This is a niche strat. The Allies have to make certain actions to allow it to go. Your opponent just made one of the moves that disrupts this tactic. You will not get Gibraltar and not link the German and Italian forces.
The good thing is its T1–early enough that you can adapt. You can continue to pursue a harassment of Atlantic forces with the navy you bought, and press against USSR.
I would add that you can consider the sub rules as an exploitable loophole, but I would say they refect the very real problems subs caused in naval battles. One unaccounted sub could cause massive disruption to a naval force (hello HMS Ark Royal)
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3
Game History
Round: 13
Combat Move - Russians
2 infantry moved from Timguska to Urals
Russians take Urals from Germans
Combat - Russians
Non Combat Move - Russians
5 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
1 aaGun moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
1 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
Turn Complete - Russians
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
@pacifiersboard Edited to reflect Far East movement. Sorry, I will be more careful in the future.
TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3
Game History
Round: 1
Purchase Units - Russians
Russians buy 12 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;
Politics - Russians
Russians takes Political Action: Political Action Russians To War With Italians
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Italians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War
Combat Move - Russians
2 infantry moved from Karelia to Finland
3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Finland
1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Finland
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Finland
Combat - Russians
Battle in Finland
Russians attack with 2 fighters, 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Germans defend with 7 infantry
Russians roll dice for 2 fighters, 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Finland, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 2.50 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 7 infantry in Finland, round 2 : 1/7 hits, 2.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Finland
3 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Finland
Russians roll dice for 2 fighters, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Finland, round 3 : 1/7 hits, 2.33 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 4 infantry in Finland, round 3 : 0/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Finland
Russians roll dice for 2 fighters, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Finland, round 4 : 0/7 hits, 2.33 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in Finland, round 4 : 2/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
2 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Finland
Russians roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Finland, round 5 : 0/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in Finland, round 5 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Finland
Russians roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Finland, round 6 : 2/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in Finland, round 6 : 2/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
1 tactical_bomber owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Finland
2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Finland
2 fighters owned by the Russians retreated
Germans win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
Casualties for Russians: 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Casualties for Germans: 6 infantry
Non Combat Move - Russians
2 fighters moved from Finland to Karelia
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Karelia
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Karelia
1 artillery moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
1 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Karelia
1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Archangel
1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
1 armour moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
1 armour moved from Russia to Bryansk
2 aaGuns moved from Russia to Bryansk
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Karelia
1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
Place Units - Russians
3 infantry placed in Ukraine
9 infantry placed in Russia
Turn Complete - Russians
Russians collect 36 PUs; end with 37 PUs
Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 40 PUs
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Amur: 6 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Yakut S.S.R.: 6 infantry
EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Sakha: 2 aaGuns and 6 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Buryatia: 2 aaGuns and 6 infantry
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans regular : -0.67
Russians regular : -5.00
@pacifiersboard yes… that was an oversight. I plan doing the typical 6 guys go east and 12 + 2 AA reinforce
@shadowhawk “In non-combat it’s not legal to do moves that could result in combat. Your moving sub into a hostile seazone.” == not correct.
“Unlike other sea units, submarines can move through and even into hostile sea zones in the Noncombat Move phase. However, a submarine must end its movement when it enters a sea zone containing one or more enemy destroyers.”
Why would you want to do this?
To disrupt the loading/unloading of troops and convoy ops.
Example: Allies own Java with transports and navy in the SZ 42 (Java waters). Japan sneaks a sub to SZ42 on non-combat. On the US turn, they wanted to take the inf in Java to defend Philippines but they want to use the DD to kill the sub. Here’s the problem, the amphib movement is a non-combat (US owns Philippines in this scenario) so the transport can’t move until the non-combat phase. However, if the DD attacks, all units in SZ42 at the time of combat are considered to be part of the attack, so the transport would be an “attacker” and at the end of combat would have it’s movement expended. Thus, either the transport leaves the area and could amphib attack some other hostile territory as this would be combat movement, or just hangout around Phillippines WITHOUT unloading.
Or, the US DD doesn’t attack the sub, it lives and gets to convoy Java.
Of course, this kind of situation is not common. But it is a consideration
Exact wording of applicable rule:
If your units are sharing a sea zone with only enemy submarines and/or transports (a friendly sea zone) and you want to ignore them, the normal rules of combat movement apply. However, if they are sharing a sea zone with enemy surface warships (a hostile sea zone), or you are attacking enemy submarines and/or transports there, each of your units must do one of the following:
Remain in the sea zone and conduct combat,
Leave the sea zone, load units if desired, and conduct combat elsewhere,
Leave the sea zone, either to load units or to establish a retreat route, and return to the same sea zone to conduct combat, or
Leave the sea zone and conduct no combat
Remember, you can only load units in friendly sea zones, so if this sea zone is hostile, you must load them elsewhere.
Once these sea units have moved and/or participated in combat, they can’t move or participate in the Noncombat Move phase of the turn.
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3
Game History
Round: 12
Purchase Units - ANZAC
ANZAC buy 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - ANZAC
Non Combat Move - ANZAC
1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from New South Wales to 42 Sea Zone
Place Units - ANZAC
1 submarine placed in 62 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in New South Wales
Turn Complete - ANZAC
ANZAC collect 13 PUs; end with 13 PUs
Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 16 PUs
Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 19 PUs
Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 22 PUs
Combat Move - French
Combat - French
French creates battle in territory 37 Sea Zone
Non Combat Move - French
1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
Turn Complete - French
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by French from Syria: 1 fighter
EDIT: Adding units owned by French to Russia: 1 fighter
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
@pacifiersboard RE: delayed start. No worries. But I did start a tournament in the interim, so I’m good with a slow pace.