AARHE: Phase 3: Revised NA's

Ok fine then… do we now move to UK?

United Kingdom National Advantages

1. Radar
Britain’s radar alerted it to the threat of German planes crossing the channel.
UK owned antiaircraft guns in tan territories hit air units on a roll of 1 or 2.

2. Joint Strike
The most powerful strike in the war was the joint Allied assault on Normandy. The planning required to launch this simultaneous invasion has never been equaled.
Once during the game at the start of a round (before the Russian turn), you may declare a joint strike. That round, you complete your turn as normal, except you must skip combat move, conduct combat, and non combat move phases. On those phases of the U.S. turn, the U.S. player uses your units in his or her combat move; conduct combat, and non-combat move phases together with his own units. You and the U.S. player must agree on attacking casualties, or the opposing player gets to choose them. Antiaircraft fire is rolled separately against each nationality of air units; all anti-U.K. dice are rolled before any anti-U.S. die is rolled. Weapons developments or national advantages still only apply to the units of the power that gained the development or has the advantage. A joint strike may not be called off once it is declared.

3. Enigma Decoded
Working in a secret facility in Bletchley Park, Alan Turing’s cryptographers broke the codes of the Nazi Enigma machines. They could then send false messages back.
Once per game, when Germany finishes its combat move phase, but before its conduct combat phase, you may make one special move. You may move any number of your units from any one adjacent space into one friendly sea zone being attacked by Germany (Germany moving sea units to an empty sea zone does not count). Alternatively, you may move any number of your units from a sea zone being attacked by Germany into an adjacent friendly space, but you must leave at least one of your units behind. This special move otherwise follows the rules for a non-combat move. If your units survive, they remain in the space to which they were moved.

4. Commonwealth Troops (replace Mideast Oil)
The British Commonwealth Troops served in all theatres in World War II - from Europe to North Africa to South-East Asia.
During your mobilize new units phase, you may place one of your infantry for free in any tan territory with an income value higher than 1 IPC if you control it. If the territory contains an industrial complex, you can mobilize no more units than the income value of that territory.

5. French Resistance
France fell quickly to the Germans. Thousands of French patriots who would otherwise have died in battle on the frontlines later rose up against the occupiers.
Once per game, if the Allies control Western Europe, you may place three of your infantry there for free during the mobilize new units phase of your turn.

6. Colonial Garrison
World War II represents the height of the United Kingdom’s colonial empire. Two decades later the Commonwealth was a shadow of its world-spanning former self.
You begin the game with one additional industrial complex in any tan territory with an income value of at least 1. (You still can’t have more than one industrial complex in a territory.)

7. The Royal Navy
Place 1 free Destroyer off the coast of Eastern Canada, Egypt, South Africa, India, Australia or UK if you own the land territory, during the Mobilize Units Phase of this turn only. You may place the destroyer even if the sea zone is enemy-occupied.
-Your destroyers cost 1IPC less.

United Kingdom National Advantages

1. Radar
Britain’s radar alerted it to the threat of German planes crossing the channel.
UK owned antiaircraft guns in tan territories hit air units on a 2.

2. Joint Strike
The most powerful strike in the war was the joint Allied assault on Normandy. The planning required to launch this simultaneous invasion has never been equaled.
Once during the game at the start of a round (before the Russian turn), you may declare a joint strike. That round, you complete your turn as normal, except you must skip combat move, conduct combat, and non combat move phases. On those phases of the U.S. turn, the U.S. player may use your units in his/her combat move; conduct combat, and non-combat move phases together with his own units. You and the U.S. player must agree on attacking casualties, or the opposing player gets to choose them. Antiaircraft fire is rolled separately against each nationality of air units; all anti-U.K. dice are rolled before any anti-U.S. dice are rolled. Weapons developments or national advantages still only apply to the units of the power that gained the development or has the advantage. A joint strike may not be called off once it is declared.

3. Enigma Decoded
Working in a secret facility in Bletchley Park, Alan Turing’s cryptographers broke the codes of the Nazi Enigma machines. They could then send false messages back.
Once per game, when Germany finishes its combat move phase, but before its conduct combat phase, you may make one special move. You may move any number of your units from any one adjacent space into one friendly sea zone being attacked by Germany (Germany moving sea units to an empty sea zone does not count). Alternatively, you may move any number of your units from a sea zone being attacked by Germany into an adjacent friendly space, but you must leave at least one of your units behind. This special move otherwise follows the rules for a non-combat move. If your units survive, they remain in the space to which they were moved.

