Our group has had this discussion many times. It seems unrealistic that a country would develop something that is not useful. In one of our games Russia bought a non-disposable tech dice and actually rolled a 6 then rolled on the chart and got “War Bonds” which was cool for them but if you look at the list there are very few that Russia can benefit from. Mostly depends if they are on the offensive. If they are on the defensive then only “War Bonds” and “Increased Factory Production” seem to be worthwhile. “Radar” would also be good but its on a separate chart with tech that would not benefit them. Most would say that Russia should not even consider rolling on tech and I tend to agree unless they are on the offensive and have a massive economy.
Mongolia question
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All,
If USA attacks Korea from Amur, does that give Japan the ability to attack from Manchuria to Amur without Mongolia turning Russian? Russia is at war with Japan but has not attacked Manchuria or Korea.
If it matters, there are American troops in both Amur and Korea.
Thx
jonpfl -
U.S. has zero to do with Mongolia rule, Jon, so it doesn’t matter if the U.S. took Korea from Japan. Would only matter if Russia did, so in your scenario Mongolia would side with Russia.
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If any Japanese troops capture USSR territory on Mongolian lines, Mongolia joins USSR.
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Should this move trigger the Mongolians in ALL situations (except Russia has not attacked Korean or Manchuria)?
Thx
jonpfl -
Correct.
The only possible exception I can think of is if Moscow had already fallen and the U.S. or U.K. had liberated Timguska so it wasn’t Russian.
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Correct.
The only possible exception I can think of is if Moscow had already fallen and the U.S. or U.K. had liberated Timguska so it wasn’t Russian.
Yes, Moscow has fallen BUT that was still Russian territory.
So, should Mongolia have Russian troops now or should they still be neutral?
Thx
jonpfl -
Mongolia goes Russian.
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Triple A isn’t exactly reliable for learning G40 but regardless of who controls Moscow or the territories that surround Mongolia, if Japan attacks USSR territory, Mongolia joins USSR.
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The strange part about the Mongolian rule is if USSR attacks Japanese held Suiyuyan, Chahar etc it nullifies the Mongolian rule.
But yes, in your example Mongolia goes USSR providing that USSR hasn’t nullified the rule yet.
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The strange part about the Mongolian rule is if USSR attacks Japanese held Suiyuyan, Chahar etc it nullifies the Mongolian rule.
But yes, in your example Mongolia goes USSR providing that USSR hasn’t nullified the rule yet.
That’s one of the few “realism” in G40 where Mongolia didn’t care for China as it had closer ties with USSR hence why they join USSR if they get invaded but not if China falls. I think at some point, some Chinese warlords encroached Mongolia and thus set off some resentment between the two countries and Mongolia could not care less about the civil war and Japan showing up made it worse as the Japanese could care less what about was Mongolian.
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The following link might be of help:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=30776.0:mrgreen:
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