AAG40 FAQ

Careful Garg: you are beginning to sound Italian!

You plan an amphib assault.  But you have a Naval battle before hand on the coast protecting your target.  On your CV that you take into battle you have launched a FTR to use in the amphib assault and not the naval battle.  You win the naval battle, but you lose the CV.  Can the FTR still participate in the amphib knowing I will have to now take as a loss or do I have to take it immediately (even though technically the FTR is launched prior to the battle?)?

@Mallery29:

You plan an amphib assault.  But you have a Naval battle before hand on the coast protecting your target.  On your CV that you take into battle you have launched a FTR to use in the amphib assault and not the naval battle.  You win the naval battle, but you lose the CV.  Can the FTR still participate in the amphib knowing I will have to now take as a loss or do I have to take it immediately (even though technically the FTR is launched prior to the battle?)?

During the combat move phase, the fighter moves to the territory that you will amphibiously assault.  Fighters move independently of carriers.  That fighter will participate in combat during your combat phase.  In fact, if you had lost the naval battle and the transports needed to retreat or were sunk, your fighter would still participate in at least one round of combat against the territory.

The loss of the fighter is not taken until the end of the noncombat phase, at which point if it did not have a valid landing space, it is removed from the board.

If I had to retreat with the Transports, can I unload them back in the NCM phase?

@Mallery29:

If I had to retreat with the Transports, can I unload them back in the NCM phase?

No.

Can an axis country VC win with its capital being occupied by the allies?  Example: Can Japan VC in in the pac while his capital is american controlled?  I know this sounds unlikely.

What goes poof on china territories and what does not go poof?

@Cow:

What goes poof on china territories and what does not go poof?

IC’s are removed from play, as they cannot be used by China or its allies while controlled by China.  Naval bases and Air bases remain in play, as they can be used by the allies while controlled by china.

full round as in 1 round since when u conquered it, not untill the end of france’s turn.

That is right. If Germany captured the 6th VC city on the Pacific map on G10, then as long as you maintained 6 VP citiesim the Pacific until your G11 go, you have won. Is not after France’s go.

This one is a little complex and I think I have it right but I want to make sure.

USA has 4 ftrs, 2 carrier, 1 transport that can make it to SZ 6 and 2 infantry to land on Japan.

Japan in Sea Zone 6 has 1 sub, 1 transport, 1 Destroyer

USA rolls 3 hits with his ftrs. Japan must select destroyer and transport. Sub is ineligible. This leaves a sub for Japan.

1. Now, USA cannot unload the transport (unless Japan for some reason submerges the sub), even though it is there with a combat ship and the only unit left is a sub, since a battle was started and eventually Japan would roll enough 1’s to kill all American ships?

2. Now, let’s say there is no destroyer in SZ and everything else is the same. Could USA then unload in Japan without going to battle? (My guess: Can unload)
3. If Japan scrambled 1 ftr? (My guess: Can’t unload)
4. If Japan did a Kamikaze? (My guess: Can unload).

Thanks for any clarification.

PS: I am not just looking for the most complex situation I can think of, situation 1 is exactly what is going on in a game right now lol.

@Gamerman01:

@vonLettowVorbeck1914:

This one is a little complex and I think I have it right but I want to make sure.

USA has 4 ftrs, 2 carrier, 1 transport that can make it to SZ 6 and 2 infantry to land on Japan.

Japan in Sea Zone 6 has 1 sub, 1 transport, 1 Destroyer

USA rolls 3 hits with his ftrs. Japan must select destroyer and transport. Sub is ineligible. This leaves a sub for Japan.

1. Now, USA cannot unload the transport (unless Japan for some reason submerges the sub), even though it is there with a combat ship and the only unit left is a sub, since a battle was started and eventually Japan would roll enough 1’s to kill all American ships?

Right. Going into the battle, there is no way the transport will be able to unload because the destroyer cannot be ignored and the sub cannot be destroyed. The Japanese player has no logical reason to submerge. (Unless they want to be taken over by the USA instead of ANZAC or UK or something  :lol:)

2. Now, let’s say there is no destroyer in SZ and everything else is the same. Could USA then unload in Japan without going to battle? (My guess: Can unload)

You’re right, because the carrier works to escort the transport. Without the carriers, the sub would block the amphibious assault (unescorted transport).

3. If Japan scrambled 1 ftr? (My guess: Can’t unload)

Right. Fighter forces battle just as the destroyer in scenario #1, so sub is invincible and is in combat (can’t be ignored).

4. If Japan did a Kamikaze? (My guess: Can unload).

Kamikazes stop bombardment. I’m pretty sure (not 100%) a single kamikaze prevents the USA from ignoring the sub, meaning the land units will not be able to unload (again, because the sub in this scenario is invincible) because there is now combat. � But then, there IS a destroyer there in your game, so you don’t have to worry about this right now, do you?

Good point lol. USA had just creamed me in a Naval battle the turn before and wasn’t about to push his luck against the mainland, but both of us got confused about what he could have done.

Suppose a power is conducting an amphibious assault in a sea zone that contains the friendly Allied units (also at war with the target of the assault).  If the enemy scrambles, do the ships belonging to the Allied power participate in the battle?

Why does Russia not start with a bomber? Why does the first national objective have 3 conditions to meet to get 5 ipc?

But you could just keep doing what you’ve been doing – complaining about the Soviet Bomber on every thread. I’m sure that’ll work, too.  :roll: