RED SUN / RED STAR (S&T 158)

COUNTERS

1. Japanese 1/12 AA unit (1-20) should have a proficiency rating
of FIVE (5) in the top right corner.
2. The following are all scheduled to be reprinted correctly on
the counter sheet contained in S&T 162.
-- The Japanese 1-3-15 unit of the 64th brigade should be
artillery, not infantry.
-- All the substitute counter images printed on p.77 of S&T 158
(the issue in which the game appeared).


MAP

"Turn Record Track Explanation" box: the reference to "artillery
support points" should read "support points," since these points
can be used in ground combat as well (4.3).


CHARTS

1. Morale Option Table: see below under rule 6.62.
2. USSR/Mongolia Reinforcements: 3 July -- change "3 x 5-18 armor
(11th Tank Brigade)" to read "2 x 5-18 armor (1 and 2 btns) and
4-6-20 motorized artillery (11th Tank Brigade)."


RULES CHANGES

5.62 **(change)** The term "unit ID" should read "Formation ID"
throughout the rule.
6.61 **(change)** The reference to "Morale Result number" should
read "Step Loss number."


RULES QUESTIONS

Q: Can Soviet and Mongolian reinforcements enter north of the
Halha River in hexes 1308-1314? (4.1)
A: Yes; the entire western map edge is a Soviet/Mongolian supply
source (10.1), and any hex along that edge can receive
reinforcements.

Q: What happens if the net CRT column shifts in a fire attack
require movement to the right of the "35+" column or the left of
the "1" column? (6.5)
A: Resolve the attack on the "35+" or "1" column respectively.

Q: How do you figure the number and type of terrain shifts for
combat? (6.52)
A: Select the one type of terrain located along a hexside of the
target hex that causes the FEWEST shifts in the target's favor.
Then add to that shifts caused by all other terrain features in
the defender's hex. Example: a unit in hex 4235 firing firing on
hex 4314 gets only one shift (not two) for the hexside 4235/4314.
Since both "up-slope" and "stream" cause one shift, the firing
player chooses either as the one with the "fewest" shifts.

Q: Can motorized units conduct combat across an unbridged Halha
River hexside? (6.52)
A: Yes, since bullets and shells can traverse rivers. However, no
units can advance after combat across an unbridged river hexside.

Q: Does retreat occur immediately after a target fails a Morale
Check, or all all firefights resolved before the target retreats?
(6.62)
A: Retreats occur immediately, even if this moves retreating
enemy units out of range of friendly units planning to attack
them in the hex they previously occupied.

Q: How should Armor Replacements be kept track of? (6.61)
A: Each side uses an "Armor Repl" marker (included in S&T 162
counter sheet) to keep track of Armor Replacement points on the
friendly Record Track located on the map. When the marker must be
moved past the "9" space, flip it to its "+10" side and place it
in the appropriate space. Example: if the Soviet marker is in the
"8" space and must add 3 more Armor Replacement points, flip the
marker over to its "+10" side and place it in the "1" space to
record 11 points available.

Q: The Morale Check procedure described in the rules and the
Morale Option Table do not always agree. Which is correct? (6.62)
A: If no Morale Check occurs, follow the instructions on the
Morale Option Table under "No Morale Check Made." Under the "Fail
Morale Check" section of the rules, delete the reference to
placing a "2" marker on surviving defenders. On the  "Attacking
Player" row under the "No Morale Check Made" column of the table,
change the reference from "target unit" to "ALL target units."
Otherwise, the Morale Option Table is correct, and should be
followed if a conflict arises between the rules and the table. 

Q: During Night combat, does a Japanese unit with a "2"
disruption marker receive another "2" marker at the end of
combat? (6.93)
A: No. A unit with a "1" marker exchanges it for a "2" marker. No
unit can ever have more than one "2" marker.

Q: How exactly are Japanese reserves released? (7.64)
A: Regardless of the date, always keep track of how many Soviet
stacks, or individual units alone in a hex, have moved thus far
during the Soviet player turn. The number of moving Soviet units
and stacks determines the proper die roll range on the Japanese
Reserve Release table. Only ONE Japanese reserve unit may check
for release each time a Soviet unit or stack completes its
movement. 
During a July turn, once ANY Japanese reserve unit is released,
all reserve units that have not yet moved (including those that
failed Release Table checks earlier in the turn) may move freely
per rule 7.63. 

Q: Can destroyed bridges be rebuilt? (11.1)
A: No.

Q: In Rear Area Bombing, how can the modifiers listed on the
Interdiction Table be applied when the target is the enemy's
off-map Support Point total? (12.5)
A: Apply no modifiers to Rear Area Bombing.

Q: Are the "Examples of Play" entirely correct? (p.19-20)
A: Under "Hasty Attack," the lone attacking Japanese tank unit
(5-16) performs a firefight with 10 factors (not 5) because it is
doubled against infantry. The attack is shifted 1 column right
for proficiency to "12" on the CRT. The remainder of the example
is correct.

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