The Front

Overview

The League has pushed deep into Confederation territory, but has stuck fast in the plains south of the Russ Sea. The League has built the mightiest military machine ever seen, but its innovative new technology, superb training, and brilliant general staff have met their match in the stubborn, unyielding character of the Confederation. The peoples of this rigid, old state are used to brutal hardships, and fanatically throw their lives away in defense of their homeland.

The Chairman of the League (actually its despotic dictator), in a propaganda effort to support his ailing regime, has decreed that the Army of the League will break the stalemate this year in a glorious push on the Confederation heartland (board 15). He has privately threatened to begin purges among his general staff unless there are decisive results, soon. His generals must now try to create some - in spite of a static strategic situation.

The Council of the Confederation has heard the League propaganda, and knows the push is coming, so has bolstered their defenses as best they can. They are depending on their long military tradition of stubborn defense and their vast resources to outlast and wear down the aggressor.

Terrain

The League has conquered all territory West of the front. The Confederation still controls all territory East of it.

Setup

The Confederation

Counter Mix: Remove all naval units, AB, MA, elite FA and RS.

Deployment: Deploy first. Use any mix and number of allowed units, up to 100pp. Place 1 or more units in each hex of the front:

• Kama
• Venev
• the hex directly West of Venev, between the Romny and Inza rivers
• Korinov
• Topoli, Pena, and the road hex in between
• the straight line of hexes from Pena southwest to the edge of the board, along the East side of the Muram river.

Deploy the rest anywhere East of the front.

The League

Counter Mix: Remove all naval units, MA, elite FA and RS.
Also remove 2 HB, 1 AB

Deployment: Deploy second. Use any mix and number of allowed units, up to 100pp. Place 1 or more units in each hex of the front (adjacent to the Confederation front hexes, toward the Western side).

Special Rules

The following special rules apply to this scenario:

1. Turn Sequence. Use the Supply-Based Turn Sequence rules.

2. Counter Mix. Neither side may start with or build any units that are not in its counter mix.

3. League Supply. As long as the League player can trace supply off the West edge of board 12, he may add 10pp to his production.

4. Sea Supply. The Confederation player may freely move and trace supply by sea on the Southern half of the board (except to Kromslavl); the League player may not.

   In the Russ Sea (all sea hexes of the northern part of the board), either player may trace supply by sea, but movement and pp expenditures traced through sea hexes are subject to attack:

   • Each CV of units moving by sea is attacked at a strength of N1.
   • Each pp spent on units which must trace supply through the Russ Sea is attacked at a strength of N1. Any pp destroyed by such an attack are permanently lost and may not be used for any other purpose. Any pp which succeed in making it to a unit across the Russ Sea may not be taken back and respent elsewhere.

5. Building Units. Both players may build new units off-board. New units built in the Production phase may move onto the board in any subsequent Player Turn. New League units enter from the West edge of board 12; new Confederation units enter from the East edge of board 15.

   The Confederation player may also build new units in any friendly city that is not adjacent to enemy units. Units built on-board must follow the Building Cadres 1 optional rule.

6. Adding Steps. Use the Front Line Replacements optional rule to add steps to existing units.

Victory

The game ends after 6 turns. The player with the highest pp value of cities on the board in the last Victory Check phase is the winner.