Quick Guide: Support order.

[Carebear]

One more question. A supports B to hold. B moves to C but bounces. Is B still supported by A to hold?

I wouldn't think so, because B wasn't ordered to hold

Have to be careful on your response, a unit not ordered to move may receive a support to hold. This includes units ordered to support or convoy another unit in addition to being ordered to hold or not ordered at all.

[Shampoo]

Thanks both!, clear now.

[musashisamurai]

One more question. A supports B to hold. B moves to C but bounces. Is B still supported by A to hold?

I wouldn't think so, because B wasn't ordered to hold

Have to be careful on your response, a unit not ordered to move may receive a support to hold. This includes units ordered to support or convoy another unit in addition to being ordered to hold or not ordered at all.

Oh yeah but B can't get supported to stay? Ie:
Unit A Supports B to Hold
Unit B attacks C (bounce)
Unit F Support D to attack B
Unit d attack B

A's support of B doesn't matter since B moved to attack C instead of hold.

[Carebear]

Consider that the person asking the question is not real sure about the rules. Therefore, it is especially important in this case that any accompanying explanation is precise in meaning.

While your answer is correct that A's support is not applicable, both times the way you explained the reason could be understood differently from the actual rules.

I wouldn't think so, because B wasn't ordered to hold

The first part is kind of wishy-washy. A straight no is more definitive and better. That is fine, I wasn't quibbling about it, but while we're dissecting...

It is the second part that I felt needed clarification so that the questioner didn't have any confusion over the rules. The way you answered implied that ONLY a hold order of unit B would have allowed it to receive the support. This would clearly be incorrect. A hold is an order; if you meant because it did not move, that is different from what you wrote.

Oh yeah but B can't get supported to stay? Ie:
Unit A Supports B to Hold
Unit B attacks C (bounce)
Unit F Support D to attack B
Unit d attack B

A's support of B doesn't matter since B moved to attack C instead of hold.

Again, using the word hold implies the actual order not that it didn't move.

A unit not ordered to move may receive a support to hold. This includes units ordered to support or convoy another unit in addition to being ordered to hold or not ordered at all.

[musashisamurai]

Oh, now I see what you meant. My apologies

[Carebear]

Oh, now I see what you meant. My apologies

No worries. It was great that you answered them quickly and correctly. I was just ensuring that there would be no misunderstanding of the reason.

[Shampoo]

One more question.

Russia has an Army in St peters. He gets attacked by a F from the sout coast, golf of both, which is supported from mos.
Is a support hold order from the northcoast (bar sea) enough to defend st Petersburg? The attack came from the south and the defending unit supports from the northcoast.


Different question, the attack comes from Mos with support from the golf of both. That's a standoff i guess. Right?

[Carebear]

One more question.

Russia has an Army in St peters. He gets attacked by a F from the sout coast, golf of both, which is supported from mos.
Is a support hold order from the northcoast (bar sea) enough to defend st Petersburg? The attack came from the south and the defending unit supports from the northcoast.


Different question, the attack comes from Mos with support from the golf of both. That's a standoff i guess. Right?

If I understand this correctly:
A StP H
F BAR S StP H

F GOB - StP
A Mos S GOB - StP

As long as nothing cuts support, then the strength of the attack is two and the strength of the defense is two, even - a standoff. Therefore, StP stays.
Same four units just attacking from a different direction results in the same answer.

[Jorb]

If two adjacent territories have armies can they support each other? Would one army have to hold while the other supports their hold?

[gareth66]

If two adjacent territories have armies can they support each other? Would one army have to hold while the other supports their hold?

Yes, they can support each other to hold.