G40 Redesign (currently taking suggestions)

  • '17 '16

    Keeping 2 basic units of G40 Redesign cost structure:
    Destroyer A1 D1 C5 (0.96),
    Submarine A2 D1 C6 (1.33, 0.67),
    I realized that some psychological wall needed to be trespassed so to make unit interactions still simpler.

    By rising Fighter to Defense 3, I got ride of combined arms for Fighter with Air Base or Carrier which was needed to have an aircraft with a better defense factor than offense.
    However, such high defense factor imply a greater attrition rate for aircraft. Hence, the cost should not be risen to 8 IPCs. But Tank is A3 D3 M2 Cost 6, which is very near Fighter cost with less versatility.

    So to compensate such, Anti-Aircraft Artillery now is working for both Attack and Defense.
    That way, defending aircraft will not be easily protected behind ground units.
    Anti-Aircraft Artillery (1.50, 3.00 / AA from 1.50 up to 3.00)
    Attack 1 or 2AA@1
    Defense 2 or 2AA@1
    Move 1
    Cost 4
    1 hit
    Roll 2@1 vs up to two aircraft, 1 roll max per aircraft.

    Also, Tactical Bomber in bombing raid dogfight is increased to attack @2.

    To compare ground units with aircraft:
    Unit / Combat Value / (Power*cost ratio)
    Infantry A1-2 D2 C3 (2.67, 5.33)
    Anti-Aircraft Artillery A1 D2 C4, 2AA@1 (1.50, 3.00)
    Artillery A2 D2 C4 (3.00)
    Mechanized Infantry A1-2 D2 M2 C4 (1.50, 3.00)
    Tank A3 D3 M2 C6 (2.00)
    Light Tank A2 D2 M2 C5 (1.92)
    Heavy Tank A4 D4 M2 C7 (1.96)

    Mechanized Artillery A2-3 D2-3 M2 C5 (1.92 wLT: 2.40 /with Tank: 2.38/with HT: 2.33)


    Fighter A2 D3 M4 C7 (0.98, 1.47)
    TacBomber A3 D2 M4 C8 (1.13, 0.75)
    SBR TcB dogfight: A2 D1 (0.75, 0.38)

    In addition to AAA, I also add a real Attack factor @1 for Fleet Carrier, so to get rid of zero combat value, as much as possible, besides Transport (which is a special case).

    This would clearly modify Full Carrier combat values:
    Fleet Carrier A1 D2 C12 (0.43, 0.87), 2 hits, still carry only 2 aircraft and is stronger on combat values per cost ratio than OOB Carrier (0.00, 0.49) on same IPCs basis, but weaker in absolute combat values.
    Full Carrier with 2 Fgs A2 D3 for A5 D8 C26 (0.90, 1.44) has a stronger combat factor than
    OOB Full Carrier with 2 Fgs A6 D10 C36 (0.53, 0.88);
    Full Carrier 1 TcB & 1 Fg A6 D7 C27 (0.92, 1.08) is stronger than
    OOB Full Carrier 1 TcB & 1 Fg A7 D9 C37 (0.48, 0.75).
    Also, both aircraft types have special abilities which can compensate and also because of cheaper Full Carrier compared to OOB units.

    Tactical Bomber A3 D2 C8 (1.13, 0.75) has targeting capacity on Sea and Land units, and also get Depth Charge @1 against submerged Subs.
    Fighter A2 D3 C7 (0.98, 1.47) directly fire at aircraft first, as usual for my HR. But it is treated as OOB when there is no enemy’s aircraft.

    This units profile allows a fuller spectrum of combat values for Naval combat than last post above:
    Unit / Combat Value / (Power*cost ratio)
    Destroyer A1 D1 C5 (0.96)
    Submarine A2 D1 C6 (1.33, 0.67 / First strike: 2.00, 0.89)
    Carrier A1 D2 C12 (0.43, 0.87)
    Fighter A2 D3 C7 (0.98, 1.47)
    TacBomber A3 D2 C8 (1.13, 0.75)
    Cruiser A3 D3 C8 (1.13)
    Battleship A4 D4 C15 (1.12)
    Escort Carrier A1 D1 C7 (0.49, 0.49)

