ri* !*its m!st &*t&rt#ro!# coast s!ar&co*tai*i* i++a& f a++ ofi++a&s ar& occ!i& t#&"ca* +a* o* a*" coast s!ar&!t ma" *ot mo& fart#&r t#ist!r*

    -I&%DRA-AL

    1 The apanese player may ith'ra Units $rom

    the islan' p to 1E Units per trn, G per villa#es;are ma(imm

    & ith'rain# Units mst leave thro#h coast

    s;ares containin# villa#es an' may not leave$rom villa#es in US ?ones o$ control

    G ith'raal may not occr -e$ore the ''

    3ecember trn

    * ith'rain# Units may not retrn to the islan'$or the remain'er o$ the #ame

    ! The apanese player loses one point $or every

    & $actors ith'ran :$ at the en' o$ the #amethe apanese player has ith'ran an o''

    nm-er o$ $actors, the points are ron'e' o$$ inthe US player>s $avor

    -I&%DRA-AL US *st MARINE DI$ISIN

    :n the actal campai#n, the 1st Marine Division

    as taen o$$ the islan' -e$ore the $i#htin# ha'en'e' This as 'one to allo the 'ivision to

    rest, re#rop an' reor#ani?e $or $tre

    campai#ns By the time the 'ivision asith'ran the campai#n as in 4mop2p4 sta#es

    an' the remainin# Units ere ;ite a-le to $inishp alone Hoever, it ol' have -eena'vanta#eos to the apanese to eep the 1s

    Marine Division on the islan' lon#er This ol'have 'elaye' $tre campai#ns an' #iven the US

    somehat less o$ a victory The $olloin# rle iltae this into consi'eration

    1 The US player loses 1 point per trn $or each

    Unit o$ the 1st Marine Division remainin# on theislan' a$ter the '' 3ecember trn

    & The US player may, -e$ore the en' o$ the ''3ecember trn, elect to remove Units o$ the 1sMarine Division This is 'one in the same manne

    as Units are move' ot to sea

    G Any nm-er o$ Units may ith'ra per trn, Gper villa#e s;are ma(imm

    * ith'rain# Units mst leave $rom villa#es no

    in apanese ?one o$ control

    ! "nce remove', Units may not retrn

    6 The $olloin# Units comprise the 1st MarineDivision

    1 /T, 1 ), 1 %, 1 S, 1 TA0I, 81st, &n', Gr'

    Battalion 1st MAR:0) R).:M)0T, 81st, &n', Gr'Battalion !th MAR:0) R).:M)0T, 81st, &n', Gr'

    Battalion @th MAR:0) R).:M)0T, 81st, &n', Gr'!th Battalion 11 MAR:0) R).:M)0T, 1st %ARA

    BATTA/:"0, 1st RA:D)R BATTA/:"0 0ote :$ thisrle is employe', sitchin# on the stren#th

    recor' pa' is not alloe'

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    UNI& SPECIALI3A&IN

    1 /T 2 The amphi-ian tractors may cross rivers

    ithot 'elay an' may -e place' on a rivers;are to ferr$ other US Units across Units

    passin# thro#h river s;ares containin# the /TUnit 'o not incr the & BTA 'elay -t move at the

    normal rate

    & ) 2 )n#ineers move at the normal rate -t may-e place' on river s;ares to ai' the movement

    o$ other Units Units move over )n#ineers on ariver s;are in the same manner they move over

    the /T Units

    DIAGRAMS PLA

    M$EMEN& (Basic 5 &o67na8ent Ga8es)

    All G Ble Units are move' into Re' ?ones o$control Ble &@31 circles s;are B to #ain an

    attac position that ol' leave Re' *3Gcompletely srron'e' -y Ble ?ones o$ control

    This means that Re' ol' -e eliminate' even i$the Casalty Ta-le calls $or a retreat $or Re'

    Hoever, ha' Ble &@31 stoppe' at s;are Binstea' then Re' *3G ol' have a retreat rote

    thro#h s;are D hich ol' -e the onlys;are not n'er Ble ?ones o$ control

    M$EMEN (&o67na8ent Ga8e, onl9)

    Ble 113! Unit starts $rom s;are A :ts move

    onto s;are B costs 1 BTA an' movement ontothe $irst n#le s;are C costs & BTA as 'oes all

    sccee'in# n#le moves 0ote that crossin# theriver at D 'oes not incr a''itional costs to the

    BTA The 113! mst en' its trn on s;are )ths it ses p @ o$ its allotte' 5 BTA :t is not

    alloe' to move onto s;are < -ecase schmove ol' cost & BTA hich it 'oes not have

    remainin# Ths Units lose the -ene$it o$ le$t overBTA>s

    Meanhile, Ble 1E3G lan's on coast s;are N at& BTAF its move onto the roa' costs & BTA

