AAG40 FAQ

[BigBadBruce]

@fighter:

sea battle question-if I send 4ftrs to a sz along with ships(no carriers) for a battle,can I plan on moving two carriers into the sz so the ftrs have a place to land but then move them somewhere else if the ftrs die
in the battle?

Yes.
Actually you can even change you mind regarding where to land those fighters. The “non combat move” is not bonded to “combat move plans”. Planes must have legal landing “plan” during combat move… but during non combat move you don’t have to do as planned.

For that matter, it’s even legal to loose carrier (in a battle) you “planned” to land planes on… but without a “plan B” to land those planes, they will be lost during non combat phase.

[Young Grasshopper]

@Young:

Krieghund,

How close are the Alpha Global rules from being finalized?, Larry had mentioned that today (Nov. 2nd) could be the deadline for the finished product. Are they 90% done? how about 99%?. I won’t hold you to anything you say, just hoping you could throw me a bone with a ball park answer.

Kevin,
Any comment on this earlier post of mine?

[Krieghund]

Let’s call it 99%.

[Young Grasshopper]

@Krieghund:

Let’s call it 99%.

Thank you, if thats the case, than I really like the final product. Don’t worry……, I won’t tell Larry that you’re trading national secrets.

[Kjakan]

In a game I’m playing I built an italian minor in Iraq. My opponent attacked Iraq with Russia and then took it with uk. I took it back with Italy but managed to loose it again to 1 French inf attacking from Syria. My friend now claims that Russia (for some reason) should get the ipcs from Iraq and use the factory there since Paris is under axis control and it’s “unfair” that nobody gets the money or the use of the factory.
I say that France gets the ipcs if and when Paris is liberated. Please tell me I’m right for once?

[Krieghund]

You’re right.  Your friend can at least be happy that the Axis doesn’t get the IPCs or use of the IC.

[Kjakan]

Thanks krieg, two more questions:
During an amphibious assault, you can’t retreat land units back on the transports (if I remember correctly). But can you still retreat planes (leaving the land units behind)?

If you combine an amphibious assault with a normal attack on the same territory, can you then retreat all land units to the territory the normal attack came from?

[kcdzim]

@Kjakan:

Thanks krieg, two more questions:
During an amphibious assault, you can’t retreat land units back on the transports (if I remember correctly). But can you still retreat planes (leaving the land units behind)?

If you combine an amphibious assault with a normal attack on the same territory, can you then retreat all land units to the territory the normal attack came from?

during an amphibious assault, after the first round of combat, and then after any subsequent round of combat afterwards, you are allowed to retreat air units and land units that were NOT offloaded from a transport, to any space that land units move through or from to attack the space.

Any unit that offloaded from a transport CANNOT retreat and will fight to victory or die on the beaches.

[Kjakan]

Thanks kcdzim, one last question:

If you capture a territory containing a naval base, can you use that base in non combat movement the same turn (if you have a sub or something in that sz that hasn’t been used)?

[kcdzim]

@Kjakan:

Thanks kcdzim, one last question:

If you capture a territory containing a naval base, can you use that base in non combat movement the same turn (if you have a sub or something in that sz that hasn’t been used)?

nope.  You can only use a facility if it started your turn under your (or an allies) control.

[BigBadBruce]

@kcdzim:

during an amphibious assault, after the first round of combat, and then after any subsequent round of combat afterwards, you are allowed to retreat air units and land units that were NOT offloaded from a transport, to any space that land units move through or from to attack the space.

Any unit that offloaded from a transport CANNOT retreat and will fight to victory or die on the beaches.

Really? On the base that you can’t do partial retreat, I figured ground units were bonded to battle until amphibious units were eliminated… i.e. if you want to retreat ground units, you have to wait until those from amphibious are out.

Please a confirmation on this (either can retreat “non-amphibious” ground units at any time after first round or not)

[Krieghund]

@BigBadBruce:

@kcdzim:

during an amphibious assault, after the first round of combat, and then after any subsequent round of combat afterwards, you are allowed to retreat air units and land units that were NOT offloaded from a transport, to any space that land units move through or from to attack the space.

Any unit that offloaded from a transport CANNOT retreat and will fight to victory or die on the beaches.

Really? On the base that you can’t do partial retreat, I figured ground units were bonded to battle until amphibious units were eliminated… i.e. if you want to retreat ground units, you have to wait until those from amphibious are out.

Please a confirmation on this (either can retreat “non-amphibious” ground units at any time after first round or not)

Confirmed.  This is the only time that a partial retreat is allowed.  If a retreat is made, only the amphibious land units may be left behind - all other units (land and/or air) must retreat.

[BigBadBruce]

Great, thank you!  :-)

[Axisplaya]

I’m in the middle of a game, and here is the situation:

Italy and Germany are not at war with Russia.

Italy 3: they declare war to Russia, and take Epl.

now, Germany 4: can they NCM some units in Epl without declaring war to Russia (in order to collect the “not at war” NO)  ?

[gamerman01]

@Axisplaya:

I’m in the middle of a game, and here is the situation:

Italy and Germany are not at war with Russia.

Italy 3: they declare war to Russia, and take Epl.

now, Germany 4: can they NCM some units in Epl without declaring war to Russia (in order to collect the “not at war” NO)  ?

Yes.  EPl is Italian at that point, not Russian.

[Axisplaya]

Thanks.

:-)

[Carnage]

Question:
If I am doing a Sealion and Britain has no Navy in the space I choose to do the amphibious assault through but does choose to scramble aircraft to negate my bombardment can my fighters become a part of the ensuing naval battle or must they continue to England? Or for that matter are they forced to become part of the sea battle?
If I am doing a Sealion and I attack through a SZ that has English ships in it do my aircraft have to participate in the naval battle or can I assume I’ll win the naval battle and continue to the UK?

C

[Jennifer]

@Carnage:

Question:
If I am doing a Sealion and Britain has no Navy in the space I choose to do the amphibious assault through but does choose to scramble aircraft to negate my bombardment can my fighters become a part of the ensuing naval battle or must they continue to England? Or for that matter are they forced to become part of the sea battle?
If I am doing a Sealion and I attack through a SZ that has English ships in it do my aircraft have to participate in the naval battle or can I assume I’ll win the naval battle and continue to the UK?

C

That depends.  Where did you order your planes to go?  It looks like you ordered them to go to London, in which case, your combat move is over, they must go to London, even if England scrambles 3 planes from Scotland and 3 Planes from England.  (And yes, if your transports are forced to retreat, you still have to roll one round of battle over England!)

[Carnage]

Thanks for the quick response :)
Follow up question. If as Italy I want to attack the RN that is on the coast of Egypt but also want to attack Egypt itself (No Amphibious Assault) can my planes fly over the hostel SZ and help in the land battle? If yes, could they fly through the hostel SZ ignoring the RN ships entirely to hit Egypt?

C

[Jennifer]

@Carnage:

Thanks for the quick response :)
Follow up question. If as Italy I want to attack the RN that is on the coast of Egypt but also want to attack Egypt itself (No Amphibious Assault) can my planes fly over the hostel SZ and help in the land battle? If yes, could they fly through the hostel SZ ignoring the RN ships entirely to hit Egypt?

C

Planes may fly over any number of hostile sea or land zones provided they have a potentially legal landing zone.

For instance, if there is a destroyer in SZ 98 and 2 Infantry in Egypt, Italy may send 3 fighters, 2 submarines to SZ 98, 4 transports with 4 infantry, 4 armor and 1 strategic bomber to Egypt simultaniously, even if they had to fly over the combated sea zone to get to Egypt.