    Of course, any OOB setup will need adjustments because of much cheaper aircraft and Carrier.
    Conversion rating is 2 OOB Full Carrier A12 D20 C72 –-> 3 Full Carriers A15 D24 C78 minus 1 Fighter : A13 D21 C71.
    2 OOB Fighters A3 D4 C10 (A6 D8 C20) —> 3 Fighters A2 D3 C7 (A6 D9 C21)
    2 Tactical Bombers A3-4 D3 C11 (A6 D6 C22) —> 3 TacBs A3 D2 C8 (A9 D6 C24)
    2 Strategic Bombers A4 D1 C12 (A8 D2 C24) —> 2 StBs A0 D0 C5 & 2 TcBs A3 D2 C8 (A6 D4 C26)
    2 Destroyers A2 D2 C8 (A4 D4 C16) —> 3 Destroyers A1 D1 C5 (A3 D3 C15)
    2 Cruisers A3 D3 C12 (A6 D6 C24) —> 3 Cruisers A3 D3 C8 (A9 D9 C24)
    Also, cheaper warships will increase the pressure on Axis much earlier in game.
    Submarines are still potent offensive units with pretty good elusive capacity with all special rules.


    Destroyer (0.96) (Depth charge on submerged Sub: 1.92 max)
    Attack 1
    Defense 1
    Move 2-3
    Cost 5
    1 hit
    Cannot block Subs CM or NCM, but each Sub moving through a SZ controlled by Destroyer must submit to 1 @1 anti-sub defense roll per DD, up to 1 roll @1 per Submarine.
    Block Submarine’s First strike on a 1:1 basis
    Cannot block submerge but can Depth charge submerging Sub:
    Depth charge against submerged Subs, after Submerge or First Strike phase and prior to regular combat:
    _1 roll @1, only for on going combat round
    Destroyer doing Depth charge can still roll in regular combat.
    1D in Convoy SZ

    Submarine (1.33, 0.67 / FS 2.00, 0.89)
    Attack 2
    Defense 1
    Move 2-3
    Cost 6
    1 hit
    Cannot block Subs or surface vessels CM or NCM,
    but each Submarine or surface vessel moving through a SZ patrolled by Sub (Sub cannot control SZ) must submit to 1 @1 Sub potshot defense roll per defending Sub, up to 1 roll @1 per Submarine or surface ship moving through SZ, whichever the lower.

    Stealth Move: Submarine CM or NCM is not block by Destroyer and
    in Combat Move, only Subs attacking do not allow scramble from adjacent Air Base
    Submerge or First strike prior to 2- Depth charge and 3- General Combat phase,
    First strike: Destroyer blocks Submarine’s First strike on 1:1 basis
    Submerge: Destroyer does not block submerge but can do Depth charge @1 at submerged Sub.
    Cannot hit Submarines nor aircraft.
    2D in Convoy SZ.

    Escort Carrier or Light Carrier, as a Sub Hunter (0.49)
    Attack 1
    Defense 1
    Move 2-3
    Cost 7
    1 hit
    Carry 1 Fg (0.73, 0.98) or 1 TcB (0.85, 0.64)
    Escort Carrier blocks Submarine’s First strike on 1:1 basis,
    Does not block Submerge.
    Cannot block Subs CM or NCM,

    Each Sub moving through a SZ controlled by CVE must submit to 1 @1 anti-sub defense roll per Escort Carrier, up to 1 roll @1 per Submarine.

    Fleet Carrier (0.43, 0.87)
    Attack 1
    Defense 2
    Move 2-3
    Cost 12
    2 hits
    Carry 2 planes (Fg or TcB):
    2 Fgs A5 D8 C26 (0.90, 1.44),
    1 Fg & 1 TcB A6 D7 C27 (0.92, 1.08),
    2 TcBs A7 D6 C28 (0.92, 0.79)
    Air operation not allowed: if damaged, cannot carry plane.

    Fighter (0.98, 1.47) (SBR: 0.98, 1.47)
    Attack 2
    Defense 3
    Move 4-5 (M6 from AB as escort for bombers)
    Cost 7
    1 hit
    Hit aircraft first, then AAA, then owner’s selecting his own casualties as usual.
    SBR A2 D3,
    1D in Convoy SZ.
    Needs no Destroyer to hit Subs.

