Correction concerning Army Group and Landmines:
This correction now reflects the same game mechanisms that involve all other Armies - an makes game play easier.
Those two corrections will be part of the Rules Clarification and the revised Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion rulebook.
It’s going to be to hard for Japan when India has around 10-20 mines laying on Burma or elsewhere.
@cornelis-post yea forget the Tank. Drop 5 LMs a turn. If JPN gets ready to attack drop a 20 spot lol
Will limit any offensive operations in SE Asia though and JPN might not mind a stalemate at Burma. They can focus on China/Russia. Which I like to do anyway unless India vulnerable.
It’s a new twist and will be fun to try out :)
Remember that in India, the United Kingdom player can spend a maximum of 20 IPC each round.
So, for each 3 Mines, an Infantry unit can be produced instead.
Statistically, you’ll need 3 Mines to score 1 hit.
What we have seen so far is, that Mines produced on a massive scale does not benefit the defender.
Mines are usually used to defend a line that the enemy would have to pass several times.
In that way the possibility of scoring hits is increased significantly.
@the-captain yes Good point. I think there is a psychological aspect seeing all those LMs though lol. Especially if inexperienced.
Will include an Option with next update. Looking forward to trying it out. I’ll probably stay with normal builds but might do one less INF a turn for 3 LMs just to have a few :)
@the-captain said in Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion:
What we have seen so far is, that Mines produced on a massive scale does not benefit the defender.
This is interesting. LMs can only Defend first rd of combat but 30 shots at a 2 as opposed to 10 could be pretty devastating to JPN.
Depends on the dice obviously but it would give me pause on the attack
Yes - United States can declare War on it’s 3rd turn - Early 1941 - against Germany and Italy - but not Japan. This is the same as the OOB G40 rules.
In this way, if Japan attacks - or declares War on - any US, UK or ANZAC units/territories, the United States will activate the US National Guard (6 Infantry units and 2 Fighter units.)
In addition, United States would be able to declare War and attack Japan any time in any future round.
@the-captain said in Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion:
It is not possible to keep a Bunker unit if the Infantry unit leaves it.
Not even if you send new Infantry units into that territory during NCM.Why:
The Bunker unit (Fortification) represents Heavy Weapons, barbed wire, anti-personel mines, obstacles etc. and specially trained fortification infantry units.
When the Fortification is left behind by the infantry defending in it, everything is considered demolished to avoid capture by enemy units.
So if Infantry Units go into/activate a Bunker, they can leave under no circumstances ?
If i have 2 INF move from W Ger to Holland, where there are 2 INF and 2 Bnkrs, can they replace the 2 INF in Holland allowing the 2 Holland INF to move to Normandy ?
On the same turn.
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After rereading the above It is not possible to keep a Bunker unit if the Infantry unit leaves it.
Not even if you send new Infantry units into that territory during NCM.
I’m gonna guess answer is no. Basically once a INF is in a Bunker it can never leave or the Bunker dies
If an Infantry unit leaves the Fortification for any reason, the Fortification is destroyed.
Even if a new Infantry unit is moving into the same territory/island during Non-Combat Move.
So in your example, the Bunker is destroyed.
The challenge about Fortifications is, that you must consider future movements at an early stage - to avoid loosing the Bunker.
@The-Captain After another 10 hours or so of playing the Axis finally conceded not too long after Rome fell to the United States invasion.
One item that came up was in regards to destroying industrial complexes. I know you can destroy underground complexes so shouldn’t a country be able to destroy any above ground complex as well? I looked through the section 1 Expansion rules but didn’t find it, or maybe I’m blind. It doesn’t make sense for a country to only be able to destroy underground complexes.
Thoughts?
It sounds as a great game.
Concerning demolition of facilities:
Air Base & Naval Base:
These facilities can be demolished at a cost of 4 IPC, since they are considered to consist of simple structures and supply areas.
Industrial Complex:
An Industrial Complex is considered to consist of more complex and extensive structures with multiple production facilities.
