@RellHaiser Rank Carcass is in St. Albert. He has a small group that plays Global War. I was supposed to go there in May but who knows if that will happen now.

Prince George, BC. Right smack dab in the middle of the province. I take on all comers from wherever you are. Bring beer.

They are allowed to. Try it out and let us know how it turns out.

@ADCGrey He’s referring to a specific unit in V-3 called a Coastal Defence Ship. It’s basically an old Battleship that still has some punch but also a limited range. Nations used them for coastal defence since they weren’t very useful on long journeys.

I use the Nevada Class for most of my CDS’s.
https://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--Allies--Nevada-Class-Battleship-x5_p_1340.html
For Germany and Italy I use the Schleswig Holstein
https://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--German-Exp--Schleswig-Holstein-Battleship-x5_p_1370.html
For Japan it’s the Fuso Early war battleship;
https://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--Japanese-Supp--Fuso-Early-War-Battleship-x5_p_1627.html

Most of the CDS’s in the opening setup belong to the neutrals. If you’re using white for all of them then the Nevada Class has them in white. The only reason I have them for other nations is if they influence a neutral into joining them or they switch to Germany or UK because they were attacked by the other side.

@mrgoatcheese If you really wanted to get technical with the rules 4.9 states “An attack by a foreign nation on a Warlord, CCP, or KMT, is considered an attack on all of China and causes all Warlords to Align to KMT.”
So Germany would actually have to attack China and not just declare war on them.

@Dran-Black After taking another look, Rule 4.9 confirms what I was saying about waiting until the end of the Combat Phase.

@mrgoatcheese Oh I see what you mean now. I thought you were talking about some other bonus that I wasn’t aware of. I’m not so sure though if the 4 IPP they could gain by holding those territories is worth giving China a factory.

However, at some point players have to consider the spirit of the rules. I contacted the guy writing the rules for V-3 to ask him about this. He replied that if a player pulled this BS at his table they would never be allowed to play there again. It’s obvious that there was no intention to create a loophole to allow the Japanese player to gain an unfair advantage and at some point players have to take some personal responsibility to play a fair game. It’s not about what you can exploit in the rules, it’s about not cheating your opponents. I know you will like to argue that you’re just following the rules and they need to be written better, but I still urge you to consider the spirit of the rules and play your opponents fairly. He is going to close this loophole for those who like to exploit them.

@mrgoatcheese That would be a good idea if such a bonus existed. The only Wartime bonuses Japan gets are in regards to possessing certain territories.There is zero benefit to Japan if China is a major power.

I’ve had this explained to me in the case of the Netherlands turning British once attacked. Assuming that the Brits are at war and the Netherlands aligns to the British upon being attacked by the Japanese, the alignment doesn’t occur until after the combat phase. In other words, the Japanese can attack as many Dutch territories and units as they want and the Dutch won’t change to British until the attacks are over and the territories have changed hands to the Japanese. This won’t constitute a Declaration of War against the British and trigger the American backlash.

I would play China the same way. The Japanese should be allowed to finish their Combat Phase and the territories change hands before the alignment of the Warlords and the consequences are in effect. To do otherwise, you might as well count them all up as soon as Japan starts making their Combat Moves. That would break the game and the spirit of how the rules intended the consequences of Axis belligerence to work.

You do point out something important for the Japanese player to consider though. They need to make sure they bring the KMT down below that threshold on their initial attack. Good catch.

@Chris_Henry I think what they mean is that they can break the truce anytime after the foreign power has been expelled from China. That’s what I got out of it.