    Tactical Bomber (1.13, 0.75) (Depth Charge: 0.38) (TBR: 0.76/ 0.38)
    Attack 3
    Defense 2
    Move 4-5 (M6 from AB for TBR only)
    Cost 8
    1 hit
    Can pick any land or naval enemy’s unit (excluding aircraft) if rolling a hit
    TBR A2 D1, damage 1D6 on AB & NB
    1D in Convoy SZ
    Needs no Destroyer to hit Subs.
    Depth charge against submerged Subs, after Submerge or First Strike phase and prior to regular combat:
    1 roll @1, only for on going combat round, no max roll per submerged Submarine (stackable rolls).
    Tactical Bombers doing Depth charge can still roll in regular combat.

    Anti-Aircraft Artillery (1.50, 3.00 / AA from 1.50 up to 3.00)
    Attack 1 or 2AA@1
    Defense 2 or 2AA@1
    Move 1
    Cost 4
    1 hit
    Roll 2@1 vs up to two aircraft, 1 roll max per aircraft.
    This is not preemptive fire: roll in regular combat phase.
    If no enemy’s aircraft, roll regular attack @1 or defense @2.
    Move as any ground unit in CM and NCM.

    Tank
    Attack 3 (2.00)
    Defense 3 (2.00)
    Move 2
    Cost 6
    1 hit
    Blitz, gives blitz with Mech Infantry or Mech Artillery
    Gives +1A/+1D to Mechanized Artillery paired 1:1

    Light Tank
    Attack 2 (1.92)
    Defense 2 (1.92)
    Move 2
    Cost 5
    1 hit
    Blitz, gives blitz with Mech Infantry or Mech Artillery
    Gives +1A/+1D to Mechanized Artillery paired 1:1

    Heavy Tank
    Attack 4 (1.96)
    Defense 4 (1.96)
    Move 2
    Cost 7
    1 hit
    Blitz, gives blitz with Mech Infantry or Mech Artillery
    Gives +1A/+1D to Mechanized Artillery paired 1:1

    Mechanized Artillery (1.92-2.38)
    Attack 2-3
    Defense 2-3
    Move 2
    Cost 5
    Need Tank to blitz,
    Gives +1A to Inf or MI, paired 1:1
    Gets +1A/+1D paired 1:1 with Tank

    P.S. First official post in the new Forum…

  • '17 '16

    Still trying to simplify much deeper unit interactions, I noticed that there was 1 type of Transport not defined in my above posts with a missing sweet spot at 10 IPCs, a fully regular combat unit to figure troopships (which is not meant to figure for merchant ship, since Convoy are for that purpose):

    Transport (MIs TP and regular combat variant) (0.24)
    Attack 0
    Defense 1
    Move 2-3
    Cost 10
    1 hit
    Carry 2 Infantry or 2 Mechanized Infantry OR
    1 Infantry/Mechanized Infantry + 1 any ground unit
    Can be taken as casualty according to owner’s choice.

    An interesting aspect is that DD C5 and such TP C10 (A1 D2 C15, 2 hits), is mostly similar to OOB DD+TP A2 D2 C15, 1 hit.

    In addition, in such case, there is no hesitation for casualty between Cost 5 DD defending @1 and cost 10 TP defending @1.

    10 IPCs might seems prohibitive. But it can be use as a way to compensate for a much cheaper warship roster which help Allies first.

    Cheaper boats haste the pace for an Allies fleet built while costlier Transport delayed Amphibious assault. So, all in all this might help to keep game pace within known limits from OOB game experience.


    2 other TPs from above post:
    Transport (0.00)
    [variant Move 3-4]
    Attack 0
    Defense 0
    Move 2-3
    Cost 7
    0 hit
    Taken as last casualty,
    Carry 1 Inf+1 any ground

    Transport (reg combat variant) (0.38 or less)
    [Variant M3: Move 3-4, Cost 8, 1 hit, each TP also gets 1 escape roll @1]
    Attack 0
    Defense 1* * 1@1 for all friendly TPs group in SZ
    Move 2-3
    Cost 8
    1 hit
    Carry 1 Inf+1 any ground
    Can be taken as casualty according to owner’s choice.

