Support Example: Start Positions ThisexampleshowshowSupportworksinBCS.Thestartposi7onsforunitsinthisexamplecamefromaplaytest.

The defending Forma7on is 101 Airborne Division(101Abn) and theaFacking Forma7on is 2 Panzer Division(2Pz). All of the imageswillcoverthesameareaofthemapwhichcontainsonlyapor7onofboththedefendingandaFackingForma7ons.

Thisfirst imageshowstheunitstartposi7ons.2Pzand101AbnHQ’sareoutlinedinGreen.Supportunitsmaybeplacedoffmaporonmapas shown here outlined in Yellow. It is important to remember thattheSupportUnits shownhereare for informa7onandarenotunitsoccupying these hexes. Each Support unit is broken down anddispersedtootherunitsoftheForma7on.

TherearethreetypesofSupportunits:

RedAVSupport(here38StGBn/2Pz)

StandOffSupport(here66888Bn/assignedto2Pz)

LimitedAVSupport(here705TDBn/assignedto101Abn)

Forthisexampletheweatheris:

Ground=Normal

Atmosphere=Good

Visibility=Any

It is the German Player Ac7va7on and he ac7vates 2Pzwith a PassSNAFUresult.

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Defending Units: Zones of Control The German player decides to aFack the four front line baFalions(Bns) of 101Abn. Those 4 Bns are outlined in red. Red KTXmarkersiden7fy the hexes containing Zones of Control (ZOCs) generated bytheseBns.

ImportantPoint:ZOCsaregeneratedinallhexesadjacenttoallunits.excep7ons

• HQs• Combat Trains (CTs)• Unprepared units (no AV or Assault Arrow)

IfaForma7onhasany typeofSupportallZOCsbecomeSupportAVEnemy Zones of Control (AV EZOCs) for enemy units. This is animportant difference because a normal ZOC does not stop themovement of enemy units with Tac Movement Allowances (MAs).HoweverTacMAunitsmuststopwhentheyenteranAVEZOC.

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Attacking Units: Engaging Support 1/506 TheGermanplayerhasaFullAc7va7onandplaceshis2OBJmarkersin hex 04.24 on 1/506/101Abn. This places all 4 front line Bns in aDoubleOBJZone(referredtoasDT).2PztriestodropSupportforall4Bns. I/3movesfrom06.25to05.25.UponenteringtheAVEZOCin05.25I/3mustSTOP.I/3mustalsoenterthishexifitwishestoengage1/506’ssupport because the defender is in Terrain. I/3 has the range toengage a target from 05.25 but the maximum range allowed toengageatargetinTerrainis1hex.I/3 engages support of 1/506. Note that this is an engagement ofsupport and NOT a Stopping Engagement. The German Player canchoosetoengageornot,butinthiscasehewantstodropthesupportof1/506tomakeaRegularAFackmoreeffec7ve.This engagement uses the Support Inv’ld line of the EngagementTable. AFackerisAR4+AV5+DT=10 DefenderisAR5(1/506)+AV3(705TDsupportunit)=8 NetDRM=+2 TheDR8+2=10andSupport is temporarilydropped for1/506.Thisunitwillhavenosupportfortheremainderofthisac7va7on.This resultwas only 1 away fromamodifiedDRof 11whichwouldhaveeliminated the last stepof705TD. If thishadoccurredsupportwould have dropped for ALL units of 101Abn un7l 705 TD could berebuiltoranotherSupportunitcouldbeassigned.

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Attacking Units: Engaging Support 1/502 1/506nolongerhasanAVEZOC. I/3 isnowfreetomovebecause itdroppedtheSupportfrom1/506. I/3 uses its second Fire Event to engage the support of 1/502. Thisengagement is the same as the engagement of 1/506. Support istemporarilydropped for1/502. I/3 isnowSTOPbecause ithasusedits second Fire Event. I/3 can s7ll be used to Assist aFacks againsteither1/506or1/502.NotethatI/3cannotconductaRegularaFackbecauseitdoesnothaveanAssaultArrow.

