Movement, Transports, Convoys

You load and offload with your transport in the sea zone adjacent to the territory.  Sea units never enter territories.

Once you take it, it’s yours until someone takes it from you.  You don’t have to leave units there.

@timerover51:

Just curious about something.  Has anyone else used a strategy based on sinking as many Japanese transports as possible on the first two turns of the game?  I have used this a few times as the Allied player, and also seen it used in a couple of games that I was moderating for my summer historical gaming class, and normally it works pretty well.  The Japanese player finds himself building transports instead of other units, while I then start working on his navy.

Killing Japanese transports is always a good idea for the Allies, but it is only the sloppy Japanese player that leaves more than 2 or 3 transports exposed through the first 3 turns of the game.  Thereafter, the transports should be consolidated in a fleet of Japanese ships and will act as cannon fodder for the big battle that almost always happens.  At that point, Japan doesn’t mind losing the transports.

SS

Yes, you get the convoy route back.  For the purpose of determining ownership of convoy routes, submerged submarines and transports do not count.

Now, your only problem is dealing with that wayward Japanese sub and what it might do on J2!

SS

Thnx for the extra confirmation Frimmel…. So, the game continues…

ya, i read it in the manual a little after I posted the question…and I figured uit out, but thanks for the help. Oh ya, my games are kinda likke that, (I read the manual every turn heh)
thanks :D

Certainly. You’ve probably noticed that all the convoy routes have coresponding land territory bording it. This means that in order to collect income from that territory one must control both the territory and and the convoy route. For example: By gaining control of the seazone surounding the Philipeans the Japanese can cut off the islands from the US. This means that the US will not collect any income from the Philipeans while Japan retains control of the convoy route. This does not, however, mean that Japan will collect that income yet; in order for that to happen the islands and the convoy route must be controled. I hope that cleared it up; convoy routes can add a whole other dimension to the game if played correctly.

Whenever the British player collects his income he will get 12 IPCs from his convoys (if he controls all of them) as soon as this is collected it must be given to or split between Australia and India. These 12 IPCs are also given at the begining of the game with the starting income at which point the British player must dispurse the money between the two powers as he sees fit.