Further more the area in which the Industrial Complex is present represents vast logistical supply lines etc.
During play testing, we tried various scenarios in both cost and procedures on how to demolish facilities.
Clearly, there had to be a major difference in not only demolishing an Air or Naval Base and an Industrial Complex - but also a difference in the process.
Simply because these facilities are different in both size and complexity.
Since we had already play tested the Underground Factory - as part of the Strategic Bombing concept - we went on to play test the suitability of Underground Factory for destruction.
Play test results showed, that the game mechanisms were functioning - and we achieved both a difference in cost as well as procedure in demolishing an Air or Naval Base compared to an Industrial Complex.
For game play reasons, it was important to keep the Demolishion rules as simple as possible - and also make it attractive to players.
The final result is now part of the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion.
Thanks for your comment - I hope the above explanation is adequate:+1:
Combat Board is used for resolving Combat with Global 1940 and Global 1943 Expansions.
The Combat Board (see attached file) will be included in the revised edition of the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion.
Note:
The Army Group Markers are represented for Germany (red outline) and the Allies (blue outline) - and are attached to both the Attacker and Defender side.
Remember that an active Army Group has 2 extra dice rolls.
@the-captain When Germany takes over Italy, can they produce 1 Elite in Rome as well as the 1 in Berlin ? It has to be built in Rome though, if so ?
Germany takes over the production capacity of
Italy’s Landing Crafts, paratroopers etc. These
units can be produced in Berlin and in Rome.
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Yea it’d have to be in Rome if so. Only 1 Elite per TTY. My guess is yes but wanted to double check
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Nvm Italy doesn’t get Elites lol. Brain start to fry faster every day lol
The Elite Infantry production must be in the owners Capital - and since Italy cannot produce Elite Infantry, the German player can only produce these units in Germany - even after the Take Over Of Italy.
It has now been clarified in the revised rulebook that we are working on now.
@the-captain Sorry if I already asked this, but Paras can be transported by Sea and Rail ? Not by Air trprt ?
When loaded on to a Transport the Paratrooper
counts as a tank unit towards the Transports
capacity.
Thanks
This is part of the revised rulebook (soon to be released):
A Paratrooper counts as a Tank unit towards the loading capacity of Transports/Landing Crafts & Air Transport.
An Air Transport unit can transport 1 land based combat unit (infantry, artillery, mechanized infantry etc.)
Exception:
Only a German Air Transport can transport a Tank, Paratrooper or any other land unit that counts as a Tank towards the loading capacity.
@the-captain So I believe this is correct
No Waffen Units can move by Sea Transport.
All Waffen Units can move by Rail.
All Waffen Units except Heavy Tanks can move by Air Transport.
All Wehrmacht Land Units can move by Sea, Air and Rail Transport. This includes AA Guns.
Exception King Tiger may not move by Sea or Air Transport but can use Rail Transport.
Landmines can move by Sea, 3 per Transport/LCV.
1 per Rail
None by Air
Edit
All Paratroopers may use Sea and Rail Transport and count as a Tank Unit.
Only German Paratroopers may use Air Transport
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Right Arm :muscle: Captain Just to tidy it up here’s the LCVs
Landing Craft can use Sea and Rail transport. Count as a Tank Unit.
May Not use Air Transport
That is almost accurate:muscle:
Landing Crafts cannot move by Air Transport - not even German Landing Crafts.
This will all be more clearly specified in the revised rulebook.
Concerning Landing Crafts:
Production of Landing Crafts has a minor change for United Kingdom and United States:
Note 2:
The production of Landing Crafts is limited to these Nations and numbers – and the production must be in these cities:
USA (Washington or Los Angeles): 8
United Kingdom (London): 12
Germany (Berlin): 6
Japan (Tokyo): 4
Italy (Rome): 4
Landing Crafts can only be used by the owner.
Exception:
See D-Day rule.
Landing Crafts lost can be reproduced.
