Re: Unit due to appear on an occupied hex

[Andrej Krivulčík <krivulcik@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:46:59 +0200, Dave Fancella <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
wrote:

> On Wednesday 22 June 2005 03:37 pm, Andrej Krivulčík wrote:
> > When a unit is going to be created (by Create Unit event) on a hex that  
> > is
> > already occupied, nothing happens. This may be a
> > [...]
>
> I don't see a problem with this, sorry.   :)  I recall that in Operation
> Market Garden, the Germans had occupied one of the drop zones, and since  
> the
> radios were broken, the fact of the occupation couldn't be reported to  
> the
> pilots and soldiers, so the reinforcements got gunned down when they  
> dropped
> on the occupied drop zones.  Same problem for supplies.
>
> Maybe it could be made optional, which would allow a normal routine to  
> happen
> where drop zones are automatically relocated to accommodate occupation,  
> but
> then we could still simulate Operation Market Garden properly.  :)

Well, sometimes it can be "realistic" but now I want the infantry to  
arrive. If they were paratroopers, well, maybe. But they are coming by  
foot to take the factory and we can assume that they are not blind :-).  
I'd like to have these troops (if only in this mission) to arrive at any  
circumstances...

Andrej