Rules Q&A

@djensen:

The fighter belongs to the Chinese player. This is the one and only fighter the Chinese can control during the entire game.

I understand the rationale now…thanks!

Posting the rules would eliminate all the questions.

Djenson,
Thanks for clarifying the USA declaration of war.

The convoy’s sound pretty cool from what I got from you and C.Yope.

Keep up the good work, game on. 8-)

@djensen:

7. A scramble can only occur from an airbase on an island, correct? An airbase on the Asian continent cannot scramble, correct?

Correct.

@djensen:

8. For the purposes of scramble, is Australia considered an island?

Australia is not considered to be an island for any purpose.  For rules purposes, an island is a single territory that is surrounded by a single sea zone.  The reference in the rules to Australia being an exception for purposes of ICs not being able to be built on islands is a mistake.

So if USA SBRs an island airbase (for 3 damage) then the UK and ANZAC can attack the surrounding sea zones without japan being able to scramble aircraft since Japan won’t be able to repair (since they havent had a turn yet, and then of course they can repair it on their next turn)

@Krieghund:

The reference in the rules to Australia being an exception for purposes of ICs not being able to be built on islands is a mistake.

Razor want to smite the editor on this one. How hard can it be to make a clear and rational rulebook ?

@ksmckay:

So if USA SBRs an island airbase (for 3 damage) then the UK and ANZAC can attack the surrounding sea zones without japan being able to scramble aircraft since Japan won’t be able to repair (since they havent had a turn yet, and then of course they can repair it on their next turn)

You are one clever guy. Lets just hope nobody will take advantage of this rule flaws and be gamey.

Thanks djensen for posting the rules in advance so we can discuss and clarify!

From reading the first part of the rules, i have two questions:

1. “Aircraft that scramble cannot participate in another battle.”  Does this mean that those aircrafts used in a scramble cannot be used during the players normal combat/non combat movement phase?

2. “A kamikaze may target any naval ship except transports.” I just wanted to double check to see if this is correct?

@shohoku201:

1. “Aircraft that scramble cannot participate in another battle.”  Does this mean that those aircrafts used in a scramble cannot be used during the players normal combat/non combat movement phase?

Remember that scrambling fighters are defending. And I dont think defending units have combat and non-combat movement phases, since it is not their turn. They are just defending. It is the attacker that enjoy combat and non-combat phases. Basically fighters scrambling from island bases have the same mechanic as interceptor fighters defending during Stratecig Bombing Raids. They defend an adjacent space. I think the cause to this irresolutiones lies in the old CAP(combat air patrol) rule from the old A&A Pacific, where the cap-fighters had to move to the seazone during their non-combat phases, and land in their combat phases. I like this new rule better, man.

@shohoku201:

2. “A kamikaze may target any naval ship except transports.” I just wanted to double check to see if this is correct?

Yes of course it is correct. Do you know any incident where a kamikaze sank a cargoship ? And please let Razor amuse us with his in-depth analyze of the rational behind this rule. Okey, shohoku201, lets pretend you are an kamikaze pilot, who will crash his plane into an enemy ship, an action that is most likely to end his life. He might choose between a famous battleship or a poor tranny. Tell us, wich of the ships would you prefer to sacrife your life to sink ? This is how it works. Nobody want to die for a poor tranny.

Yes of course it is correct. Do you know any incident where a kamikaze sank a cargoship ? And please let Razor amuse us with his in-depth analyze of the rational behind this rule. Okey, shohoku201, lets pretend you are an kamikaze pilot, who will crash his plane into an enemy ship, an action that is most likely to end his life. He might choose between a famous battleship or a poor tranny. Tell us, wich of the ships would you prefer to sacrife your life to sink ? This is how it works. Nobody want to die for a poor tranny.

LMFAO!

regarding kamikazes, i brought this up because of the departure from AAP.

sources for sunken and damaged ships sustained from kamikaze attacks vary.  but transport ships were also targeted.

– Allied Ships affected by Kamikaze Attacks –

• Sunken -

3 Escort Aircraft Carriers
13 Destroyers
1 Escort Destroyer
2 Fast Minelayers
1 Submarine Destroyer
1 Minesweeper
3 Fast Transports
5 Tank Landing Craft
1 High Sea Tugboat
1 Auxiliary Ship
1 Outpost Ship
2 Torpedo Boats

34 Ships total

• Damaged -

16 Heavy Aircraft Carriers
3 Light Aircraft Carriers
17 Escort Aircraft Carriers
15 Battleships
5 Heavy Cruisers
10 Light Cruisers
87 Destroyers
1 Submarine
24 Escort Destroyers
13 Light Minelayers
15 Fast Minelayers
1 PT Boat Escort Vessel
2 Surveying Ships
1 Hospital Ship
2 Freighters
3 Attack Freighters
1 Net Ship
10 Minesweepers
2 Tankers
14 Attack Transports
15 Fast Transports
1 Hospital Transport
2 Repair Ships for Landing Craft
1 Fleet Tugboat
3 Seaplane Motherships
1 Seaplane Recovery Ship
1 Minelayer
11 Tank Landing Craft
1 Outpost Ship
2 Torpedo Boats
1 Transport
1 Demagnetization Ship
6 Auxiliary Minesweepers

288 Ships total

When you say Mech Infantry cannot blitz unless acompanied by a tank what does this mean?
A: They can’t use their second movement space without a tank period?
B: They can’t attack two spaces away without a tank?
C: They can’t move through an empty hostile space without stopping unless they are with a tank?

When you say Mech Infantry cannot blitz unless acompanied by a tank what does this mean?
A: They can’t use their second movement space without a tank period?
B: They can’t attack two spaces away without a tank?
C: They can’t move through an empty hostile space without stopping unless they are with a tank?

C

Does the tank and the mech have to start from the same territory or could they merge into the first vacant one?

@djensen:

I’ll check the rule book when I get home.

@jeffdestroyer:

Does the tank and the mech have to start from the same territory or could they merge into the first vacant one?

Post the rule book.