Hi,

The resolution for Spring 1521 follows. Please check it carefully for 
mistakes. 

Thomas wrote:-
>Tom Butcher in BuE has introduced the rule, that Venetian fleets only may
>ignore / skip the Lagoon und move, support usw. directly into Upper
>Adriatic from VeniceC.
>
>The reason is, that the inclusion of the Lagoon as seperate body of water
>has nothing to do with its size, but only with its features as an unique
>asset of Venice and its fleet. Sizewise, it does indeed make non sense,
>since it can be crossed in a couple of hours by any galley or sailing
>ship, while a sea like the Adriatic would need days or weeks. It is a
>little nit ridiculous, that a fleet should need the same time to cross
>this strip of water than to sail through half of the Adriatic Sea !
>
>As a defensive position, it offered unique opportunities for any defending
>fleet. Numerous passage ways between the islands and sandbanks were
>covered by forts or batteries, and the island, sandbanks and shallow
>waters offered opportunities for ambushes.
>
>I know Venice and its surroundings from own experience, and understand the
>justification of this rules change. I do, however, not insist, and thus,
>this is just a piece of information.

I asked for comment. Paul wrote:-
>I think Venice gets many advantages in terms of such a defensible fortified
>capital, that to give him the ability to protect power from "beyond the
>lagoon" seems untenable. The new rules treat the lagoon much more as a
>province and I think this is right - the actual size is irrelevant, it's the
>strategic importance that is important. Otherwise we'd be asking to split the
>enormous provinces of Sardinia and Provence which dwarf such provinces as
>Pistoia and Ragusa.
>As you can tell from this I favour the status quo - stick with the rule.

So I am sticking by the rules as written. Please post with any opinion you
may have on this issue.

*MOVEMENT

*Austria

>A Tyrol - Carinthia                  Ok
>A Austria - Tyrol                    Ok
>A Milano - Cremona (of course ...)   Ok
>A Bari - Otranto                     Ok
>A Napoli - Aquila                    Ok
>F Palermo - Ionian Sea               Bounce (with F Durazzo)

*Florence

>A Arezzo to Florence                 Ok
>A Florence to Pistoia                Ok
>F Pisa to East Gulf of Lyons         Ok

*France

>F Mar -> WGOL                        Ok
>A Swi -> Tur                         Ok
>A Sal -> Sav                         Ok

*Papacy

>A PER H                              Ok
>A ROM H                              Ok
>F ANC C G                            Ok  
>A BOL -> MAN                         Ok

*Turkey

>Fleet Tunis to Western Mediterranean Ok
>Fleet Durazzo to Ionian Sea          Bounce (with F Palermo)
>Army Albania to Herzegovina          Ok
>Army Hungary Hold                    Ok

F Durazzo
A Herzegovina
A Hungary
F WM

*Venice

>A Padua - Ferrara                    Ok
>A Treviso - Vicenza                  Ok
>F Venice - Lagoon                    Ok
>F Dalmatia - xxx                     Ok

*Provinces changing control:-

Austria +Cremona
France  +Savoy, +Turin
Papacy  +Mantua
Venice  +Ferrara, +Vicenza

*Cities changing control:-
None

*FAMINE

>Provinces affected:-
>
>Fruili, Bologna, Salerno, Verona, Austria, Milan, Sienna, Durazzo,
>Piombino, Ragusa, Bari

Turkish F Durazzo and Autonomus Garrisons in Sienna and Piombino are removed.

*PLAGUE

Initial roll = 12     

Row = 8, column = 3

Provinces affected:-
Durazzo, Naples, Modena, Perugia, Cremona, Venice, Florence, Swiss, Bosnia,
Salerno, Bergamo, Hungary, Fornova, Herzegovina

Papal Army in Perugia removed
Austrian Army in Cremona removed
Florentine Army in Florence removed
Turkish Army in Hungary removed
Turkish Army in Herzegovina removed