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    Upated to triplea. Added the rest of the bm rules and some map otions.

    It’s under Experimental in Map Downloads “Global 40 House Rules”.

    Currently have 47 “rules/options”. Gonna try and add DeGaulles neutrals next.


  • @baron-Münchhausen said in G40 Redesign (currently taking suggestions):

    Transport (reg combat variant) (0.38 or less)
    [Variant M3: Move 3-4, Cost 8, 1 hit, each TP also gets 1 escape roll @1]
    Attack 0
    Defense 1* * 1@1 for all friendly TPs group in SZ
    Move 2-3
    Cost 8
    1 hit
    Carry 1 Inf+1 any ground
    Can be taken as casualty according to owner’s choice.

    @baron-Münchhausen for the ‘collective’ 1@1-per-group TP variant, is the 1 hitpoint also supposed to be ‘collective’ (e.g. max 1 hit that counts for all TP in SZ)? Or does each TP get it’s own assigned HP? Interesting balance between defenseless and meat shield, it if is collective.

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    Update to 2.6 on triplea
    It’s under Experimental in Map Downloads “Global 40 House Rules”.

    Changes the Battleship AA fire to 1 shot that hits at 1 in 10.

    Added Cruisers Attack at a 4 when paired 1:1 with a Battleship.

    Also adds Planes Target Naval which allows Tac Bombers and Fighters to target Cruisers and Battleships with 1 shot that hits at 2 out of 10 before regular combat.

    And adds Planes Target Carriers which includes Carriers as Targets as well.

    Was talking about Cruisers again with some people here a few weeks ago and said how I like to give CAs and BBs AA ability.
    Even though I’ve been doing that for a few years now, it started me thinking some more about it.

    If one sends all planes at a Cruiser that has 2 AA shots then it’s regular combat shot, you could lose up to 3 planes in the first rd of combat.
    This is the opposite of all planes against ships historically, so added the ability to have planes target the ships back.
    Seems a good compromise that doesn’t give the ships AA fire an undue advantage. Although according to my test games it seemed mostly small or early round battles where Ship AA was most impactful.
    Thought about it some more and realized the OOB game had the same issue. So the AA abilities and the plane targeting abilities are pretty similar odds wise.

    The idea was to encourage Cruiser buys without adversely affecting other Naval builds, primarily Battleships. With the Cruiser Attack 4 and Battleship AA reduced, I think it should work. However, while I’ve tested a lot of “situations” I’m still on the first full test game. And, as I’ve said before, I’m not a real good player, 🙂 so could be a flawed idea. Hopefully there are enough other Options to counter any unintended advantage. : )

    Unfortunately there is a undesired side effect when “Subs Can Evade Destroyers” is active. The Tac Bombers will now attack at 2 out of 10 on Subs instead of 1 out of 6.
    They also can no longer stack attacks against Subs, which is the bigger disappointment, but one I feel is worth it.
    Their 2 out of 10 attack is slightly stronger than 1 out of 6, so that helps somewhat and the majority of my test games usually don’t have multiple Tac attacks on a single Sub.

    Another unwanted side effect was that Subs will also be one of the “Targeted” ships along with the Cruisers, Battleships and Carriers. So if you attack with Tacs and there are Subs present, the defender can use them as fodder if you get a “Targeted” hit. Attack with only Fighters and the Subs aren’t an option.

    As I said above, since I’m still on my first test game, Idk if this will be a problem or not. My guess is you will want to protect your CVs with CAs for their AA ability and Subs for fodder and they’re pretty good anyways being unblocked.

    DDs are cheaper than subs in the Options I use, so that helps and the Plane targeting should help. Should also encourage multi unit attacks with Destroyers and Escort ASW Carriers because they could kill the Sub/s first and then all Plane attacks would go against the Capital Ships.
    Anyway, hopefully it makes for some interesting tactical decisions : )
    I guess as the Zen Master said

    We’ll see 🙂

    These are the Options I’ve been using. Added the CA A4 and the Plane Targeting RD 2.