    Movement alon# the roa' costs nothin# -tmovement o$$ the roa' costs 1 BTA

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    CMBA& (Basic 5 &o67na8ent Ga8es)

    Re' 1631 is 'e$en'in# on a hilltop an' is 'o-le'on 'e$ense a#ainst Ble G!31 an' G!3&>s attac

    $rom slope s;ares "''s are 55 E211 BleG!31>s location on a river 'oes not $rther

    increase Re'>s 'e$ense $actor2it remains 'o-le'Ha' Ble G!3G move' onto s;are A then Re'

    1631 ol' not -e 'o-le' on 'e$ense "''sol' then -e 1&2* 8G21

    MUL&IPLE UNI& BA&&LES

    (Basic 5 &o67na8ent Ga8e)

    Ble 1*@3G attacs Re' G/T an' *!AA at 121,ths alloin# remainin# Ble Units, 1*@31 an'

    1*@3&, -etter o''s, *21, a#ainst Re' &Mt 0otethat Ble cannot 'ivi'e com-at a#ainst stace'

    Re' Units into to 'i$$erent -attles 2 -oth theG/T an' *!AA mst -e $o#ht in one -attle

    -ecase they are on the same s;are

    AR&ILLER IRE (&o67na8ent Ga8e onl9)

    Re' is the 'e$en'er, ths $ires $irst Re' &EMt,

    ith a G com-at $actor, $ires once at Ble @3&an' tice at Ble 5 Re' re#isters one hit a#ainst

    Ble 5 re'cin# its com-at $actor to & 0o it isBle>s trn to $ire his artillery Ble 5, no at a

    com-at $actor o$ &, $ires -oth times at Re' &931o-tainin# one hit there-y re'cin# its com-at

    $actor $rom * to G Ble 6* $ires all three times atRe' &EMt

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    APPENDI4

    The $olloin# is a series o$ ;estions an'

    ansers 'ealin# ith nsal sitations thatoccr $rom time to time

    CMBA&

    L :s a Unit srron'e' 8enemy Units in all si(

    a'acent s;ares in the n#le $orce' to attacA 0o, -ecase he is not technically in an enemy

    ?one o$ control

    L Do 'e$en'in# Units attace' $rom coastals;ares 'o-le their $actors hen attace' -y

    Units that move' overlan' $irst

    A 0o De$ense $actors 'o-le only henassalte' 'irectly a$ter sea movement Also,

    com-ination sea an' overlan' attac n2'o-les'e$ense $actor o$ Units attace' $rom coastal

    s;ares

    L hat happens to a Unit that s''enly $in's

    itsel$ $orce' to attac at 12@ o''s or orseA :t is eliminate' -e$ore normal com-at is

    resolve' The 'e$en'er 'oes not a'vance in thiscase

    L hat happens to a soa2o$$ Unit that is

    eliminate' -y artillery $ire -e$ore normal com-atis resolve'

    A :t is remove' imme'iately Hoever, a nesoa2o$$ Unit is not re;ire' an' remainin# Units

    are not re;ire' to attac the enemy Units thatere -ein# soae'2o$$ a#ainst -y the eliminate'

    Unit

    L May Units enterin# $rom the "r'er o$Appearance car' inva'e 8assalt enemy Units

    that are 'e$en'in# coast s;aresA Jes 2 -t only $rom an a'acent Coast S;are

    AR&ILLER

    L :$ a stac o$ Units containin#, say 9 $actors, is

    re'ce' -y artillery $ire to 5 $actors, hichcolmn are sccee'in# shots rolle' on

    A The 4*254 colmn

    L Can non2$irin# artillery -e $ire' onA 0o nless it is in the same s;are ith

    enemy artillery that is $irin# :n this event the$irin# player has the option to select enemy non2

    $irin# artillery to a-sor- sch losses that mayoccr

    L Can a player accmlate Units o$ s Lestion

    Bo(, olme 9, 0m-er *, 19@&=

    L Can a nit in a n#le s;are hich is $orce'to retreat more than one s;are, retreat ot o$

    an' -ac into the same s;are, since there is no

    ?one o$ control over that s;areA 0o

    L Can the apanese nits liste' AT START -e

    hel' o$$ ntil later in the #ameA 0o

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    L Do en#ineer nits nlli$y the 'o-lin# e$$ect o$

    a river on 'e$ense hen they assist nits in anacross river attac

    A 0o

    +)rrata $rom the .)0)RA/ ma#a?ine>s LestionBo(, olme 1E, 0m-er 6, 19@*=

    L :$ at any point all the nits o$ one si'e are

    eliminate', are all the nits o$ $ire accmlate'p to that point eliminate' also

    A Jes

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