AAG40 FAQ

Question about surface warships starting in hostile sea zones (See top right of page 13 of rulebook).

There is the exception, that you can load units in a hostile sea zone only if you just declared war on that power in that turn - you can still load ground units.

Our question is, can you load units in that zone and go conduct amphibious assault with them elsewhere, and also attack the enemy surface ship(s) in that loading zone all in the same combat move phase?

I’m attacking an American destroyer in Z6 with aircraft and warships, while also loading ground units from Japan for battles elsewhere and my opponent’s understanding of the page 13 rules is that you can’t do both.

I thought the purpose of the rule was to point out that you can’t just stay in the zone without conducting any combat (ignore it), and that you can’t load ground units from that zone (there is the exception for when you just declared war that turn, though).

Who’s right?

@calvinhobbesliker:

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That is the exact reason that some people want the US DOW to be moved.

Interesting.

I also think there should be a rule change.  USA should not be able to noncom next to the Asian coastline, just as it can’t non-com to African or European.

@leddux:

Shouldn’t every country have the chance to win its own NO?

No.  If India’s under Axis control, I don’t think China should have the opportunity to buy artillery (or get the bonus) - the idea of the Burma road NO is the relationship with the more advanced UK, no?  No India, no bonus.  Also, China is a special case - throughout all of history they’ve never been too interested in affairs outside their borders (or not far beyond their borders - Korea, Burma may be exceptions).  Seems awfully unbelievable to me that Chinese forces could enter India in WWII.

@calvinhobbesliker:

@gamerman01:

@calvinhobbesliker:

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That is the exact reason that some people want the US DOW to be moved.

Interesting.

I also think there should be a rule change.  USA should not be able to noncom next to the Asian coastline, just as it can’t non-com to African or European.

Define “Asia.” Does that include the DEI? The Philippines? Japan?

I meant Pacific rim of Asian continental landmass, so would include Z6, yes.
I leave it up to others to decide if this includes Phillipines, Carolines, etc, but to me it should include all major Jap power centers.  I mean, since they already have the African/European rule in effect, might as well make it more realistic on the other theater as well.

@Austian:

If a Kamikaze attacks an AC, and its damaged, are the planes on it trapped?

No, not trapped on the carrier.  They would be in the air, because it’s combat movement/combat.  They might be out of luck if the carrier was its only landing place after the battle, though!

Do you roll each Kamikaze seperatly ? And when do you have to determine which ship targets?And why shuold it not be possible to target Transports?

Kamikaze targets are picked individually before rolling.  They need to be rolled separately if the targets are different, yes.
Do you know of an instance where a Kamikaze hit a transport?  I thought they always/or mainly went after capital ships.  Anyway, it doesn’t have to make sense.  It’s the rule.  Only destroyers or bigger.

More or less the same with the suprise attack of U-boats. When an AC hast no Destroyers at his side, and I’m attacking only with U-boats, my understanding is that the AC could be damaged before any planes could start.

I’d have to check on this to be sure.  Not sure off top of head.

Scrambling is only valid from Islands with AB, right? Because there was an earlier post which mentioned England…

That’s only Alpha.  But I can’t imagine playing this game OOB, at least after it gets finished…
Yes, only islands with airbases.