Question:
Supply and isolation are checked starting with the Insurgent II Aug 36 player turn, not before. This means that there is no way for either side to isolate the enemy prior to combat, and therefore all ground losses will generate special replacements during the II Jul 36 and I Aug 36 game turns. Correct?
Answer:
Correct, per 37C, 2nd paragraph, 1st bullet.
Source:
[DPS, Rules Judge, 04-Jan-04]
Follop:
And this is deliberate. The very confused nature of the opening of the rebellion meant that both sides’ ability to isolate (completely cut off) units during the opening weeks of the war was extremely limited.
[AEG, Developer, 03-Mar-04]
Followup Question:
However, only units are unisolated and in supply during the II Jul 36 and I Aug 36 game turns. May factories (and other hexes) be isolated in the initial phases of the I Aug 36 player turns? This is relevant due to the production cycle of I Aug 36, and there is a chance that the 3 factories in the Northern Gobernitos may be isolated due to enemy ZOCs.
Followup Answer:
Yes. The rail lines that link factories for supply/isolation purposes were much easier to cut (even during the confused opening of the civil war).
Source:
[AEG, Developer, 03-Mar-04]
