@Flying:
how about if France falls to Germany then the UK lands units in Southern France(non-combat) does the UK then collect income from Southern France? They did not liberate it since it was not previously conquered.
@Krieghund:
No.
@Flying:
Can you explain why this is?
Is this territory in limbo until Germany or Italy conquer it? Logically it would seem to me that UK would collect the income if they have units there but I will defer to your expertise of the game. Please explain though.
You cannot conquer territories your allies control regardless of whom your allies are. The only exception to this rule is if you liberate a territory of an ally who has lost their capitol to a foriegn power. At that time you may take temporary control of the territory until such time as your ally’s capitol is liberated.
A common tactic is to not conquer everything you can after you take a capitol to deny your opponent from having the land itself. For example:
Germany takes France on Round 1
Japan does NOT take French Indo-China at any time as now the Indians, Australians and Americans cannot ever collect income for controlling FIC
or
Germany takes England on Round 4 but Italy never takes more than just Egypt in Africa (and territories not worth anything) so as to stop the Americans from taking ownership and collecting for them.
This is called “killing” IPC since no one can collect for those territories then.
For the record, you cannot use the industrial complexes in these non-conquered, friendly territories who have lost their capitols either. So in the example of S. France, no one could build at the minor complex there. However, this is still an allied territory and you may station troops and planes there as well as use any naval or air bases to extend the range of your craft (or scramble).