Morning Knp.
The Italians had no inclination to fight the British and even less the Americans, when they joined the war.
There was also a massive class divide between Officers and the enlisted man. This made morale very low and did not help create a fighting force. Italians were happy to be left alone.
The Italian army was also a foot one. Hardly any units were motorised and that would prove a problem in the vast expanses of desert and the seesaw nature of the campaign.
The British were lucky when they attacked in Dec of 1940 as they had only had limited objectives. The advance was so uncontested, that they kept going until they had Benghazi and Tobruk.
Being Italian, I love to laugh at my WW2 army’s dismal performances and unwillingness to throw their lives away for someone else’s glory.
When the Italians switched sides, however, things got very bloody as civil war broke out amongst the Fascists and Communists. Many Italians proved they were not afraid of dying once they had a real cause and future in which they believed.
My dad’s dad was in Africa, Russia and later ran and hid from the Fascists in Tuscany.
Naval Questions
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A few naval questions. I’ll also be posting similar questions on the 1941 board, because we played both games last weekend.
1) When placing a just-built Aircraft Carrier, can I also place fighters that I just built on it? Can I Non-combat move a fighter I already have on the new carrier when I place new units?
2) If I’m attacking boats from 2 or more countries in the same seazone (ex-UK and France in 110) but I’m not using surface warships (Just planes and subs) can I choose to only attack the ships belonging to one power?
3) If yes, would a destroyer belonging to the country I’m NOT attacking still negate my subs surprise strike capabilities?
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I just answered these on the 1941 board CB
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Same rules apply to Global and 1941 games?
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Generally the rules are the same but with additional complexity as you move to the bigger games.
I say generally as there are lots of exceptions. But the basic game concepts do not change.
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Generally speaking powers defend together. However in G40 there are powers that start off neutral (Russia and USA) or not at war with each other (like Japan and UK/France). You could have a case at sea when you attack a sz with units from multiple powers, and can ignore the units that belong to a power that you aren’t yet at war with.
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