Fall 962: Winter is near and even on the island of Palermo the Norse Fleet starts to feel a chill.
Wait a minute! Since when are the Norse bothered with a bit of cold wind, especially in the heart of the Mediterranean? That would be a first. Hmm, perhaps it's then the advancing Roman fleets that gave them the shivers.
So guess what the Norse did? Like anyone else would do: warm themselves at a cozy fire of Palermo wood ! Until the Roman fleet from the Libyan Sea with support from the neighbouring Romans on the island of Syracuse, finish any Norse they can find.

But that's not the only thing worth mentioning. For the first time in years there seems to be a change, or at least a little shift, in the balance of Powers.
Nowhere along the Praha, Graz and Venezia borders has fighting erupted between Romans and Burgundians. Is this just clever deployment of the Burgundian units or could this be a sign of an upcoming truce? The attack on Pisa and Tyrrhenian Sea however seem to contradict this. A surprise is further east in the Roman empire that the Slavs take Kaffa from the Romans. Seems to contradict the pact the Slavs and Romans demonstrate in Breslau to keep it out of the hands of the Swedes. Thus the Slavs can deploy their units to force the Swedes out of Gdansk. The Swedes are successful against Slavs elsewhere though: they force the Slavs out of Karelia. Almost a one for one trade except that Gdansk is a SC whereas Karelia is not.

Retreats are required for 3 Powers at the end of Fall 962. See below.

Adjudication:
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Burgundy:
A Bavaria Supports A Tirol
F Cagliari Supports F Strait of Sicily - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Genova Supports A Lombardy - Pisa
F Gulf of Lyons - Western Mediterranean Sea
A Hessen Supports A Brandenburg
A Lombardy - Pisa (*Fails*)
A Mainz - Zurich (*Fails*)
A Marseilles Supports A Genova
A St. Gallen Supports A Tirol
F Strait of Sicily - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Tirol Supports A Zurich - Lombardy (*Fails*)
F Western Mediterranean Sea - Strait of Sicily
A Zurich - Lombardy (*Bounce*)

EasternRomanEmpire:
F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
A Ancona Supports A Pisa
A Barca - Tunis (*Bounce*)
A Buda Supports A Graz
F Cherson Bight Hold
F Eastern Mediterranean Sea - Libyan Sea (*Bounce*)
A Graz Supports A Praha
F Ionian Sea - Tyrrhenian Sea (*Fails*)
F Libyan Sea - Palermo
A Macedonia - Ragusa
A Pest Supports A Praha
A Pisa Supports A Venezia (*Cut*)
A Praha Supports A Przemysl - Breslau
F Roma Supports F Ionian Sea - Tyrrhenian Sea (*Cut*)
A Ruthenia Supports A Przemysl - Breslau
A Spalato Supports A Venezia
F Syracuse Supports F Libyan Sea - Palermo
A Trebizond Hold
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Strait of Sicily (*Dislodged*)
A Venezia Supports A Pisa

SlavicNations:
A Breslau - Gdansk
A Cumaniya - Kaffa
F Holmgard Supports A Karelia - Aldeigjuborg
A Karelia - Aldeigjuborg (*Dislodged*)
A Muscovy - Karelia (*Fails*)
A Prussia Supports A Breslau - Gdansk
A Przemysl - Breslau
A Vitebsk - Memel (*Fails*)


Norge:
F Berber Coast - Tunis (*Bounce*)
F English Channel Hold
A Helsingjaland - Jemtland (*Bounce*)
A Hordaland - Skiringssal
A Lapland - Kvenland (*Bounce*)
F Ligurian Sea - Roma (*Fails*)
A Maine Hold
F North Sea Hold
F Palermo DES Palermo (*Disbanded*)
A Savoie - Lombardy (*Bounce*)
F Sea of England Hold
A Serkland Supports F Berber Coast - Tunis (*Fails*)
A Tiundaland - Jemtland (*Bounce*)
F Tunis - Libyan Sea (*Bounce*)

Sverige:
A Aldeigjuborg Supports A Kvenland - Karelia
F Baltic Sea Supports A Memel
A Brandenburg Supports A Jomsborg - Breslau
A Gdansk - Prussia (*Dislodged*)
F Ingermannland Supports A Aldeigjuborg
A Jomsborg - Breslau (*Fails*)
A Kvenland - Karelia
A Mecklenburg - Jomsborg (*Fails*)
A Memel Supports A Gdansk - Prussia (*Cut*)
F Reval Supports A Memel
A Uppsala Hold


With the destruction of Palermo, the number of SCs has again decreased; it's now at 68.

Retreats:
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Swedish A Gdansk can retreat to Pommern. Or OTB.
Slavic A Karelia can retreat to Bjarmaland or Arkhangelsk or Rostov. Or OTB.
Roman F Tyrrhenian Sea can retreat to Napoli. Or OTB.
Deadline for retreats is Sunday Feb 8, 23:00 GMT but I will adjudicate once all retreats are received.

Winter deadline will follow on Tuesday Feb 10 at 23:00 GMT.
Uptodate RP files will be included with the Autumn 962 adjudication.

Proposals up for voting with Spring 963 deadline:
1) Draw ERE/NOR
2) DIAS
3) Draw ERE/NOR/SLAV
You can send these in anytime before the S963 deadline.

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