Amphibious Assult vs subs.

@panther thanks Panther!

@genken Thank you very much Panther & Taamvan…

@Travelman:

… or is there surprise attack capability lost since they are not accompanied by destroyers?

Actually it is the attacker’s destroyer that cancels the defending sub’s surprise strike ability.
A defending destroyer would cancel the attacking sub’s surprise strike ability.

“As we play the game that no air combat can take place unless at least one attacking ground unit is involved”

How do you blow up stranded bombers?  doesn’t it make perfect sense that the lone landed bomber defending at 1 should be strafed apart by attacking planes?  Except for integrating interceptions into SBR, there is no defined “air combat” air units function largely just like land units except with different move restrictions.

Aircraft are trumping units in this game;  they are better than their cost, more flexible than any other unit (since they can be on land or sea).  They prevent the game from being like Risk; where only numbers matter and all the units are the same.

This is just like the sub rule, its to represent the overpowering advantage aircraft had and have over all other types of unit during that era.  Not sure what objection that raises, except that they are OverPowered.  Which is true in real life also, airpower is OP compared to its costs and that’s why they keep using it.

@Krieghund:

I’ll assume you’re using the Alpha rules, otherwise UK can’t scramble at all in this situation.

Germany must first commit its fighters to either the sea zone or the territory (in any combination).  UK then has the choice to scramble any or all of its fighters, regardless of what Germany did.  This gives UK the advantage of knowing how Germany’s fighters will be assigned before it makes a decision regarding scrambling.

Thanks, Krieghund!  I really appreciate all of your hard work with answering questions and helping Larry with the new Alpha rules.

@SalothSar:

@calvinhobbesliker:

Let’s see, Krieghund has deputized me to clarify rules questions while he was gone. I don’t think he did the same for you.

Salothsar, my posts are more adult-like than yours.

Sure he has

I could ask either Krieghund or gamerman01(who was also deputized) to confirm. Additionally, you can look at the G40 FAQ thread to see how many rules questions I have answered.

@Gargantua:

Where does your playgroup live? Maybe we can how and play a game?

We all live in Northwest Ohio… Toledo specifically. It seems that not many people on this site live near us, otherwise we’d love to expand our group. You are cordially invited if you ever pass through.

Well, it seems that Darth Maximus made an error. I agree that no transports means absolutely nothing. That is, it means America can do next to nothing with real meaning. I didn’t say we/I don’t build transports early with the US, we simply believe in defense first: more combat ships than transports. It isn’t impossible to fight America, they are fallible and you do have to exploit their mistakes. It just isn’t always easy to see.

It is hard to fight America due to distance and economics. Ultimately, there is no stopping them. You simply have to delay them. Yes, I am reiterating what you have said and what we have been discussing; delay is the only way.

One just has to be wise about it, not wasteful. And it isn’t an easy job if the Americans know what they are doing. If one’s aim in the game is to strike the Americans I find it typically to be a distraction and a diversion for the Axis, one they cannot routinely afford.