Welcome, syvh!
@syvh:
If I have one infantry unit and one tank unit in the Eastern US and use a transport to get them to Algeria (thus the transport moves through zones 10, 11, and 12), how many moves do the infantry and tank units use respectively? Does the process of moving from Eastern US to the transport in zone 10 consume a move count?
Loading onto and/or unloading from a transport uses up a land unit’s entire movement allowance. As a result, a land unit move not move before loading or after unloading. It may both load and unload in the same turn.
@syvh:
Is anyone aware of a simplified set of rules that would help us get familiar with the game so that we can later dig in to the detailed rules?
There are no simplified rules for this game. There are, however, earlier versions, which may be simpler in some ways. I’m not sure it’s really worth pursuing that, though, as it may cause more confusion that it cures.