Yes, you can.  If neither the transport nor the units have moved previously, the can be loaded, transported and unloaded on non combat.  However, they cannot move through a canal that you did not control prior to combat.

We played Global 40 today (6 player game) with the following turn order.

Russia non com far east forces
All Axis go except Italy)
All allies go except France
All Axis go
All Allies go
Then switch off from then on. 
All the normal rules applies as to who can can-opener for whom and order of non com etc.

On the plus side, we found that it did not change the game play or balance which we wanted to avoid.  It was also fun from the standpoint of the whole team being “on” together and “off” together.   
On the down side, however, it also did not speed up play much.  Of course, we had a couple of new players, and I think it would might have saved significant time with more experienced player.  So, it is something we might do again, but not because it saved all that much time.

Thanks, that was what I was afraid of.  Will stick with just changing the turn sequence for now.

I am considering trying a Global 40 2nd Edition face to face game with these rules to speed up play and add a touch more historicity.  I am interested in feedback primarily on
1.  How you feel this would impact balance between the two sides and
2.  How it would impact the game experience.  For example, it would eliminate can-opener tactics.  Would that bog the game down in too much stalemate?

Set Up:
The Russian far east forces will start the game moved one territory west if Russia chooses.

Turn Sequence: 
All Axis go (Italy, Germany, Japan) (Italy is skipped round 1)
All Allies go (France, Russia, US, UK/India, Anzac, China).  (France is skipped round 1)
All purchases, combat moves and non combat moves for either side are made simultaneously.

Other Rules:
Axis:  German and Italian units can attack, defend and move together.  However, under no circumstances can land, sea or air units from the European Axis mix with Japanese forces or visa versa, nor can they attack the same territory on the same turn.

Allies:  US, UK (either board) French and Anzac units can attack, defend and move together.  Allied units can share territories with Chinese troops, but cannot attack together.  Otherwise, Russian units cannot enter non Russian land territories controlled by the other allies and cannot participate in joint attacks. 
Allied land and air units that end movement in original Russian territories that contain Russian units become Russian.  If you send it to Russia, it is a gift, just like “lend/lease” was not really a loan.  If you liberate a Russian territory, you are fine, but you will need to move out before Russians move in, or convert to Russian.

All other Global 2nd Edition rules remain in play as written.

That sounds great to me, if Barney is willing.  I will keep trying to figure it out in the meantime.  Thank you.

Hmm… getting an error

“Exception while parsing_Global_40HouseRules_Turn_Order (2).7z not in GZIP format”

What do I do to get around that?

Thanks

Thank you!!  Will see if I can get it to work.  Can’t wait to play around with this.

Thank you Barney.  However, I am afraid that I have no idea what to do even with your description. Not sure what specific file need to be compared to what, for example.  I am afraid that I am not very tech savvy…  :? 

Black Elk,  Yes, if you could just create an option for 2nd Edition 40 with the altered turn order, that would be sufficient for my purposes and would be very much appreciated.

I do understand that falls short of what IL is talking about.  However, it would allow some experimentation around this idea.  I think if you simply skip Italy on the first turn, and let the Japanese player non-com East Asia units prior to start it changes very little on the starting set up and 1st turn outcomes. 
However, it may have a significant impact on balance in at least one respect.  Italy could no longer can opener for Germany.  It would have to be the other way around.  That could definitely make it much easier for the Russians to slow the onslaught a bit.

Not sure who to direct this to…

Is there any way to change the order of the countries on triple A so as to have Germany, Japan and Italy turns come first and then the allies in sequence?  I would like to experiment with something like what IL is talking about.  Thanks.