Australian convoys

that I interfere, but you could not give little bit more information.

This game illustrates the strategy in use
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=13779.0

Basic overview. Japan goes for 40 IPCs 4 VPs turn 1. After turn 1 units from Japan are shuttled to French Indo-China and then from there to Australia. At the same time Japan starts Strategic Bombing India.  Japan will most likely not be able to actually capture Australia. It does not need to. All Japan has to do is tie up the Allies down in and around Australia for a few turns drawing 4 or 3 Victory Points a turn. Once the Allies get a large enough force built up in Australia it is time to retreat the ground forces back to French Indo-China and start using ships to delay the Allies. Even if Japan is sub-stalled this is not the end of the world. The Allies still have a very sizable force of Japanese units to have to deal with in Australia. Also Japans ships from further in the rear can be used for the delaying duties of other islands.

Page 5 of the manual it is listed as starting income.

@timerover51:

Tell you what, since you like to learn your history from books, I have some reading for you.

Start with Knights of Bushido, which describes the impeccable behavior of the Japanese in the China Incident and the Greater East Asian War.

Then read about the holiday activities of the Japanese Army in Nanking, China in December of 1937 and January of 1938.  The Japanese Army had such a fun frolic then.

And then read about the life-saving activities of Unit 731 in Manchuria.

What point is your sarcasm trying to make?

Yes, you get the convoy route back.  For the purpose of determining ownership of convoy routes, submerged submarines and transports do not count.

Now, your only problem is dealing with that wayward Japanese sub and what it might do on J2!

SS

You take islands just like in the original games, the japanese have transports and destroyers that are in range to do so. You don’t get IPCs or VPs for ‘capturing’ a convoy. Convoys are a bit confusing. If you own both the land/island AND the convoy sea zone you get IPCs and/or VPs. If you moved any naval unit except a transport through (blitz) or into a sea zone that contains a convoy you either 1) put a flag on the convoy symbol if it doesn’t belong to you or an ally or 2) ensure there is no enemy flag on the symbol if it belongs to you originally.

So, it’s possible to capture an island using only transports and land units and not get anything for it because you have not ‘captured’ the sea zone convoy route. Seems odd that some islands you can caputure and get an IPC without requiring a combat ship to also capture the sea zone and yet other islands and mainland territories you must. The rules state you can’t capture sea zones but it’s not exactly correct is it….

BB

ya, i read it in the manual a little after I posted the question…and I figured uit out, but thanks for the help. Oh ya, my games are kinda likke that, (I read the manual every turn heh)
thanks :D

Certainly. You’ve probably noticed that all the convoy routes have coresponding land territory bording it. This means that in order to collect income from that territory one must control both the territory and and the convoy route. For example: By gaining control of the seazone surounding the Philipeans the Japanese can cut off the islands from the US. This means that the US will not collect any income from the Philipeans while Japan retains control of the convoy route. This does not, however, mean that Japan will collect that income yet; in order for that to happen the islands and the convoy route must be controled. I hope that cleared it up; convoy routes can add a whole other dimension to the game if played correctly.