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Attacking Units: Engaging Support 1/327 II/3movesfrom01.27to02.26andengagesthesupportof1/327. AFackerisAR4+AV4+DT=9 DefenderisAR4(1/327)+AV3(705TDsupportunit)=7 NetDRM=+2 TheDR6+2=8andSupportistemporarilydroppedfor1/327. II/3 cannotmove furtherbut s7ll hasone remainingFireEvent. ThesecondFireEventisusedtoconductanAFackbyFireon1/327.TheresultisnoStepLoss(SL).

ImportantPoint:EnemyunitscannotconductAFacksbyFireagainstdefendingunitswhichhaveac7veSupport.

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Attacking Units: Engaging Support 3/506 The problem now is how to engage the support of 3/506. II/304changes to Deployed (LegMA) andmoves into hex 03.26. Now theStandoff Support Unit, 668 88 Bn suppor7ng II/304 can engage thesupportof3/506. AFackerisAR4+AV5+DT=10 DefenderisAR5(3/506)+AV3(705TDsupportunit)=8 NetDRM=+2 TheDR8+2=10andSupportistemporarilydroppedfor3/506. Since 668 88 Bn has 2 steps it can perform 2 Standoff SupportEngagementsduringtheAc7va7on.Theseengagementscanbecalledfromany supported2Pzunit. II/304usesa secondStandoffSupportengagement toperformanAFackbyFireon3/506.The result isnoSL.2Pzhasnowdroppedthesupportofall4defendingfrontlineBns.2PznowmovestotheAFack.

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Attacking Units: 1st Attack I/304changestoDeployedandmovesasshowntostackwithI/3andconductanAFackon1/502. I/304istheAFackunitandI/3istheAssistunit1PointofAr7lleryfiresaSuppressionMission(5ARTpointsremain). AFackerDRMis:+4ARfromI/304 +1Supportfrom38StgBn +1AssistfromI/3 +2SuppressionfromAr7llery +1fromDT=9 DefenderDRMis:+5ARfrom1/502 +1PreparedDefense +1DefenderTerrain=7 NetDRM=+2 DR8+2=10

[A1]=SLduetoPD

D:Situa7onal=SLduetoPD.

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Attacking Units: 2nd Attack ThesecondaFackislaunchedbyII/304against3/506butfirst38PiochangestoDeployedandmovesfirstto03.27outofEZOCandthenbackto03.26tostackwithII/304. II/304istheAFackunitand38PioistheAssistunit1PointofAr7lleryfiresaSuppressionMission(4ARTpointsremain). AFackerDRMis:+4ARfromII/304 +1Supportfrom38StgBn +1Assistfrom38Pio +2SuppressionfromAr7llery +1fromDT=9 DefenderDRMis:+5ARfrom3/506 +1PreparedDefense +1DefenderTerrain=7 NetDRM=+2 DR9+2=11Automa7cRetreatD1SL+retreat.

3/506 (marked Off Map) retreats Off Map because it begins theretreat within 2 hexes of 101Abn HQ and II/304 advances into thedefender’s hex. 3/506 returns to 101Abn HQ in the next Reinf.&WeatherPhase.

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Attacking Units: 3rd Attack ThethirdaFackislaunchedbyKGvBohmandII/3against1/327.KGvBohmistheAFackunitandII/3istheAssistunit1PointofAr7lleryfiresaSuppressionMission(3ARTpointsremain). AFackerDRMis:+5ARfromKGvBohm +1DualaFackunit(DualunitshavetheirownSupport)+1AssistfromII/3 +2SuppressionfromAr7llery +1fromDT=10 DefenderDRMis:+4ARfrom1/327 +1PreparedDefense +1DefenderTerrain=6 NetDRM=+4 DR8+4=12D1Automa7cRetreatBUT+D1 forNoSafePath=2SLandnoretreat

Note: in this series of aFacks if this aFack was done BEFORE theaFack on 3/506, 1/327 would also have been forced to retreat Off

Mapbyhavinga SafePathandbeing locatedwithin2hexesof101AbnHQ.SequenceofAFackingcanbeimportant!

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Attacking Units: Final Barrages 2Pzhas3ARTpointremainingandthereis1defendingBns7lllocatedinOBJzonesthathasnotbeenaFacked. A1PointDestruc7onMissionsisfiredat1/506. 1/506takes1SL Exampleends.AnyonereadingthisfarshouldnotethatthisexamplehadalongstringofexcellentDieRolls.TherewasonlyonecombatDRlessthat7.PreFygoodshoo7ng.

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