Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion

[The Captain]

@barnee

In the Explained thread (see Facilities) it is described why Underground Factories cannot be targeted by Strategic Bombing.

Play testing concerning the Underground Factory rule initially included the following:

• An IPC Penalty must be paid by the owner - the IPC amount is half the dice rolls combined.

or:

• Damage to an Underground Factory can only be half of the damage inflicted to a regular industrial complex

The results were mixed - and the Underground Factory rule was not attractive enough with those rules.

It is known today, that Germany dispersed some of their factories to the forrests (Surface Forrest Factories) - in combination with underground facilities.
This was not known by the Allies until after the War.

We also included these facts in the decisions about the Underground Factory rules.

The final results of the Underground Factory rule are now included in the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion

Concerning Air-To-Air Combat Over Target Area during Strategic Bombing of factories or other facilities, we studied the scenarios from various battles of WWII.

• During the Battle of France in may-June 1940, the French fighter pilots flew only 1 mission a day - whereas the German pilots flew more than 5 missions a day.
• During the Battle of Britian, the RAF pilots flew multiple missions a day - whereas the German pilots flew a maximum of 2 sorties a day.
• During the air defense of Germany in 1944 and 1945, Allied fighter pilots flew up to 2 missions a day - whereas the Luftwaffe pilots were sent up in the air as soon as they were refueled an rearmed - multiple times a day.

Defending fighter pilots were close to their bases - but the attacker was hundreds of miles away from their own bases. This had an effect in both morale and fighting capacity.

Those facts were also included in our play testing.

These are some of the reasons that defending fighters defend at a higher factor than attacking fighters.

The Air-To-Air Combat Over Target Area scenario was not over until either the attacker pushed his bombers through to the target - or was eliminated.

Concerning Paratrooper units - this was the very first rule that we implemented in 1993 for the Axis & Allies Classic game.

A lot of studying went ahead before we came up with multiple suggestions for the Paratrooper unit. Some aspects that we play tested were:

• Infantry can be transformed to Paratrooper
• Sabotage: Partroopper units can cause sabotage to enemy facilities
• Airlifting: How to airlift a Paratrooper unit (Airlift Token or Bomber etc.)
• Cost, attack, defense, movement on land, sea and by air (for example the US 82nd Airborne Division was transported by sea to North Africa in Late 1943).
• Fighting in a city (Capital City area)
• Education & Training of Paratrooper units

The final result is now included in the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion on pg. 18.

[barnee]

@The-Captain

Concerning Total War Builds, except for India, the 5 Powers can place at any Factory that meets the criteria ? If I upgrade th S AF Minor to Heavy, I could place 4 Ftrs there ?

[The Captain]

Concerning the Total War rule:

From Early 1943 (round 7) the 5 major powers can mass produce units in accordance with the Total War rule.

Those 5 Nations can use any of their own original Industrial Complexes for Total War production - as long as these factories have the required production capacity.

Exception:
United Kingdom cannot use India for Total War production. Only the Industrial Complexes on the European side of the map can be used for Total War production.
The rulebook says “London only” - but the original UK factories in South Africa and Canada can also be used for Total War (Air units only…).

See pg. 50 for further information.

[barnee]

@The-Captain

Can Air Transports transport Allied units the way Naval Trprts can ?

American Inf could load on a ANZAC Air Trprt for example.

[The Captain]

@barnee

Yes - Air Transport units operate under Transport rules concerning transportation of units.

Important:
Only German Air Transport units can transport Tank units.

[barnee]

@The-Captain It’s not listed, but they can also transport AA Guns the way Transports do in OOB rules ?

[The Captain]

@barnee

Only a German Air Transport unit can carry an Anti Aircraft Artillery unit, since an Anti Aircraft Artillery unit counts as a Tank unit for transport purposes.

[barnee]

@The-Captain Right on. So Tank, Paratrooper, AA Gun and Combat Engineer are the only units that can’t be transported by Air, unless a German Air Trprt.

Naval Trprt can transport two of anything, except for the above four, which can only have one.

Is that correct ?

[The Captain]

@barnee

The rulebook Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion describes the transportation capacity that is required for each unit.

The rules concerning transportation by Sea, Air and Strategic Rail Movement is described under each unit - and in some cases also under “Escorts & Transports” as well as “Air Transport” and “Strategic Rail Movement”.

We recommend that players refer to the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion rulebook in case of any questions concerning transportation of units, since specialized units such as Mines, Rockets, Factories etc. have various transportation requirements.

Even among our Veteran Players we repeatedly refer to the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion rulebook.

[barnee]

@The-Captain I went through the rulebook and can’t find the transport costs for each unit. That’s why I’m asking.

