How are we coming along with this? Germany Italy and USSR…
Have you read our phase 2 draft? It’ll help to fit the NAs into existing rule changes.
UK
Radar
Radar is now a tech. UK has head-start pre-war research.
Joint Strike
Joint Strike is standard among Allies.
Commonwealth Troops
Probably not needed. UK can now raise troops in South Africa, Australia, India, and Persia.
Battlecruisers
Either Battleship move at 3 but takes 1 hit.
Or if optional unit Cruiser is used than even better. Cruiser (Battlecruiser) fight like Battleship but moves 3 and takes 1 hit.
Mideast Oil
Our new non-combat air move already has a “refuel” model. Maybe let UK “refuel” again in the middle east.
Flying Boats
Maybe too powerful.
These bombers would still need supply.
Probably let carriers “carry” 1 bomber additionally.
Japan
Kamikaze
Air units fire in opening fire now. Air units are also tied up with dogfighting until air superiority.
So shall Kamikaze units bypass enemy air units? There are also complicated exceptions with Jet planes.
Banzai Attacks
That default rule is bit too powerful.
During our discussion in phase 1 we thought of many ideas related to realism.
Both attack and defense?
Higher casualties?
No retreat?
Kaiten Torpedoes
Submarines fire in opening fire now. Casualities of “submarine hits” can’t hit back (but can perform ASW warfare).
Each submarine can carry 3-6 Kaitens. Submarines can remain submerged while launching. Kaiten torpedoes had to be launched with the submarine within closer distance from enemy ship. There was poor survival rates for submarines using them.
So maybe this NA could let a submarine roll 2 individually targetable dices in one combat cycle. But if detected attack rolls against the particular submarine hit on +2.
Naval Advantage -> Shinyo Suicide Boats
Probably just have the suicide boat part.
Guerrilla Tactics
How about combine with Dug-in defenses.
In Pacific Islands. Both tanks and infantry immune to “coastal bombardment” and “bombardment support” and first in opening-fire in first cycle.
US
Lend-Lease Program
Lend-Lease is now standard.
Chinese Divisions
How about US can purchase 1 INF per turn for 1 IPC each in those territories. In WWII Chinese forces were low in supplies and hence weak. US has to supply them before they can do much.
Liberty Ship Program
This is covered by another optional rule, “National Units” providing cheaper units (with production limit). USSR Armor, Germany Submarine, UK Fighter…
Superfortresses
Probably a “Heavier” Bomber again. So Heavy Bomber +1 dice, Superfortress +1 dice.
Great Wall of China
Probably too powerful. And Sinkiang has little to do with Great Wall.
Naval Industry
This is covered by Advanced Production tech.
Paratroopers
We’ve yet to add paratroopers as a unit due to limited large scale use in the war. Anyway it would be a new unit.
