A question regarding paratroopers

@chernobylime Aircraft are subject to defensive fire Just like ground units, so in your scenario the attacking aircraft fires, and then the defending infantry fire, regardless of there being any AAA present. The only unit that cannot fire back at aircraft is the submarine. As for Anti Aircraft Artillery, they only fire once before the conventional combat begins. AAA may fire one shot per attacking aircraft, up to a maximum of three shots.

So in the scenario you provide if the Germans attack the Russian territory with say 3 Planes and the Soviets have 3 Infanty and 1 AAA then the AAA will fire its three shots, the attacker removes any planes that are hit, and then the battle begins. AAA may be taken as casualties but do not fire again.

@Cow:

if you make a sub submerge, does it still convoy? I just kinda assumed it does.

You mean disrupt convoy?
Yes, it does. The decision to submerge is a decision for the Conduct Combat Phase only.
Physically it is removed from the battle strip and placed back on the map.
Convoy disruption takes place later in the Collect Income phase.

@creeping-deth87:

… I think it’s just an old holdover from Anniversary or something.

Yes indeed, it has been an Anniversary rule. Starting from Spring 1942 the refund rule has been implemented.

It could have been worded better IMO.

Awesome, thanks Krieghund… while you’re here, any chance we can get a brief explanation why this and the London NO for Germany were dropped in 2nd Edition?

Thanks again.

@calvinhobbesliker:

Actually, they will die. The procedure for aircraft retreat is different from sea or land retreat: the air units break off and land anywhere withing their remaining range. Since the plane had zero movement points left, it dies if you retreat

Correct.

Switch France and Italy. Italy is Allied, France Axis. Simple what if.

@taamvan said in Allies IC Question:

@Marshmallow-of-War

I like that sucker move… players assume that moving a unit is more favorable or useful than simply leaving it be. Take German territory to add the income to the National Bank of Paris…German-owned!

One thing I preach about game-strategy is to talk to your opponent and learn what their predilections and views are. I had one opponent who told me at dinner that he “never strat bombs, because it isn’t worth it”.

He’s partly correct–in many cases the risk-reward isn’t there. However, knowing that he disfavored Stratbombing, I didn’t need to take measures to protect against it and could use that information to conceptually limit the potential uses of his bombers when setting up my Noncoms.

It depends a lot if taking holland is a bad move. Normally it is but if UK wants to build fleet R1 and you take holland then suddenly germany can only attack it with with bombers.
So sacreficing 1 french inf unit to save some UK fleet might be worth it.
It all depends on what happened before in the round, how the board looks after J1 what is the best choice.