3 questions concerning seebattles.

[Sankt Hallvard]

It’s perfectly ok, in any case the sub will either be dead or submerged so the AC is free to NCM into sz8 to pick up the aircraft.

[A Former User]

thanks again, Ok last question. germany owns egypt, but not trans jordan. Lets say they take tranjordan in their turn, is it now possible to attack the english fleet i SZ 33 with the german Battleship and trn from sz15? The germans didn’t control the canal from the beginning of the turn.

[Sankt Hallvard]

You answered your own question, they need to control the canal at the beginning of their turn. To overcome such obstacles it’s often a good idea to have your ally(Japan) take t-j on their turn so that Germany can sail through. I often find myself keeping some british troops stationed with the US troops in/around Egypt just to be able to close the channel to avoid such sea battles.

[triforce]

I think the fighters can fly by the sub without fighting as well since they can fly over other units without fighting as well.

[OutsideLime]

That is true.  The only unit that forces a confrontation with your air units are enemy Antiaircraft Guns.  All other units may be flown over without combat being initiated.

~Josh

[Guest]

Excluding AA on TRNs :-)

[OutsideLime]

ooh, nice one!

[Mork Far]

so trns can fire on a passing fighter? with AA(one die per fgtr) or one die?

[saburo sakai]

Trns cannot fire at passing fighters, even if they are carrying an AA gun.  Transports do defend on a “1” but only if the attacker is stopping in the sea zone occupied by the Transport, not if the planes are just flying over.

SS

[Guest]

@Mork:

so trns can fire on a passing fighter? with AA(one die per fgtr) or one die?

No, not what I meant.

The statement had been made that AA can fire at aircraft flying over them.  Which is true if the AA is on land.  But if that AA gun is at sea on a TRN, then the AF can fly right over it and ignore the TRN, the AA, and anything else below them on the seas.

[OutsideLime]

The statement had been made that AA can fire at aircraft flying over them.  Which is true if the AA is on land.  But if that AA gun is at sea on a TRN, then the AF can fly right over it and ignore the TRN, the AA, and anything else below them on the seas.

… this fact is clarified on page 30 of the Operations Manual, in the Transports section.  “Land units on a transport are cargo; they cannot attack or defend while at sea.”

~Josh