[_Tim_]

Thanks Andy, that makes sense now. I hadn't thought to look for damage but this would have been the case in the previous examples I remembered. Some of these units retreated immediately and exited the map, but some do just stay put, which is how I got confused with the retreat flag.

The twist to this tale is that I have now rallied that unit in the save game, it didn't move and accumulated 1 extra point of suppression for a couple of turns. So when it had more than 1 point of suppression I could try a manual rally attempt. Failed for a couple of turns but in turn 21 it rallied and is now back under my control. In which case the retreat flag hasn't been permanent.

In my opinion this doesn't need changing, it adds another random feature to mix things up a bit - sometimes you get a helo back, sometimes not.

My vague memory is that it happened with ground units, so if I see an example of that I'll check the damage status and report back.

cheers,

Tim