We know some of you were already house ruling this change but, the rules have changed.
In RAW TiTE: If the Final Battle Odds is less than 1:2, that attack is cancelled (No Effect)
Working ETO rules now read: (233.0 in 5)
; if it is less than 1:2, that overland attack suffers an automatic AL result (238.0) and eliminates all attacking units in the defender’s hex (i.e., Paradrop and Amphibious landing forces) with no effect to the defender;
Those early Soviet attacks especially with the use of Jerich Trumpets, seemed to bring it forward to review. Early play testing in The Middle Sea required more detail to stop those Paratroopers lauching almost Banzai attacks on Malta.
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I think most of us have some extra time right now.
After watching Odessa suffer hugely because of lucky 1:2 AP results when the odds were lower, I like the new addition turning them into an AL. Even though I'm the guy who rolls a 1 on 8:1, those attacks are infrequent enough that I'm ok with the table as is on the top end.
Well ... if defender get's the miracle (by design as you noted), why doesn't an attacker get the same chance for a miracle victory at low odds, too?
Because the attacker DOESN'T HAVE TO ATTACK. The Defender HAS TO defend. And it's not a "pure" loss for the Attack at silly odds. It's ONE step. There are no DE or BT results vs. the Attacker's forces. To my mind, the CRT very much discriminates IN FAVOR OF the attacker.
Well ... if defender get's the miracle (by design as you noted), why doesn't an attacker get the same chance for a miracle victory at low odds, too? Currently an attack at 1:5 is a pure loss. At 5:1, the defender can still hurt the attacker.
I guess I sort of do see they they should. Look back at history and I'm sure we can find an attack that was up against overwhelming odds, but still stung the superior defender. Just like the defender can.
That's the crux of my question. Why does the ETO CRT discriminate against the attacker below 1:2?
Why? Should they? How don't see how, at some point, that reciprocates.