Global 2nd edition Q+A ( AAG40.2)

@JapanDOWRound1Fan:

Can the attacker attack with air flying over the blockade while attacking the blocking destroyers with e.g. ships and the move carriers to the planes once the blockade is cleared to give them a landing space? In case the blockade holds the air would be lost (assuming no other landing space)

Yes, you certainly can.

And you need only send one unit with attacking power to attack the blockade to make it legal.

Example:
Your opponent has 8 bombers sitting on Libya.
You have 10 USA fighters/tacs on Morocco, which is 3 spaces from Libya
You do not control Tunisia or Tobruk, so your planes must land in Z96.
Your opponent has 3 destroyers in Z96, and a huge fleet in Z92.
Your fleet is in Z91, and you have 5 or more USA carriers (Allied carriers can’t help you since they can’t move on this USA turn, of course) (Also, you must have 10 landing places for your USA planes if you’re sending all 10 out - guest Allied fighters sitting on the carriers would prevent your USA planes from landing on them this turn)

You want to attack the 8 bombers, and you legally can.
Assuming no other air in range or boats that can strike Z96, you must

1. Send at least 1 plane at Z96 to attack the 3 destroyers
2. Send at least 1 boat with attack power or 1 plane to attack Z92 (probably send a sub)

Then you can send up to 9 planes from Morocco to attack the 8 bombers on Libya.  Any surviving airplanes from Z96 and Libya will be destroyed after your sub loses the battle in Z92, but you have legally attacked Z96 and Libya because had the sub won in Z92, you could have sent 5 carriers to Z96 to pick up any surviving airplanes.

Note that when the blockade is small (like a destroyer) and you succeed in breaking it, you MUST send however many carriers are necessary to pick up any surviving aircraft.  That is, during the noncombat phase you must pick up all airplanes if possible.  If it’s not possible because you failed to clear the blockade, well…. too bad for those brave pilots.  No carrier is coming.

Thanks a lot for that very great example, this scenario exceeded my imagination so far while illustrating greatly what this can mean. I guess in games with less experienced opponents such moves will create a lot of astonishment :)

@Gamerman01:

If it’s not possible because you failed to clear the blockade, well…. too bad for those brave pilots.  No carrier is coming.

This made my smile and a little bid sad ;)

Happy to help - I enjoy explaining stuff - I’m a teacher

Happy gaming

Refer to the bottom of page 29 and top of page 30 in the 2nd edition Europe manual, under “air units” for the rules we just discussed.

You can’t fly over true neutrals, correct?

@Commando:

You can’t fly over true neutrals, correct?

Yes and no.  Gamer will fill you in when he wakes up  :wink:

<cough>I’ll have you know I was up at 7:45 this morning….  Was out of town for a few hours

Answer coming right up - I think it’s answered in my neutrals/Mongolia thread post - hang on a sec</cough>

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=30776.new#new

Also for anyone else reading this -
My summary of the confusing Mongolia and Neutrals rules are summarized - see the first post in the thread above.

Do you need an airbase to be able to send up fighter interceptors on a SBR?

@captain:

Do you need an airbase to be able to send up fighter interceptors on a SBR?

NO

And there is no 3 plane limit.

Does West India count as a European territory for purposes of the UK’s National Objective in the Global game?

Not in Global.
It is swapped with Western Canada from the Pacific map.
This means UK Pacific’s income is now 17 and Europe’s is 28.

@Commando:

Does West India count as a European territory for purposes of the UK’s National Objective in the Global game?

Wittmann is right -

to clarify,

West India is a Pacific territory for ALL purposes, including the European NO.
And West Canada is likewise a Europe board territory for all purposes, including the European NO.  (So Japan has a chance to snipe the NO from the UK when the USA can’t counter-attack it!)

@Boldfresh:

Gamer will fill you in when he wakes up  :wink:

Was a reasonable assumption, though  :-)

@Gamerman01:

@Boldfresh:

Gamer will fill you in when he wakes up  :wink:

Was a reasonable assumption, though  :-)

:-)

Mongolia

Germany attacks Spain causing all neutrals to go pro-allies. This includes Mongolian territories correct? Would this allow Russia to move land units into the Mongolian territories during non-combat movements and capture the territories?

@mgonzo777:

Mongolia

Germany attacks Spain causing all neutrals to go pro-allies. This includes Mongolian territories correct? Would this allow Russia to move land units into the Mongolian territories during non-combat movements and capture the territories?

Yes, it includes Mongolia.  If the ALLIES break neutrality, Mongolia is still a strict neutral (will only go Pro-Axis if directly attacked by Russia)

So yes, Russia can take control of Mongolian territories during the noncombat phase only, as they are Pro-Allied

Thanks, that’s what I thought. If Japan directly attacks a Mongolian territory while it is a strict neutral, the Mongolian territories will not flip to Russian control, but they will go pro-allies along with all other strict neutrals, correct?

@mgonzo777:

Thanks, that’s what I thought. If Japan directly attacks a Mongolian territory while it is a strict neutral, the Mongolian territories will not flip to Russian control, but they will go pro-allies along with all other strict neutrals, correct?

Correct, assuming Japan is not attacking any Russian territories bordering Mongolia at the same time.

The only time Mongolia all goes straight to the Russians is when Japan attacks Russian-controlled territory bordering Mongolia.