@AndrewAAGamer said in Notifications:

Thank you @SS-GEN !!! I think I fixed it based on your comments…

I guess we’ll see…

-Midnight_Reaper

@Imperious-Leader said in 1942.2 House Rules ...:

So your advocating an air transport plane?

I have been advocating for air transports for years: https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/30629/classic-paratrooper-and-air-transport-rules-for-classic

@Imperious-Leader said in 1942.2 House Rules ...:

I prefer allowing airborne infantry dropped no further than 1 space from your own land forces, limited by # of Bombers. Therefore, a bomber can still perform any of its duties.

You also cannot have more than 6 at any one time and you can promote 1 infantry per turn max as airborne by paying 2 ipc.

In combat they fire at 3 1st round, 2 2nd round, and 1 any remaining rounds.

In game you designate them with HBG badge placed under unit.

My link above has my thoughts on paratroopers. I don’t want to steal your thunder, so I’ll just direct people there if they want to read it.

@Imperious-Leader said in 1942.2 House Rules ...:

Other units:

Volkstrum units: Once Russia takes any areas adjacent to Germany proper, the German player may build a number of Volkstrum equal to a D6 each turn at the cost of 2 IPC each. They attack /defend 1/1 move 1

Russian Conscripts/Cadre units: same as Volkstrum, but Germany needs to recapture West Russia to activate start of production.

Of course adding Fighter-Bombers ( nobody called them “tactical bombers except harry Larris”)

Mech infantry with the following rule change: They may “tow” one artillery each so they move 2 spaces. ratio is 1to1

Panzer Grenadiers: 2-3 units, move 2, cost? limit 6 at one time

Soviet Shock Army: Combined Arms: any 2 armor units, you get one free roll of 3 or less. up to 6 on board at any time

Waffen SS Panzer Corps: Combined Arms: any 2 armor units, you get one free roll of 4 or less. up to 6 on board at any time

V-1/V-2 Cost 2 IPC each available starting turn X. These are USABLE rockets. They fire and you need to buy more. Procedure: buy them at 2 ipc each place within 2 spaces of where you want them to target, roll D4 result is damage in IPC, limited to total IPC of space they are attacking ( Attacks on UK is limited to 8 IPC)

Battle Cruiser: 4-4 move 2 ( one hit only) cost?

Light Carrier CVL 1 fighter capacity 0-1-2 units cost?

Marines: Japan and USA can build up to 6 marines each. They are designated from regular infantry, but attack at 2 for duration of combat…not keen on this, but they should be represented.

I like this set of units. As for Battlecruisers (CC)s and Light Carriers (CVL)s, I’d sell CCs for whatever cost you are using for BBs (CCs were expensive things, which is why so few were ever built). CVLs I’d sell for the cost of Cruisers, maybe Cruiser cost +1 IPCs. The CVLs the US built were modified Cruiser hulls with flat decks on top.

That’s my 2 IPCs,

-Midnight_Reaper

I’ve always been a fan of adding Paratroopers and Air Transports to A&A.

Paratroopers attack increases to 2 when dropped into a battle by Air Transport.

Attack 1(2*) Defense 2 Move 1 Cost 4 (*Attack 2 when dropped into battle)

Air Transports allow for the quick movement of quick movement of Infantry, Paratroopers, and whatever other Elite Infantry units that may be in your game. For the most part, treat this unit similar to a naval transport, excepting faster movement, different cost, smaller capacity, and requirement to finish turn on land.

Attack 0 Defense 0* Move 6 Cost 8 Can Carry 1 Infantry, Paratrooper, or other Elite Infantry units (*Just like regular naval Transports, Air Transports are defenseless and cannot be taken as a hit as long as any other defending unit remains. When moving over enemy territory, Air Transports may be shot at by AAA and taken as a casualty during an attack. If an Air Transport is shot down, whatever unit it was carrying is lost in addition to the Air Transport.)

-Midnight_Reaper

I live in Maryland, USA, between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. Not inside either of those cities but between them, in the suburbs.

-Midnight_Reaper

@SS-GEN said in Classic map file:

I went through the link on BGG and still blurry.

Yeah, sorry about that. I thought it was clear, but I see what you’re saying now. If I find something better, I’ll let you know.

