Hello Everyone,
I just purchased Axis and Allies 1942 2nd Edition as my first axis and allies game. First off, I haven’t played a full game. I just played a few rounds with the girlfriend to get a hang of the rules. Unfortunately she isn’t a fan because “it’s too slow” but whatever, I’ll include her in my risk games and play this one with the guys haha. I ran in to a situation where I couldnt find the answer in the rule book. Lets say Germany goes to invade country X with one infantry and one fighter plane. Russia in the defending country has two tanks, two infantry and an artillery gun (Not AAA). The attacker rolls, no hits are scored. Then Russia rolls and takes out Germany’s infantry leaving him with nothing but a fighter plane. Now, Russia can’t attack Germany’s fighter, so can Germany just keep rolling until all of Russia’s units are destroyed (or really there’s no point in rolling). I understand a fighter can’t claim the territory on it’s own, but this seems a little unfair. Did I miss a rule or is this how it works? Are planes really this powerful? It seems like one would have to hoard AAA guns if fighters can just destroy everything.
Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer my question!