    Option Redesign Notes.txt


  • When does this AA for ships count ? First round only ? And the Tac and fig ?
    d10 dice
    BB @1 10%. Plane
    Tac fig @2 20% Ship

    Have you looked at d6 dice
    BB A4 D4 target plane @1 16%
    CR A3 D3 target plane @1
    CR.A4 D4. With BB target plane @1

    Tac A3 D3 target ship @1 16%
    Fig. A3 D4. target ship @1
    This is for every round of combat.

    I like where your going with plane picks target
    Now you got the naval fig and naval dive and torpedo bombers like more historical without adding these planes pieces to game.
    But I will be checking on how good the land Tac and fig were against navy. This is what makes Japan to strong in the air planes when you can land land planes on carriers when it should only be naval planes landing on carriers but of course this is for 40 game. Killin me still.
    No lol


  • @SS-GEN

    yea it’s for 1st rd only. Happens before regular combat. Originally had CA getting 2 AA shots that hit at 1 in 6 but found that it’s too devastating when they hit. Probably why a lot of people play AA shots with Low Luck.

    Then I decided BBs should have the ability as well so people wouldn’t go all CA, so lowered them to 2 shots at 1 in 10. Wanted them to be able to shoot at more than 1 plane still, so that’s why I lowered it.

    After recent discussion on CA decided to lower BB to 1 shot so one would still be encouraged to buy more CAs from an AA perspective. Coupled with the addition of CA getting +1 A when paired with BB didn’t wanna see BB CA pairs, although I never really tested that.

    Wanted the planes to be slightly stronger than the ships, since I think Defensive fleets tend to have the advantage and planes against ships historically favored the planes.

    So with the CA having 2 shots at a 1 in 10 hit if there’s 2 planes they have a 19% chance of 1 hit and obviously a 10% chance if only 1 plane. 2 Planes have a 20 % chance of a hit same as 1 plane.

    But you also wanna bring enough power to win the regular battle so, 1 plane might not be enough and if that CA is protecting a CV then the 2 planes have a 36% chance of a hit.

    With Subs being potential fodder, this is where I’ve ended up. I haven’t tried giving the CA only 1 AA shot as I tried to model it after the Land AAgun that I use which has 2 shots. They hit at 1 in 6 although in testing it seems they may be too powerful and should be dropped to 1 in 8.

    Anyway, gonna give this a go for now and see what happens :)

    Yea I thought about adding the naval planes but that would take a big price, combat and move value adjustment for a lot of stuff I’d think. Probably do it some day though :)

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    @barnee

    Ran into a couple things that needed fixing during test game. While at it I redid the math on “Planes Can Target Naval” and decided I had over compensated for the fact that Tac Bmbrs can’t stack against Subs, so changed that up.

    Here’s what we have now:

    When “Planes Can Target Naval” is activated Tacs and Ftrs will now hit ships at 1 in 8. Ftrs attack has been separated from Tacs so they can do joint attacks against Ships without Subs adversely affecting the battle.

    Before if you attacked with say, 3 Ftrs 3 Tacs against a CA BB CV and 2 SS, the 5 Ships would undergo 5 shots and if you had 2 hits, the Sub could take both hits.

    Now Ftrs attack, if they get any hits the Sub can’t take them. Tacs then attack and their hits can be taken by the Sub or the Capital ships.

    Also, Ftrs Target ships at 1 in 12 on defense and Tacs 1 in 8. This is so the Tac can still shoot at Subs on defense when “SubsCanEvadeDestroyers_ChangerMustActivate” is activated.

    Because of that, when “BBandCA_AA” is activated, Cruiser’s and BB’s AA will work when attacking. They hit at 1 in 12.
    This can make the Battle Window a little busy, but I think one can get used to it fairly easy. Well see.

    Here are the odds of AA and Planes Targeting hits:
    AA _ Planes
    Shots _ % of Hit _ % of Hit
    1 _ 10 _ 12.5
    2 _ 19 _ 23.4
    3 _ 27.1 _ 33
    4 _ 34.4 _ 41.4
    5 _ 40.5 _ 48.7
    6 _ 46.9 _ 55.1
    7 _ 52.2 _ 60.7
    8 _ 57 _ 65.6

    Guess i should figure out how to make a table some day heh heh

    Basically Planes Targeting has a slight advantage over the Ships AA which was what was wanted, as I feel Defensive Fleets tend to have the advantage and Historically Planes were more effective against Ships. It varies depending on the makeup of the forces though and Idk how 2 hit units and Subs will affect things, so we’ll see how it shakes out.