-Midnight_Reaper

@KMW7 said in Combat phase number meaning:

I’m confused about the combat phase when attacking with the battle strip. Let’s say I have and infantry on attack. Does this mean I much roll a 1 to attack anything from the other side or that the other side must roll a 1 in order to kill my infantry?

This is for 1941 but I assume it it probably the same for all. Thank you in advance for your response

Let me drop a picture on you, so I can explain what’s going on (this is from A&A 1942, but the theory works the same regardless of edition) :

So you have an “Attacker” side and a “Defender” side. The different units might have the same values for attack and defense or they might have different values for attack and defense. For example, Battleships attack and defend at a 4 and Fighter units attack at a 3 and defend on a 4.

What those numbers mean is that when a player rolls a die (which would be a six-sided die when playing with standard rules) to attack with a fighter unit, that player scores a hit if that player rolls a 1 or a 2 or a 3. If that player rolls a 4 or a 5 or a 6, that unit does not score a hit. When a player rolls a die to defend with a fighter unit, then that player scores a hit if that player rolls a 1 or a 2 or a 3 or a 4. If that player rolls a 5 or a 6, that unit does not score a hit.

What does it mean to “score a hit”? It means that the other player must assign a unit under their control to fall in battle. Every hit takes away one of the other side’s units. When the attacker scores hits on the defender, those units are supposed to be moved to the other side of the “Casualty Zone” strip. This designates units that will get to “return fire” during the defender’s round but which will go away before the next round of fire from the attacker. When a defender scores hits on the attacker, those units are destroyed right away.

Unless you are playing with house rules, the decision of which units are destroyed by hits rolled on the dice belongs to the power that is suffering the hits.

So, lengthy explanation. I hope it answers all of your questions. If you have more, feel free to ask.

-Midnight_Reaper

@SS-GEN said in Classic map file:

Midnight reaper. Ya looked at bottom map. It’s to blurry. Need a better file of it if possible.

Did you click on the picture I posted, or did you go through the link just above it (https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/174573/axis-allies-classic-1986-world-map-large-ipc-value)? If you go to that filepage, you can download a much-better resolution version of that map. I just posted a preview version so that you could see what was in the download file.

-Midnight_Reaper

@SEP A large source of pieces for house-ruled units is Historical Board Gaming (HBG). Their website is at https://www.historicalboardgaming.com/. They have acrylic markers for bases in the markers and tokens section and plastic game pieces in a variety of colors in the battle pieces section.

While they’re not the sole source of units, they do provide a lot of good stuff. Another good source for units is Shapeways (https://www.shapeways.com/), which is a 3D printing shop where you can find just about every type of wheeled vehicle, tracked vehicle, plane, and ship from World War II, not to mention other time frames.

@captainwalker said in On this day during W.W. 2:

March 28, 1941. Battle of Cape Matapan

{snip} The Italians had been wrongly informed by the Germans that the Mediterranean Fleet had only one operational battleship and no aircraft carriers. In fact the Royal Navy had battleships, while the damaged British aircraft carrier (HMS Illustrious) had been replaced by HMS Formidable. {snip}

{snip} Admiral Cunningham with HMS Formidable, HMS Warspite, HMS Barham and HMS Valiant left Alexandria on the same day to meet the cruisers.

{snip}

In the phrase, “the Royal Navy had battleships”, did you mean to instead say, “the Royal Navy had three battleships”? I’m curious by the way you put that.

-Midnight_Reaper

@Super-Semple While I like the idea of Combat Medics, I think that they might be outside the scope of Global War. When infantry and tank units represent Corps or Armies of troops (which would have thousands of soldiers), what would a Combat Medic unit do, exactly? Do you have a Corps of Medical troops, with hospitals, ambulances, and convalescent facilities? What effect would you have this literal Medical Corps do for you?

I don’t mean to punch holes in your idea, I’m just trying to help you make this rule a better rule. This idea might be better as Hospital unit that is stationary, similar to an Airbase and a Naval Port, and provides some benefit when ground units in nearby zones are taken as casualties.

Alternatively, you might build Hospital Ships and have them off-shore, to provide medical facilities for Amphibious Assaults. The US Navy had about 15 Hospital Ships in commission during WWII, and they were not alone in providing aid and comfort to the wounded.

My 2 IPCs,

-Midnight_Reaper