Japan and Russian war state question

@Gargantua: The rulebook is half clear.  It states that all combat moves must end in combat on Page #13 Sea units that will be participating in an amphibious assault from a friendly sea zone, as well as sea and/or air units that may be needed to support it in the case that defending air units are scrambled (see �Scramble,� page16). My interpretation of that is scramble or no scramble, or even no airbase, I can move whatever I want in the combat phase to a friendly seazone to support that invasion. Your interpretation is incorrect.  You may only move units that will participate in or support the amphibious assault into a friendly sea zone.  Air and sea units that will participate in the assault include transports offloading land units, battleships and/or cruisers bombarding, and possibly a warship to escort the transports (if needed because of an enemy sub that will be ignored - bombarding battleships and/or cruisers can fulfill this role).  Supporting units can include any type of air or sea unit desired, but can only be moved there if necessary due to the possibility of a defending scramble - there being both an operative enemy air base and eligible air units present. As others have pointed out, the same criteria apply when determining whether units beginning the turn in the sea zone may move out of it during combat movement.  Such units restricted from moving out in noncombat movement are those that were actually involved in combat and transports that offloaded.

It could have been worded better IMO.

Thanks for the recap on the stages of the Alpha’s. I do like the newer rules I think compared to the OOB rules. Just gatta break the group on the next new game. BH

EXCEPT in the 2nd edition board, the western territories of Canada have been merged together, and have a UK roundel. Apparently M Night Shyamalan helped out with that twist.

I think what also helped the USA in the Pacific was the type of war it was; wasn’t the majority of the Japanese land forces fighting in China? The USA could use their wealth of equipment and air-power to good use this way. I like the idea of the different start-ups and scenarios and maybe more victory conditions for the Global Games. I don’t think WW2 Axis & Allies games are dead either; I like the idea of more Theater type games as well like: Eastern Front (have lots of territories; maybe make good use of rail-roads and blitzkrieg tactics etc… have extra "special infantry to represent the SS and other stuff) Stalingrad would be cool… Kursk would be cool… Maybe some form of Atlantic Battles (subs vs convoys etc…) Maybe some form of Battle of Britain (air battles) or some form of Bombing strategy game of the allies vs Germany (air battles). I think there’s lots of games and ways they could still go.

@Caesar: @ShadowHAwk: @RedIndian: Ok here are another 3 USA : (US in first 3 rounds when not at war) Beside the “No-China-Rule” Are any ships and airplanes of the US allowed to go through seazones which are adjacent to Japan controlled islands? Yes, aren’t they? Unless they don’t park there/ end the movment adjacent to a Japan controlled island or territory, right? I found this a bit weird rule as it also bars US from staging ships near singapore which is a major naval base for the UK. But the rules are the rules It is clear the US cannot attack before turn 4 without being attack is G40’s attempted to get AnA closer to historical actions. US was big about Monroe Doctrine. The bigger question is why USSR cannot attack before Turn 4. I know it’s about the pact between Stalin and Hitler but anyone with a brain knew Stalin was going to attack eventually. I don’t know why you focus on that now but I will give you an answer. Stalin’s plan was to wait until all the other powers have weaken each other, so that the USSR is able to conquer the world easily. (he said this on a party meeting of the communism in the 20’s) Anyone who still says the USSR was nearly or ready to attack the Germans by 1941 is a liar! The Russians weren’t ready (just had their “great purge”) at all. And as I said, they wanted to wait until there would be a chance later on! So to me the rule does make sense. It makes it more historical. And if Germany invades & conquers UK, you have the chance to declare war. (this covers Stalin’s plan to wait, although no one know what happened if…) For the Pacific, the USSR was interested in getting their territories back they had lost years ago against Japan. But they weren’t strong enough at this time to do this without any help. The navy of the Russians in the Pacific wasn’t strong enough to face the Japanese. Since 1932 there were several boarder conflicts between USSR and Japan in the north of Mandchuko. Finally in April 1941 both countries signed the  “Soviet�Japanese Neutrality Pact”. Although many Allied partners of those both countries tried to push them into war with eachother (US the USSR against Japan / Germany Japan against Russia), they never came into war. (Russia needed the troops for Europe, Japan against China, US and all the other pacific campaigns) Ok at the very last days Russia took some territories but only after all other combats in Europe were done! So as a German I can give you the advice, be careful what you’re saying. This argument pushed by other nations until 1980s / 1990s justified the attack of the Germans in June, 22 1941. As some of the German Veterans say. Those people were told this, just to make this attack a right and justified one. They (Nazis) even said, this was a defending attack, although it was planned by Hitler for other purposes. Anything else is “Propaganda” or in Trump’s days “fake news” Historians from different nations proofed this. So no, Stalin doesn’t want to attack Germany that early! Maybe later, but there are no concrete hints for that in comparison to the Nazis.

Thanks! I only looked in the sections of AAA-guns and Neutrals, obviously  :roll:.

Herr KaLeun and ColonelCarter, Thank you also for the added answer and explanation answers for transports offload ( Sorry Chris for diverging your sub topic ). BH