Help get the '40 Ruleset into TripleA

@My:

Hello, everyone! I’ve commited some errors.
Can someone help me to resolve all. I’m playing for Axis

Take this with a grain of salt, because I am absolutely trash at G40 to the point where I don’t really bother playing League Games or anything.

However, you can do the following to buy yourself some more time, at least:
Germany:

Take your remaining navy + all available air for (I spy 2 FTR, 1 TAC, 1 BOMB) and wipe out SZ112. You should be able to win while only losing naval units.

Take the subs from SZ93(? Can’t tell because of the glare, but the one off Southern France) and take out the lone French Destroyer off Egypt. The subs have 3 movement range because of Italy’s naval base in South France, so you can reach.

Take as many land units as you think you need (no air units) and retake West Germany

Consolidate your troops on the Eastern front and gradually fall back. You’re probably going to lose this game unless the Soviets make a mistake, but you might as well retreat and consolidate your forces instead of just giving up.  Who knows! Maybe your opponent will get scared when you destroy the Royal Navy and either make a mistake or concede.

Build mostly INF/ART and get ready for a defensive slugfest on the Russian Front.

Italy:

Build another TT or two ASAP. You need to get troops to Africa as its too late in the game to bother with the “can opener” strategy.

If the UK keeps that Bomber on Malta after you’ve built your Transports, take Malta (for the sole purpose of getting the UK Bomber out of the Mediterranean).

Alternatively, take the Bomber and everything else from Africa and make a play for Egypt.  Odds aren’t amazing (IT: 7 INF/2 ART/1 MECH/1 TANK/1 FTR/1 BOMB Vs. UK: 7 INF (6 UK+1 FR)/2 ART/1 MECH/2 TANK), but the Battle Calc gives you ~64% chance to win with Italy keeping a Tank + the air units.

My point here is that clearing the UK’s Atlantic Fleet AND taking Egypt AND building a fleet to consolidate Italy’s hold on Africa will force the UK to choose between continuing with their harassment of Germany in Europe Vs. building up in Africa to deal with Italy. No matter which choice UK makes, it will give one of the Axis countries some breathing room. If UK focuses on Africa, Germany can commit 100% to fighting the Soviets, and possibly regain the initiative. If UK focuses on Germany, Italy can gobble up IPCs in Africa and become a monster in its own right.

Hopefully you didn’t already surrender, there’s still a small sliver of life left in this game for the Axis.

@Rednalyn:

It would be nice if one could by the 2nd ed rulebook

Yes it would, printing out the set ups can get messy and lost easily, it would be nice to have a proper book…also a shame about missing out on all the awesome pieces.

@Frontovik:

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@Frontovik:

So US is down for 4 rounds. afterwards, what territory should be their main goal? i used to assault normandy or south-france, because of the IC’s. Also thought of aiming at italians, who can break through egypt now. But then russians are hard pressed.
perhaps they should land together with british in norway?

the turn sequence of Alpha 3 is ideal for attacking with USA and reinforcing with UK INFs and FIGs

edit: for me Africa is first priority (UK IPC’s + securing a front and Egypt, a VC), when that is settled i prefer to aim at Norway (NO bonus for Germany and a relatively safe spot to land, AND of course a place where USA can build an IC)

by the time africa is decently secured, russia has fallen…
(atleast alpha 2)

That can happen, but even so, as long as Axis don’t capture either Cairo or London they haven’t won.

Also i said first priority, not only priority ;)

Of course Allies need to be turning the tide by now on the other side of the map.

In my curent game, the UK attacked the Italian BB, CA and Trn fleet losing a Tac Bomber and one hit on the UK carrier, letting the fighter from Alexandria land on the island in the UK Med.  This move put a serious hurt on the Italians.  They were faced with three bad problems.  The French fleet would have to be ignored during Italy-1.  The Italians could move 2 inf with their other transport to Trans-Jordan to close the Med via the Suez, but then this would doom the transport.  Or the Italians could attack the UK fleet of 1 damaged CV, CA and DD with 1 CA, 1 DD & 2 figs.  I opted for this attack and brought the tranny hoping it would be able to survive after the UK-2 turn.  The UK got a hit and I killed the UK fleet.  France came over with their CA and DD and finished the job so the Italians have no fleet in the Med at all at the end of turn 1.  It will be a miracle if the Italians make anything happen before the US runs into and all over Africa.

The UK-1 attack of the Italian fleet looks so strong I can’t imagine it not being done.  Can the UK not build enough infantry to prevent any possible Sealion so they will always be able to execute the Med attack on the Italian Navy?

Tens

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Larry Harris has confirmed that there should be around 20 units defending Russia’s eastern front.

@idk_iam_swiss:

happy now?

yes, very

This seems a nearly dead thread, but since FMG isn’t selling any replacements for the cardboard counters, I thought I’d share what I’ve done.

I use old Diplomacy naval (extruded anchor) and army (extruded star) pieces, as naval bases and air bases.

For minor/major ICs I just use old white and grey AaA ICs, as I’m guessing many others do.