RBS Map & Counter Updates

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MAP CHANGES (source: Rob Beyma):

  1. The railroad from the east edge to Astrakhan runs 3405 into 3406 and then into 3507. Thus, hex 3406 is a junction hex with the rail from the east going into both 3507 and Saratov. The red star is in hex 3406.
  2. Baku is a major city.
  3. Hex 2231 is a Clear hex (not a Mountain hex).
  4. A rail line runs from hex 2732 to 2831 to 2931 to 3030.
  5. A rail line runs from Bucharest to the West map edge (3135 – 3139 and then off map).\
  6. Hex 3433 is Port hex. It is the Rumanian port of Constanta. It functions as a port but is not a minor city.
  7. Hexes 1720 and Kursk are the junction hexes.
  8. PENDING: would also be good if the Vassal map showed the Axis setup boundaries, as well as the Soviet MD boundaries a little more clearly than the game map. The Axis boundaries could be light green dashes and the Soviet light red dashes. I would think that 3 hexes deep would be sufficient.
    1. Russian remain as is.
    2. Axis:
      o AGN - 08xx to 10xx
      o AGC - 11xx to 16xx
      o AGS - 17xx to 26xx; Only hex 2632 for AGS in Rumania.


COUNTER CHANGES (source: Rob Beyma):

German OB Card, August 1941

  1. The Rumanian 5th corps should be a 3-4 (1-3).
  2. The Italian 3rd corps was known as the Italian Expeditionary Force (CSIR in 1941). In 1942 it became the 35th corps in the Italian 8th army. It was a "mobile" unit that should be a 3-5 (1-4). Currently, it is a 3-5 but only a 1-3 on the back side.

German OB Card, May 1942

  1. The two Rumanian corps should be 3-4 (1-3).
  2. The two Hungarian corps should be 3-4 (1-3).

German OB Card, July 1942

  1. The 3-5 Italian Mountain corps is a 3-5 (1-4). It's correct historical ID should be Alp (for Alpini).
  2. The Italian 5th corps is currently a 3-4 (1-3) which is correct. However, it's correct historical ID should be the 2nd corps.

Russian OB Card, September 1941

  1. Add a 2 point Urals WEC. This flips to a 6 point WEC in May 1943.

German Field Marshalls