4. Commonwealth Troops
The British Commonwealth Troops served in all theatres in World War II–from Europe to North Africa to South-East Asia and the Pacific.
During your mobilize new units phase, you may place one of your infantry for free in any tan territory with an income value higher than 1 IPC if you control it.

5. Allied Resistance
France fell quickly to the Germans. Thousands of French patriots who would otherwise have died in battle on the frontlines later rose up against the occupiers.
Once per game, if the Allies control Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and/or Norway, you may place two of your infantry there for free during the mobilize new units phase of your turn.

6. Colonial Garrison
World War II represents the height of the United Kingdom’s colonial empire. Two decades later the Commonwealth was a shadow of its world-spanning former self.
You begin the game with one additional industrial complex in any tan territory with an income value of at least 1. (You still can’t have more than one industrial complex in a territory.)

7. Mideast Oil
The United Kingdom’s 1920 division of the Middle East tapped into the power from the sands. The Germans tried to get that power for themselves.
If an air unit you own lands in Anglo-Egypt, Trans-Jordan, Persia, or the Caucasus during your noncombat move phase, it may then move an additional number of spaces equal to its normal movement.

8. Flying Boats
The Lend-Lease Act gave Britain PBY Catalina flying boats, which were handy because of their ability to land on water.
Your bombers may land on water.

9. Battlecruisers
The HMS Hood, an Admiral class battlecruiser, had the firepower of a battleship while still having the speed and armor of a regular cruiser.
Your battleships may move 3 spaces.

10. Escort Carriers
To counter the U-Boat menace, the Allies created auxiliary carriers which can bombard ships while having air cover.
Your destroyers may carry 1 fighter each (put them on the same sea zone as the destroyer).

11.Chindits
this is skechy but essentially like paratroopers… except they can move after they attack… thus they can jump in and out

12. Burma Road
UK can send 3 IPC of aid per turn resulting in the creation of one infantry in china. At least one Chinese territory must be controlled for the allies.

Tekky you need to please update your files that are under your signature. I had 3 people make maps using your signature thinking those map files were current. They are not In every case the files under http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=8670.0 are new files with repairs.

Please update them and the ruleset thats current and email.

OK fine.

I think they are guilty of being very specific in terms of the effect they can have under a strategic level game. They would be good in a much more detailed game covering a specific aspect of the war.

Polywog:

Can you come up with something on the polesti oil fields?

Or something that would apply to a contribution made by finland, romania, hungary and bulgaria?

Tekky:

I have some new ideas…

battleships should only be preemtive unless another battleship is present. In naval combat Battleships fight each other and take hits off each other. All other ships fight each other except transports cannot be taken as loses unless no other ships are left.

If the attacker has a battleship and the defender does not, he can decide what ship he hits if he rolls a one

Now under land combat if tanks, bombers and fighters roll a one they should be able to select the defending land target.

If bombers are attacking land targets and the defender has no air support, then attacks are also preemtive. If the defender has air units then as normal they fight dogfights…

Also, i have some new ideas covering some ideas for AARHE:

Air Superiority
Air units engage on a one to one basis.  The side that has fewer air units must allocate all units to the air battle.  The side that has air superiority (more units) can decide whether his extra aircraft will participate in the air or land/sea battle.  He may also decide how to allocate his fighters or bombers for air or land/sea combat.  Thus air units may only target ground units if they have established air superiority.

+++++ now the excess planes can participate in combat, when before one enemy plane can TIE UP your bomber force.

Retreat
Attacker and defender can retreat any or all surviving units after each round of combat except units that attacked as part of an amphibious assault. Land units that attacked as part of an amphibious assault may retreat but may be targeted (free shot) for one round by all defending land units.  All retreating land units are converted into infantry. Defending land units may retreat into any friendly region that was not attacked that turn. Attacking land units may retreat into any friendly region that attacking land units originated from. Sea units may retreat into any territory not occupied by enemy units. Retreating air units may land in any territory that was friendly at the start of their turn. Attacking armor, mechanized infantry, and aircraft that have sufficient movement may pursue units that retreated.

++++ key idea is you can convert retreating units to infantry , but the penalty is the defender gets a free barrage ( look at Dieppe raid and St. Nasaire raid)

Withdrawal
Prior to the start of any battle, a defender may withdraw any land, sea, or air units that are in excess of the total number of respective attacking units.  These units can be used to withdraw into non-combat or reinforce neighboring battles (they arrive in the second round of combat).  Each type of unit (land, sea, and air) is treated separately.

