AAG40 FAQ

@JamesAleman:

Question regarding U.S. Major factory upgrade, here is the Alpha +.2 rule:

“7. All 3 Minor ICs in the continental US automatically are immediately converted to Major ICs when the US is at war. They can be upgraded at any time before that for 20 IPCs each.”

Alpha +.2 question: If the U.S. declares war during its combat phase as a result of this rule: “9. The United States may declare war on any or all Axis powers at the beginning of the Combat Move phase of its next turn if London and/or any territory in North America is captured by an Axis power.”, can it build 10 units per upgraded minor that turn? Normally, the turn a factory is upgraded, it is limited to 3 units. However rule 7 indicates and immediate conversion (not a purchased upgrade). Does immediate imply immediate use this turn, or does it simply mean replace the factories now, but use them as minors this game turn?

They may mobilize 10 units each on the turn that the US declares war.

@ghr2:

why 2 of them?

I case someone loses one of the roundels.

Or, in case you dog eats one of the roundels.  Then you may use the back-up roundel while you wait for the first one to pass thru.  :lol:

@BadSpeller:

@ghr2:

why 2 of them?

I case someone loses one of the roundels.

Or, in case you dog eats one of the roundels.  Then you may use the back-up roundel while you wait for the first one to pass thru.   :lol:

Or buy more of them, I have a dozen UK Union Jack roundels, useful for my house rule that means I can transfer Persia, Iraq and Transjordan/Syria to UK Pacific control. And I mark West India with one. If UK London falls, either I use the ‘Canada/South Africa’ house rule I wrote or the UK Pacific is overall UK Capital house rule.

@gamerman01:

@13thguardsriflediv:

@BadSpeller:

@ghr2:

why 2 of them?

I case someone loses one of the roundels.

Or, in case you dog eats one of the roundels.  Then you may use the back-up roundel while you wait for the first one to pass thru.  :lol:

Or buy more of them, I have a dozen UK Union Jack roundels, useful for my house rule that means I can transfer Persia, Iraq and Transjordan/Syria to UK Pacific control. And I mark West India with one. If UK London falls, either I use the ‘Canada/South Africa’ house rule I wrote or the UK Pacific is overall UK Capital house rule.

Did you buy 5 more E40’s?  :-D
Seriously, that’s a great idea, to mark West India!!  I think I’ll do that.

I think that half a dozen come with P40?  I may be wrong though

e40 comes with 2 as well

turns out I was wrong. Not unusual though P40 has 0 and E40 has 2

Is a failed axis conquest of Yugoslavia treated the same way as Dutch territories are treated in terms of the allies gaining an ally that they cannot control? More specifically, can allied air units land in allied Yugoslavia before land units take it over? (They join the allies per page 11 of the rules).

Page 11, 1st column, last paragraph above the section :“Strict Neutrals” in the Europe 1940 rulebook uses a German attack on Yugoslavia as an example.

From the rule: “If the attack upon the neutral territory is unsuccessful (the territory is not captured), it’s no longer considered neutral and becomes part of the alliance opposing the power that attacked it. For example, if Germany attacked Yugoslavia but failed to capture it, after the attack Yugoslavia would join the Allies. Any remaining defending units stay in the territory, but can’t move. The territory remains uncontrolled, but units from the side it’s not allied with can move into it and take control of it and its remaining units in the same way as if it were a friendly neutral.”

If the axis fail to capture:

1. Is a once attacked Yugoslavia prior to being occupied by allied land units actually another ally like the Dutch territories?

2. Can the allies use Yugoslavia as a place to land air units during non combat before other allied land forces occupy it and convert it?

3. If they cannot land there, can allied planes fly over a once attacked Yugoslavia as it is no longer neutral if I understand correctly?

4. I assume for purposes of building air and naval bases, or factories, an allied Yugoslavia that you reinforce with land units, counts as being taken over that turn and thus you must wait a turn to build on it. Is that correct?

Basically, I am wondering if you can use it as a place to land, for an attack on the Italian fleet, if the German’s use it as an exploit (meaning they attack from two sides, without intending to capture, so they can retreat towards Russia with S. German units and 1 Romanian attacking and thus retreating to Romania).

This would basically allow 2 UK fighters (in alpha 2) to hit sz 97 to land on the carrier, and permit the Gibraltar and Normandy(if alive) planes to hit and land in Yugoslavia, along with the Tactical and Malta fighter, plus a non combat transported 2 land units….you would assemble a large force in Yugoslavia or at the very least, hit it with more air than otherwise possible choosing them as first casualties for instance.

