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Wild Bill - When playing 1942 what happens with Monglia since Russia and Japan are at war? Is Mongolia Neutral?
Maybe I miss spoke, the Mongolian NAP rules for global 1940 carry over to global 1942. When I said every one starts at war, I meant Russia and the US as they have been attacked by Germany and Japan respectfully. Japan and Russia start at war, but not with each other. The Japanese or Russians don’t control any territories of the other at the start. They can declare war and attack each other at any time however, and not effect the Mongolian NAP. Only an invasion of certain territories by one side or the other have an effect on the Mongolian NAP rules (territories that boarder Mongolia, and now Korea is added if Russia invades it). You need to read the newest Mongolian NAP to better understand (it can get a bit confusing).
Japan can declare war and take territories like Kazak, Novo, Soviet Far East, Siberia, and Sakha w/o triggering the Mongolians (and they normally do). Russia can fight for those same territories w/o affecting the NAP, and also fight the Japanese in China, on Russian soil, or Mid East as long as they don’t attack a Japanese held Chinese territory that borders Mongolia (like Manchuria or others that border Mongolia).
In a Nut shell if the Japanese attack Amur or any other Russian territory that borders Mongolia it triggers the 6 Mongolian inf. When Japan attacks a trigger territory you immediately place Russian control markers on all Mongolian territories, and Russian inf are placed on the map for the shaded neutral Mongolians (do this on Japans turn). BTW Japan can not attack a trigger territory, and a Mongolian territory at the same time (well they could but that would flip all the other true neutrals to the other side as well as the Mongolians). Normally if Japan is going to attack a trigger territory they will have units in place to kill most of the new Russian units on Japans next turn at which point the Japanese can invade Mongolia because it is Russian territory. Russia will get a chance to move her new units on her turn (well placed Japanese mech/air can chase them down).
On the other hand, if the Russians break the NAP by attacking Korea or a Japanese held territory that borders Mongolia like Manchuria (or any other former Chinese territory held by Japan that boarders Mongolia) the Mongolians won’t join the Russians. So if the Russians break the NAP, then the Japanese are free to invade the Russian territories that border Mongolia w/o worrying about the Mongolians becoming Russian. The Mongols would remain true neutral and stay out of the war unless there is an assault on other true neutrals, or Mongolia itself. There are some other weird scenario’s that can happen if say the US, or Germans get into the region, but I’ve already went future off track then intended lol.