  • What is your table based off of ? D8 or 1 in 8 hit % ?

    D6 / 1 in 6
    1 hit 16.7%
    2 hit 33.4%

    D8 / 1 in 8
    1 hit 12.5%
    2 hit 25%

    D10 / 1 in 10
    1 hit 10%
    2 hit 20%

    D12 / 1 in 12
    1 hit 8.3%
    2 hit 16.6%

    Just seeing if were on aboard with numbers.
    Ha the next step which you can’t do but on a board map is the planes and ships can pick there target ( no defenders choice ) before they roll.
    BB CR with AA can pick a Tac or Fig and subs can pick any ship but a sub.
    Tac pick any ship including sub and Figs any ship ( no sub ) but I still have my ifs on Figs picking. Got to have the air battle first before any attack.

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    @SS-GEN

    yea triplea is limiting but more stuff becomes possible all the time thanks to redrum and the guys.

    Yea the Ships AA is 1 out of 10. Planes Targeting is 1 out of 8. So 10 sided and 8 sided. They only fire one time before the regular battle starts then they go to their normal combat values which is 6 sided.

    so rolling 2 dice that hit at 1 in 10 their is a 19% of getting one “1”.

    Used this guys formula

    link text


  • @vodot
    Sorry, it has been a while…
    In my own houseruled game, each TP is 1 hit…
    The collective roll is for defense only.

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    Updated to triplea and added these ideas from simon

    7)German Trade With Russia
    When Deactivated Germany will not receive the Trade with Russia National objective if it has any units in Original Russian Territories.

    Prevents Italy declaring war on Russia and taking control of Russian Territory and having Germany move Units into that territory while not at war with Russia and still able to collect the Trade National Objective.

    8)Russia Spreads Communism In Africa
    When Deactivated Russia will not receive the Spread of Communism National Objective for any Territories Not in Mainland Europe.

    Also Mursilis China rules and some of his other ideas

    9)China M
    Adds the Mursilis China Rules. Changes China’s National Objective to 1 PU for each Burma Road Territory that is Allied controlled. Also allows Artillery builds as long as at least 1 of Burma or India is under Allied control.

    If Chinese Guerrilla Fighters have been activated, they will now only spawn once All Burma Road Territories are under Axis control.

    Note UK Pacific is Allied with China from the start, which allows UK Pacific Units to move into China. This is unintended and will need to be Player Enforced. May be fixed in the future.

    10)China M BM
    When used with the “China M” option, Chinese Guerrillas will spawn according to BM Rules .

    11)Italy Controls Original
    Italy receives 3 PUs when it controls all of it’s Original Territories.

    12)USA bonus for North Africa 3 PU
    Reduces the BM North Africa USA bonus to 3. Note You need to turn off the “USA bonus for North Africa” option or it will show up as well.

    13)Western Europe Beach Head 3 PU
    Reduces the BM Western Europe Beach Head for USA bonus to 3.

    It’s under Experimental in Map Downloads “Global 40 House Rules”

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    Hey if anybody wants to give this a test drive (Option redesign with Cruiser A 4, Planes target Naval and Carriers RD 2, …:)
    2.642 is the latest. Let me know if you wanna give it a go : )

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    Update to 2.646

    Changed Tacs hitting Subs to “1 in 12” and allow them to stack again when “Planes Target Naval” is activated. They also hit Ships the same way now.

    Primarily to help Japan with mid to late game Sub spam. Also help the Allies in the Atlantic, although this doesn’t really seem to be necessary. May still be an issue (Sub spam) but I’ve yet to see it prevent a win. “Attack0 Cost5” Bombers are another concern, but once again, I’ve yet to see them prevent a win and there are Options available to counter them if needed.

