New movement concepts for Global 39 and 40

I don’t understand the idea for airbases. the rules already allow for air-air battles if you are SBing an air base. I would just add that tac bombers can SB air and naval bases and participate in interceptor/escort combat.

Airbases:

1. Are the only places to launch airborne attacks from ( i view this as standard rule, not freeking “technology”)
2. They can offer defense of adjacent sea zone if located on island ( as per OOB)
3. They can protect adjacent attacked land territory or defend territory if attacked by SBR ( fighters scramble)
4. Drawback: you can attack them separately from other defending land units for one round… like battle of Britain.
5. No more free  “one extra space” movement. Rather in combat you can move 2 sea zones and if you don’t move them in NCM you can move 4 sea zones.

Procedure:
A) AA guns fire if located in territory
B) Attacking planes fire using normal values
C) Defending planes fire using normal values

Further rules optional:

Surprise Attacks:
Surprise attack is possible if you don’t have radar technology ( added and replace with one of the joke OOB techs)
1-3 Attacking planes get preemptive fire first round ( if units get hit, survivors still get to fire back)
4-6 Has no effect

I don’t understand the naval base suggesting either. Does the AA gun fire at ships or planes? how does it protect fleets from naval attack?

1. Naval Base offers ships the ability to move double speed in NCM only.
2. They also protect against naval combat when in port ( in port does not require a move, rather it is assumed your in port if in the sea zone adjacent from port.)
3. They do not protect against air attacks. In this case if you got an AA gun it defends. Also, an adjacent air base can scramble fighters to assist.
4. So the idea is you can conduct proper air raids and not have to deal with the defender using land units to help in his defense. This form of combat is exactly like attacking an air base, except the attacking planes are now attacking ships.

On land its the same idea:

All land units move double if you choose to move them in NCM.

Again i appeal to the possibility to include the ‘surprise attack option’ against Naval ports as well. It now really models all the historical realities and helps the game play quicker.

I don’t advise this rule for AA42 or AA50 and really only for AAP40/ AAE40 and Global 40
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i think NBs shelter ships from attack by other ships. but does not protect ships from any aircraft. in fact ships should be more vulnerable to planes, just like Pearl harbor. AA guns always fire. maybe ships if you play with separate AA for ships. tac bombers, dive bombers, torpedeo bombers whatever you want to call them get attack bonus against ships in port.

Thats right thats exactly the idea here. Protect ships from naval attacks, but not air attacks.

Also, make the air bases more viable against land combat ( before they did nothing except help against ships passing into the sea zone adjacent from the island air base.

Your on the right track. play it out in your next game. This is defiantly KISS

What about having Aircraft only be able to land at airbases, factories or carriers. Also, transports can only load units from a territory with a naval base or factory. This would make building and protecting factories,airbases and naval bases much more important. shocked

Kinda limiting. If you lost your last AB you cant fly planes? Well according this this you would not have any planes, except if Germany used Italian bases.

The idea of German planes that cant land in Germany but must land in Italy because they don’t have air bases makes no sence.

My idea gives some benefits and drawbacks to using them. If you are weak in air force you wont be using airborne, but if you make it strong you got a good defensive advantage as well as movement.

If you look at nations with small air forces it somehow mirrors their capabilities, but always keeps the potential alive allowing a player to get the advantage if it suits him.

Also, if you don’t buy AB i can see how it can be an advantage because now you got the land units protecting the air planes…. this is a draw back to my system. So perhaps i can give them the 4 NCM only if they move from an AB?

After more playtesting I find this:

Naval port rules as outlined are perfect

Air base rules have issue which is this:  Player with weak air forces will not use the air base because the stronger air forces can create kill squadrons. They will opt out of the defensive advantage of being able to scramble to adjacent territories and instead use the other units to help them defend from unilateral attacks.

The solution is this-

AS the other poster pointed out rightfully the air base should be a requirement to use fighters as offensive pieces in the combat move, but not on defense.

Second, this form of air attacks ( against air bases from planes only) will use the same combat values as SBR escort/ interception rules.

All Attacking bombers at 3, Fighters and Tactical Bombers are at 1, all Defending planes ( of any type) are at 2.

