F 14 Question GQG Reserve

[jonnymacbrown]

What is the GQG Reserve? It has no HQ. When Divisions or Corps are attached to GQG Reserve are they always out of command? Many units begin the game attached to GQG Reserve. There is no explanation in the rules.   jonny

[wildb]

From the notes.dbf

Grand Quartier Général - Supreme Headquarters

The second distinctive characteristic about the French Army and its attachment capabilities are its reserve and territorial divisions. The GQG Reserve and Territorial Reserve contain individual divisions allowing the French to attach these divisions as needed, directly to various armies if necessary

[jonnymacbrown]

From the notes.dbf

Grand Quartier Général - Supreme Headquarters

The second distinctive characteristic about the French Army and its attachment capabilities are its reserve and territorial divisions.  The GQG Reserve and Territorial Reserve contain individual divisions allowing the French to attach these divisions as needed, directly to various armies if necessary

Yes thank you. But do they stay in command? They are not attached to any HQ unit that is on the board.  jonny

[CheerfullyInsane]

From the notes.dbf

Grand Quartier Général - Supreme Headquarters

The second distinctive characteristic about the French Army and its attachment capabilities are its reserve and territorial divisions.  The GQG Reserve and Territorial Reserve contain individual divisions allowing the French to attach these divisions as needed, directly to various armies if necessary

Yes thank you. But do they stay in command? They are not attached to any HQ unit that is on the board.  jonny

Depends.

From the notes again:
"In some scenarios there are supreme HQ units, such as OHL; GQG; and GHQ; which have a 0% chance of arrival. Any scenario where an HQ unit is scheduled for a 0% arrival chance is an intentional representation that the higher HQ is out of range and remains out of range of the units that are depicted in the scenario."

I don't have much experience with the larger F'14 scenarios, but from the above I'd assume the units attaches directly to the GQG stay out of command until you attach them to a separate army.

[jonnymacbrown]

From the notes.dbf

Grand Quartier Général - Supreme Headquarters

The second distinctive characteristic about the French Army and its attachment capabilities are its reserve and territorial divisions.  The GQG Reserve and Territorial Reserve contain individual divisions allowing the French to attach these divisions as needed, directly to various armies if necessary

Yes thank you. But do they stay in command? They are not attached to any HQ unit that is on the board.  jonny

Depends.

From the notes again:
"In some scenarios there are supreme HQ units, such as OHL; GQG; and GHQ; which have a 0% chance of arrival. Any scenario where an HQ unit is scheduled for a 0% arrival chance is an intentional representation that the higher HQ is out of range and remains out of range of the units that are depicted in the scenario."

I don't have much experience with the larger F'14 scenarios, but from the above I'd assume the units attaches directly to the GQG stay out of command until you attach them to a separate army.

Yes that sounds right. Thanks Wildb and Cheerfully for the help. French Army command radii are c. 30 hexes and never come close to overlapping. So yes the best way forward is attachment to an Army command. It isn't possible to attach to Generalissimo Joffre' (I guess he's too busy having wine & cheese). jonny