I go through the rulebook frequently and only ask when something isn’t clear. Where does it show the transport cost of each unit ?

It’s not listed here

Some individual unit profiles will mention there transport cost but not all.

[The Captain]

@barnee

Okay - now I see :-)

The Transportation Capacity that is required to transport each unit is described under the units profile.

Example:
A Paratrooper unit (see pg. 18) is a specialized Infantry unit - but concerning transportation a Paratrooper unit counts as a Tank unit towards the capacity of a Transport, Landing Craft and Air Transport unit.

Anyway - we’re grateful that you ask questions, since there is always something we can improve concerning the rulebook and Rules Clarification.

Thanks again barnee :-)

[The Captain]

Concerning transportation of landbased units:

See pg. 30 in the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion rulebook:

Note 5:
A Transport unit can carry 2 land based units in any combination.

Exception:
If the Transport unit carries 1 Tank unit, the second land based unit cannot be a Tank unit or any other unit that counts as a Tank unit for transport purposes.

Example:
A Transport can carry 2 Artillery units - or 1 Artillery unit and 1 Tank unit.

[barnee]

@The-Captain Thank you. I thought I had seen it before but could not find it for the life of me :)

[barnee]

@The-Captain said in Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion:

@barnee

Rules concerning AAA are OOB - so in this case each AAA can only fire 3 times.

Example:
2 Paratrooper units and 2 Fighter units attack an enemy terrirory with one AAA unit.

The defender must choose how to direct the 3 “shots” fired at the attacking Paratrooper & Fighter units.

In this example the defender chooses to fire against both Paratrooper units - and to use the last shot against one of the Fighter units.

The dice must be rolled seperately from the Paratrooper units and the Fighter unit.

Here is how it goes:
Two AAA dice are rolled against the Paratrooper units. Any casualties are removed.

One AAA dice is rolled against the Fighter unit. Any casualty is removed.

After the AAA fire is resolved, combat continues as normal.

Lol I just spent close to two hours looking for this. I know I asked it before :)
Started out pages 15 to the end then 10 to found it on 13 lol

Kept getting sidetracked reading all the posts :) I tried searching paratrooper but it checks all house rule paratroopers, 43 of em. Only one from you and that wasn’t the one. Don’t really know a better way to search oh well :)

Getting ready todo a detailed example on the triplea thread for Paratroopers and wanted to make sure i got it right.

Hope you and your family had a good Christmas and you’re getting some gaming in :)

[The Captain]

@barnee

Yes - the same AAA can split up its rounds of fire between the Paratrooper units and the Fighter units, since these units must be kept seperately during the defending AAA fire.

We play an average of 1 game each week from October 2023 and until the end of March 2024.

The Fighter Ace units are popular - and always represented on the game board.
In the Pacific the US Navy most often use both Fighter Aces to balance the superior number of Japanese Fighter units.

Naturally, the Aircraft Carrier unit that carries the Fighter Ace units is the Primary Target for Japanese Kamikaze attacks…

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you as well :-)

[barnee]

@The-Captain

Nice I’m thinking being able to scramble for Axis defense could be pretty sweet too :) Got another 2 years yet before the lads will have enough experience though :)

[The Captain]

Concerning United Kingdom Home Defense:

Only Infantry and Elite Infantry units can defend at “3” during the first round of Combat.

Paratrooper units, British Commando units and other specialized Infantry units that operate under Infantry rules must defend at their normal Defense Factor during Home Defense.

The reason is, that specialized Infantry units such as Paratroopers have specialized equipment, training, weapons etc. in order to use them for Special Missions.

Also, for Game Play reasons those specialized Infantry units should not be “mixed up” with regular Infantry units.

[IronBraydon]

@The-Captain
Hi, Is there a list of required pieces to play a complete version of the house rules expansion?
If so can you link it please. Many thanks

[The Captain]

Hi IronBraydon,

Thank you for your comment.

Yes - we have prepared all units that you need for playing the Global 1940 game with the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion.

You’ll find all units at pg. 60-63 in the rulebook - ready for printing & cut out.

You can compare the Cost Of All Units list (see pg. 73-74) with the units that you print in order to check if you have all the units you need.

Depending on your overall Global 1940 game experience, we advice that you start implementing the Rules & Units described on pg. 6-23 in order to make the initial games more manageable.

For your inspiration - concerning the use of the new units (printed Markers & Roundels etc.) you should check out the Global 1940 & 1943 Game Reports thread - there you’ll see pictures from FTF games with a combination of hand-painted units as well as printed paper markers & roundels.

Please fell free to contact us anytime if you have any questions.

We guarantee that you’ll find Challenge & Fun on a massive scale.

Captain

[Cornelis Post]

@IronBraydon Hi i can print the roundels if you want to buy them.