So again the air base allows this:

1. All air combat movement is 50%
2. It is required to launch airborne attacks from them
3. In NCM you can move planes full distance
4. In defense fighters can scramble to defend adjacent land territory or sea zone
5. If they go under attack the AA gun defends first and planes defend at 2, while attacking bombers go at 3, and other planes attack at 1. attacks in this manner are only one round.
6. Surprise attack rolls are is possible if you don’t have radar technology. 1-3 your planes defend at 1 4-6 they defend normally

Is this good?

Does the cost of these need to drop to say 8 IPC?

OK air base =5, naval base = 10? or 8?, or 12?

Need to playtest.

Naval probably need 10, or perhaps 6 for AB and 12 for NB?

I don’t see the realism in having an AB for fighters and paying extra to get bombers. It seems like splitting hairs. Rather one price for AB and another for NB

6 and 12 seem decent.

So let me get this straight you nee an airbase to land aircraft. huh huh Plus don’t you think that naval bases make it hard too attack coastlines. I mean attacking Japan would be impossible.

No you need an AB to make SBR or any combat attacks. The planes always defend even if they are not in an AB, and defend alone in an AB.

Naval bases have no effect on invasions of attached land territory. The option is with the naval defending: they can defend or they can just stay in port. That is the flexibility in being in port. Also, if the land territory is taken they become ‘dislodged’ and placed in the sea zone at the end of the turn. On their own turn they can move out or attack.

I already used the concept of ports stopping invasions and that didn’t work. It took too long to remove the ships.

OK the requirement that all planes that want to perform a combat or SBR or airborne drop must start from AB. Lets just keep that.

To require them to always remain in AB is too limiting. They could not now even hope to move from continent to continent in NCM because you need a chain of AB. That is too limiting. I say just for purposes of combat movement you are required to launch from an AB. you can still land on a non-AB territory.

I already protected ports and some cash poor nations can’t be undermined by the AB requirement for all planes all the time.

Its like adding too much spice and ruining the flavor.

How about you just use your 1939 paratroopers marines rules.

Yes that is the idea. You pay 1 IPC per paratrooper and they fight at 2. Its just how the bomber works is the new idea. It must fly from AB if its doing a SBR , Airborne drop, or combat move.

Plus how much will tach bomders and bombers defend at during an air raid

5. If they go under attack the AA gun defends first and all planes defend at 2, while attacking bombers attack at 3, and other planes attack at 1. attacks in this manner are only one round.

Thats the original idea:

the new concept is more KISS:

all defending planes at 2

attacking fighters at 1
attacking tactical bombers at 2
attacking bombers at 3

all for one round and AA guns fire preemptively.

Special rules for Airbases:

1. All planes performing any action during the combat movement phase must fly from an air base. All planes may move only half their normal movement in combat movement.
2. Planes in Air Bases can offer defense of adjacent sea zone if located on island ( as per OOB).
3. They can move into defend adjacent land territory or defend territory if attacked by SBR (fighters scramble).
4. Air bases now cost 6 IPC and any AA gun may assist in the defense during an “air raid”
5. If moved only during NCM the air movement from Air bases is increased to normal full movement (4 and 6)

Air Raid attack procedure:
A) AA guns fire preemptively if located in territory under attack.
B) Attacking fighters at 1, Tactical bombers at 2 and Bombers at 3
C) Defending planes all fire at 2
D) Combat is for one round only

Optional Rules:

Surprise Attacks for either naval port or air base:
Surprise attack is possible if you don’t have radar technology
Roll 1-3: Attacking planes get preemptive fire first round (survivors of this attack still get to fire back). Planes defend at 2 and naval defends at normal values.
Roll 4-6: Has no effect

Special rules for Naval Ports:

1. Naval Base offers ships the ability to move four spaces in NCM only.
2. They also protect against naval combat when in port.
   (In port status does not require a move; rather it is assumed you’re in port if in the sea zone adjacent from port.)
3. They do not protect against air attacks. In this case if you got an AA gun it defends. Also, an adjacent air base can scramble fighters to assist in defense.
   Strategic Redeployment:
   Your land units may move double speed if they only move in NCM.