Also, page 21 of the AAE1940 says air units can land on a “friendly” territory that was friendly at the start of your turn.

Is Greece considered “friendly” even before you take it over…I.E. can UK attack sz97 Italy with more UK air units and land in Greece, if the UK non combats land units into Greece to take it over. In other words, is it a “friendly” neutral even though its not yours yet?

@JamesAleman:

1. Is a once attacked Yugoslavia prior to being occupied by allied land units actually another ally like the Dutch territories?

Yes.

@JamesAleman:

2. Can the allies use Yugoslavia as a place to land air units during non combat before other allied land forces occupy it and convert it?

Yes.

@JamesAleman:

3. If they cannot land there, can allied planes fly over a once attacked Yugoslavia as it is no longer neutral if I understand correctly?

Yes.

@JamesAleman:

4. I assume for purposes of building air and naval bases, or factories, an allied Yugoslavia that you reinforce with land units, counts as being taken over that turn and thus you must wait a turn to build on it. Is that correct?

Yes.

@JamesAleman:

Also, page 21 of the AAE1940 says air units can land on a “friendly” territory that was friendly at the start of your turn.

Is Greece considered “friendly” even before you take it over…I.E. can UK attack sz97 Italy with more UK air units and land in Greece, if the UK non combats land units into Greece to take it over. In other words, is it a “friendly” neutral even though its not yours yet?

Friendly neutral is not friendly.  You cannot land air units in a friendly neutral.

If you capture a Naval Base during the Combat Phase, can you then use it during your NCM phase or do you have to wait until next turn?

It cannot be used in the same turn in which it is captured.

If the Germans have a submarine in SZ 6, England does not get the NO for no German submarines on the board except Caspian Sea, Black Sea and North Sea - according to what is written in Alpha 2, however, is that what was intended?

I presumed to think that the idea behind the NO was to reward Germany for putting Submarines in the North and Central Atlantic, not cower in the Med, Indian, Japanese or Pacific.

Only German subs on the Europe map cost the UK its NO.

@gamerman01:

@13thguardsriflediv:

Or buy more of them, I have a dozen UK Union Jack roundels, useful for my house rule that means I can transfer Persia, Iraq and Transjordan/Syria to UK Pacific control. And I mark West India with one. If UK London falls, either I use the ‘Canada/South Africa’ house rule I wrote or the UK Pacific is overall UK Capital house rule.

Did you buy 5 more E40’s?  :-D
Seriously, that’s a great idea, to mark West India!!  I think I’ll do that.

I bought some from historicalboardgames.com website, who ran out of them for a while :-D (think they have a few for sale now, again)

I just reread the combat section to make sure I understand, but just making sure:

There are 2 types of combats in which you can “partially” retreat.

1. An amphibious battle that has land units join in….the land units can lend their hits for the first few rounds and retreat, but since amphibious units cannot, (assuming you left them alive in earlier rounds) you can take the territory with the amphibious units. This is useful when you don’t want all of your units exposed to counterattack yet you still wish to capture. Example of a Tactical use: Italy for capturing Egypt if the UK is poised to retake, land units could retreat back to Alexandria.

2. Another partial retreat if I understand is a naval battle in which submarines submerge, the other units fire, and at the end, retreat…leaving the subs in the zone for possible convoy actions.

Yes, though number 2 is not technically a partial retreat, as the subs have submerged.

How does GB handle units, when brought together?
For example if the med fleet and the Indian fleet are brought together…
Do they move as one or separately? And who controls them India or London?

If India moves the Inf in W. India, to Persia etc. the IPC there go to London right? Because its on the European Map…?

Thanks.

@ViribusUnitis:

How does GB handle units, when brought together?
For example if the med fleet and the Indian fleet are brought together…
Do they move as one or separately? And who controls them India or London?

United Kingdom Europe and United Kingdom Pacific are not separate powers, they are separate economies within the same power.  This means that the only things that they do separately are collect and spend IPCs.  Everything else is done together, so there is no issue of control of units.  There is no such thing as “UK Europe units” or “UK Pacific units”.  Once they are paid for and mobilized, they are all just UK units, therefore they move and fight together.

@ViribusUnitis:

If India moves the Inf in W. India, to Persia etc. the IPC there go to London right? Because its on the European Map…?

Yes.