    Biggest concern is Tacs ganging up on solo BBs, CAs and CVs. However, it does represent Dive Bombers and ASW planes well and while not ideal, subs can still be used as hit soakers.
    Basically the “Big Boys” shouldn’t be sailing without support, which is an okay thing imo and they still get to shoot back : ) Well not the CVs…but…

    Of course this is only an Option 🙂 Lots of ways to play 🙂

    At any rate…that be the update
    heh heh

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    Updated to 2.647

    Change Tactical Bomber to hit at 2 in 12 when “Planes Target Naval” activated. Defends at 1 in 12. Does not stack against Subs and Ships. Fighters attack and defend at 1 in 12 against Ships. They do not stack.

    Decided since Subs start to increase quite a bit mid to late game, you’d be better off to have the Tac hit at 1 in 6 against multiple targets than being able to stack at 1 in 12.

    Ftr is a bit weaker. Ftr and Tac are now 23.6% vs the 25% that they were before when Targeting Ships, so not a big difference. Also emphasizes the Tac over the Ftr, which is what is wanted and keeps things a little more uniform with the CA/BB being the only 10 sided die now.


  • @barnee said in G40 Redesign (currently taking suggestions):

    {snip}
    … with the CA/BB being the only 10 sided die now.

    I know I missed most of this conversation, so pardon me for asking you to repeat yourself, but… why are the CAs and BBs using d10s instead of d12s?

    -Midnight_Reaper

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    @Midnight_Reaper

    They only use the 10 sided die for their AA shots. 1 Rd of AA same as land AA. BB gets 1 shot at 1 in 10 and CA gets 2 shots at 1 in 10 with no more than 1 shot per plane same as land AA. They use D6 for regular combat as all units do.

    Had to tweak the AA a little as 1 in 6 was too powerful.

    Ahh… misunderstood your question. Wanted the planes to have a slight advantage over the AA fire. So a Tac Hits at 2 in 12 and the ftr at 1 in 12 giving a 23.6% chance of 1 hit vs 2 shots from a CA which is a 19% chance of a hit. If I went 2 "1 in 12 " for the CA it would have 16% chance of 1 hit if their were 2 planes attacking and the BB only 8.3 %. That was a little weaker than desired.

    If a Ftr and Tac are paired up they each get a shot at the ship. If there was just 2 Ftrs or Tacs then they’d only get the 1 shot.

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    Updated to 2.650 Adds:

    16)Movel Victory Conditions Courtesy of taamvan. The Axis need “9” of the following after round 10 for victory:
    Hold Berlin=Control Germany
    Hold Warsaw=Control Poland
    Hold Rome=Control Southern Italy
    Hold Paris=Control France
    Hold Toykyo=Control Japan
    Hold Shanghai=Control Kiangsu
    Seize the Caucasus=Control
    Control North Africa=Morocco:Algeria:Tunisia:Libya:Tobruk:Alexandria:Egypt
    Control All of Balkans=Crete:Yugoslavia:Greece:Bulgaria:Slovakia Hungary:Albania:Romania
    Control of Philippines
    Control of the Burma Road=India:Burma:Yunnan:Szechwan
    Control of “5” Allied Island Territories in the Pacific=New Britain:Solomon Islands:New Guinea:Philippines:Line Islands:Guam:Wake Island:Aleutian Islands:Johnston Island:Hawaiian Islands:Midway:Fiji:Ceylon:Samoa:Gilbert Islands:Celebes:Java:Dutch New Guinea:Sumatra:New Hebrides
    Seize all of China=Control of Manchuria:Hainan:Shensi:Yunnan:Szechwan:Suiyuyan:Kweichow:Hunan:Hopei:Shantung:Kwangsi:Kiangsu:Kiangsi:Jehol:Chahar:Anhwe:Tsinghai:Kansu
    Seize Novgorod=Control
    Seize Stalingrad=Control Volgograd
    Seize Persia and Iraq=Control Iraq:Northwest Persia:Persia:Eastern Persia

    Victory Notification will activate at beginning of Germans round 11 purchase.

    Activates via “Map Options”

    @taamvan Is this correct ?


  • @barnee

    Is there a running summary or google doc of these rules changes somewhere, for someone that wants to run this setup on a physical board?

  • 2023 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18

    @vodot
    Idk you would need to ask taamvan

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