Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion

@mkgionet

An Industrial Complex must be transformed to an Underground Factory at least one round before it can be destroyed by the owner.

An Underground Factory can be destroyed by the owner at no cost - it is simply removed from play.

See page 20 for further details.

Concerning Strategic & Tactical Bombing and Air-To-Air Combat Over Target Area:
In your example, there are no Strategic Bomber units. So I assume that you are conducting a Tactical Bombing Raid against an Air or Naval Base.

In your example, during Air-To-Air Combat Over Target Area all attacking air units attack at “3” - and defending fighter units defend at “4”.

Once the Air-To-Air Combat Over Target Area has ended, the Tactical Bombers (if any survived) are exposed to AAA by the facility that they attack.
There after, any surviving Tactical Bomber unit can drop its bombs on that facility.

See page 23 and 24 for further details.

Remember:
Strategic Bombing Raid: During Air-To-Air Combat Over Target Area any Strategic Bomber unit defends at “1” against the Fighter units that protect the Industrial Complex (Target).
Attacking Heavy Bomber units each defends with 2 dice at “1”.

Hi @mkgionet,

Strategic & Tactical Bombing Raids are described on pg. 16 in the OOB Europe 1940 2nd Edition rulebook.

This is the initial text in the rulebook:

Strategic and Tactical Bombing Raids
A strategic or tactical bombing raid is a direct attack on a facility. During this step, you can bomb enemy industrial
complexes, air bases, and naval bases with your strategic bombers. You can also bomb enemy air and naval bases
(but not industrial complexes) with your tactical bombers. When you damage these facilities, their capabilities are
decreased or eliminated, and your enemy must spend IPCs to repair them in order to restore those capabilities. Repairs
can be made by the units’ controlling player during his or her Purchase and Repair Units phase (see “Purchase and
Repair Units,” page 12).

Concerning demolition of Underground Factories:
When an Industrial Complex is transformed to an Underground Factory, the IPC cost (4 IPC) represents both demolition charges as well as the construction of underground facilities.

An IC cannot be transformed to an UF - and be destroyed in the same turn.
The IC must be transformed to an UF at least one round before the UF is destroyed.
This maneuver represents the time consuming effort that is needed for the process - and it challenges the player to plan ahead.

During the initial play testing we used seperate costs for demolition and transforming.
Play test results showed that to make the rule attractive and manageable, we needed to simplify the rule.
The final result is now describe in the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion rulebook.

Remember:
The Soviet Union can destroy any of its controlled facilities any time during the game - at no cost.
This rule represents the Historical Aspect - Scorched Earth in the Soviet Union.

When players have played the game on both sides a few times with theses rules - they find that it works very well - and the Ultimate Balance of Play is kept.

We just finished a game yesterday - a game where the above subject was used to the extreme.

Pictures & Game Report from this game will soon be posted at the Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Report at this forum.

We look forward to see your game report:+1:

@mkgionet

Remember the scale on which Axis & Allies is played - a Tactical Bomber unit represents small scale attack units with the Specialized Ground & Air Attack capabilities.

A Strategic Bomber unit represents several formations of Bombers with heavy bombs - specifically designed for carpet bombing of large areas, such as an industrial area with its suply lines etc.

Calcutta (India) can produce mines.

If an industrial complex has its capacity decreased because of damage, this decreased production goes for mines as well.
Example:
An IC has been damaged and can produce only 2 units. This IC can equally produce only 2 mines in addition to the 2 units.

@barnee

If an Industrial Complex is damaged - like the above example - and has its production capacity reduced to 2 units, this equally applies to Rockets.

In the above example the damaged IC can produce:

• 2 units
• 2 Mines
• 2 Rockets

Remember:
The production of Rockets would only apply to the Berlin and Moscow factories.

The Printed Paper Full Color Rulebook is now available for Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion.

How to get the printed full color rulebook for the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion:

Send us your shipping address to: g40expansionrules@gmail.com

The rulebook is a non-profit product - it is produced in Holland and will be shipped to you from Holland.

Total costs will be informed when you send us your shipping address - and you’ll confirm the costs before we ship the rulebook.

We’ve agreed that the first 5 Axis & Allies players that record at least 3 completed Global 1940 games with the use of the complete Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion (pictures & game report) at our Global 1940 & 1943 Game Reports thread - will each be awarded 1 rulebook for free (players must pay shipping costs only).

Those 5 players do not include any member of the Danish Axis & Allies Association, since all members will get the rulebook through their yearly fee.

The Game Reports can include games that are completed on TripleA for use with G40 Expansion.

We’ve noted that some players are already qualified for the free rulebook.
We’ll ship the rulebook to these players as soon as we have confirmation on their shipping address.

The full color printed rulebook now includes the Global 1943 Expansion as well.

This reduces production costs - and it also has the advantage that players now have both Global 1940 & Global 1943 Expansions in one rulebook.

Please contact Cornelis Post at this forum, if you have any questions concerning costs, ordering and shipping of the rulebook.

Hi @markebeast

Mines must defend on a specific line. Since Mines defend at “2” against enemy land units - in both Combat Movement and Non-Combat Movement, there is an increased possibility that a land unit is hit.

We’ll look into that, concerning which Mines specifically defend which line…

I’m sure barnee can work out something.

@barnee

Since you and Victoryfirst are playing the game right now, using this procedure, it is great to know that it works.

We’re following your game with interest:+1:

The full color printed rulebook is still available in few numbers.

A reprint will take place later in 2023.