This is for Global 1940 but I’m sure at least half of the details here apply to Europe 1940 (lots of options):
Straight of Gibraltar
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Which would prevent Italy from camping their fleet by Egypt, thus changing many things. (India, middle east, etc.)
Yes definitley, and again all I have to say is MALTA, MALTA,MALTA!!
Not to be confused with the “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha” Brady Bunch quote. :-D
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Ah yes,…and Malta!
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definitley can be a game changer
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Exciting that both Malta and Gibraltar will be much more important in this game.
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Just wondering did Germany or Italy ever invaded Gibraltar or Malta?
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@Dylan:
Just wondering did Germany or Italy ever invaded Gibraltar or Malta?
No, but it was always threatened.
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Both locations were bombed often by the axis….I think Malta earned the nickname “most bombed place on earth”
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@Dylan:
Just wondering did Germany or Italy ever invaded Gibraltar or Malta?
If you are interested in more information, Wikipedia has good articles on the German plans to attack these targets. These operations were not undertaken, but there is some fascinating history there.
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The plans for Gibraltar were called Operation Herkules
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Malta plans: Operation Felix
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My only concern (and maybe a house rule will have to be made) is that Subs should be able to go through… Both Allied and Axis Submarines went through during the war.
I seem to recall reading somewhere on these boards that subs are allowed to pass through enemy controlled straights.
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My only concern (and maybe a house rule will have to be made) is that Subs should be able to go through… Both Allied and Axis Submarines went through during the war.
I seem to recall reading somewhere on these boards that subs are allowed to pass through enemy controlled straights.
If that is the case please confirm as I don’t recall hearing that.
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Does anyone know why morocco is not required as well for a strait crossing?
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My only concern (and maybe a house rule will have to be made) is that Subs should be able to go through… Both Allied and Axis Submarines went through during the war.
I seem to recall reading somewhere on these boards that subs are allowed to pass through enemy controlled straights.
If that is the case please confirm as I don’t recall hearing that.
With all the posts I have been reading about this game between here and Larry’s site I don’t remeber exactly where I saw it. I looked back through several posts but could not find the reference. Lets ask one of the guys that have already played.
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@The:
Does anyone know why morocco is not required as well for a strait crossing?
Because Gibraltar had guns that would shoot at ships that tried to cross. Morocco didn’t
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From Krieghund
Quick rules question for you, are subs able to pass through enemy controlled straits?
Only Gibraltar.
So subs are able to pass through Gibraltar interesting 1 rule exception, but on a similar topic one Italian strategy i was thinking of would be to capture Gibraltar early on, before US enters the war. US will inevitably try to liberate Africa, Morocco is 3 spaces away from the eastern USA naval base and a quick drop point for boatloads of soldiers, but what if Italy took Gibraltar and never occupied Morocco? Morocco would remain a useless French territory and without a naval base to help the US transport return in one turn this move could slow a US liberation of the entire continent. Troops would either have to be shuck over from southeast Mexico in 1 turn or some Brazil-French West Africa Strategy would be used. Just a thought, would Italy really miss that 1 extra IPC?
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If I was the US then I would attack and liberate Gibraltar. Problem solved.
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Hence why we will see a Gibraltar that is going to be fought over quite often and it sounds like Italian income can be in the 30’s by turn 3, giving them lots of money to reinforce the tiny territory. I owuldn’t let US have it without a large commitment of force.
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Gibralter is also the key stopover point for all UK aircraft to reach the Med and N Africa. Take that away and UK would have much more difficulty in getting aircraft into the region.
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Hence why we will see a Gibraltar that is going to be fought over quite often and it sounds like Italian income can be in the 30’s by turn 3, giving them lots of money to reinforce the tiny territory. I owuldn’t let US have it without a large commitment of force.
italy in the 30’s of income round 3?
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So subs can go through gibraltar…but not denmark? strange.
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Yea that is strange that subs can go through one strait but not the other, but I’m sure they had reasons for that and it doesn’t really concern me.
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