@JamesAleman:
@K0rnput1968:
Just call me blind, but can anyone tell me where in the rules of 1940 Global/Pacific/Europe is stated when subs do emerge again after they’ve submerged?
In the old Pacific and Europe and Revised it’s clearly stated. It’s rather important to know and not to assume when they emerge with the convoy-disruption rules in place.
At the moment we assume they emerge before convoy-disruption right after non-combat movement.
Thanks in advance and kind regards,
K’68
Page 18, AAEurope1940 rulebook, right column, second paragraph below the section: “Step 2: Submarine Surprise Strike or Submerge (Sea Battles Only)”. “Attacking or defending submarines that choose to submerge are removed from the battle strip immediately and placed on the game board in the contested sea zone, removing them from the remaining battle sequence.”
This means that “submerging” simply takes the sub out of combat and places it back on the game board. Subs don’t actually stay “submerged”, it is just an option to leave combat when the enemy has no destroyers to force you to stay.
See also page 29 for the submarine unit description.
This is different from the old versions of the game. This is also not an official answer. Hope it helps.
Ah, that explains it a little better now, thanks! I was looking in the turn sequence for it. It’s always difficult when you are reading the rules in a foreign language. We are going into our first official match with others this weekend and want to be fully prepped against any form of loopholes in the rules.
Been playing A&A for 24 years now and must say: the rulebooks -unfortunately- don’t get any more transparent with each new release. (Don’t get me wrong, We really love the new global over here and are faithful buyers of each new release. thanks for all those nice hours of gaming fun Larry!)