++++ key difference in what we allready have is a LIMITATION on defending retreats. Thus you cant fully retreat. Some detractors of our efforts dont like the total ability of the defender to retreat. But another key idea is you can withdraw to latter use to reinforce other battles ( see below)

Example: Germany (2 infantry and 2 artillery) attacks France with (6 infantry and 3 fighters).  The Allies can withdraw up to 2 infantry and 3 fighters prior to the start of the battle.

Reinforcements
Units (except Bombers in defense) can reinforce adjacent regions that are being attacked.  Reinforcements arrive in the second round of battle.  Only units in regions that are not being attacked or units that withdrew prior to the start of another battle can be used as reinforcements.  If combat in the territory that is being reinforced is concluded in one round, the reinforcements return to their original territory.

+++++ this idea creates the value of a real campaign when the battle involves forces from adjacent territories. Models the war better.

These are new ideas being used elsewhere in my other games. All you people please take a good look at them and play test them. They work well.

I think we should just right now address the UK NA’s that were posted and edit those/ remove those

Then we can add stuff.

United Kingdom National Advantages

1. Radar
Britain’s radar alerted it to the threat of German planes crossing the channel.
UK owned antiaircraft guns in England and East Canada hit air units on a roll of 1 or 2.

2. Enigma Decoded
Working in a secret facility in Bletchley Park, Alan Turing’s cryptographers broke the codes of the Nazi Enigma machines. They could then send false messages back.
Once per game, when Germany finishes its combat move phase, but before its conduct combat phase, you may make one special move. You may move any number of your units from any one adjacent space into one friendly sea zone being attacked by Germany (Germany moving sea units to an empty sea zone does not count). Alternatively, you may move any number of your units from a sea zone being attacked by Germany into an adjacent friendly space, but you must leave at least one of your units behind. This special move otherwise follows the rules for a non-combat move. If your units survive, they remain in the space to which they were moved.

3. French Resistance
France fell quickly to the Germans. Thousands of French patriots who would otherwise have died in battle on the frontlines later rose up against the occupiers.
Once per game, if the Allies control Western Europe, you may place three of your infantry there for free during the mobilize new units phase of your turn.

4. Colonial Garrison
World War II represents the height of the United Kingdom’s colonial empire. Two decades later the Commonwealth was a shadow of its world-spanning former self.
You begin the game with one additional industrial complex in any tan territory with an income value of at least 1. (You still can’t have more than one industrial complex in a territory.)

5. The Royal Navy
Place 1 free Destroyer off the coast of Eastern Canada, Egypt, South Africa, India, Australia or UK if you own the land territory, during the Mobilize Units Phase of this turn only. You may place the destroyer even if the sea zone is enemy-occupied.
-Your destroyers cost 1IPC less.

6. Allied Resistance
France fell quickly to the Germans. Thousands of French patriots who would otherwise have died in battle on the frontlines later rose up against the occupiers.
Once per game, if the Allies control Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and/or Norway, you may place two of your infantry there for free during the mobilize new units phase of your turn.

7. Colonial Garrison
World War II represents the height of the United Kingdom’s colonial empire. Two decades later the Commonwealth was a shadow of its world-spanning former self.
You begin the game with one additional industrial complex in any tan territory with an income value of at least 1. (You still can’t have more than one industrial complex in a territory.)

8. Flying Boats
The Lend-Lease Act gave Britain PBY Catalina flying boats, which were handy because they could help spot submarines in the water.
Your bombers can add a +2 modifier for sub search.

9. Battlecruisers
The HMS Hood, an Admiral class battlecruiser, had the firepower of a battleship while still having the speed and armor of a regular cruiser.
Your battleships may move 3 spaces.

+++++ why do you want to remove it? In the German case it was removed to get the number under 15

10.Chindits
One British infantry in Asia can be allocated as Chindits per turn. These units attack at 2 and defend at 2 and have a unique movement of 4 spaces. They can move 2 spaces in the combat movement phase and fight and also move two additional spaces in non-combat. They may even move thru themy positions and attack interior units and sabatoge them with the ability to move back to your own lines during NCM.

11. Burma Road
UK can send 3 IPC of aid per turn resulting in the creation of one infantry in china. The UK player must have control of India plus at least one of the following must be controlled for the allies: Sinkiang,China, Manchuria,Kwangtung, or French Indo-China.

ok this is updated list we still need about 5 more .