Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion

@victoryfirst said in Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion:

@barnee
What might be more clear is that you create separate subcategories of the same unit (like it already is with the Commissars). Then you will have units of the same army grouped together of units, which is more clear to see than a bunch of units with three leading units. So for example having a Tank1, Tank2 and Tank3, one sort for each army.

For the army group you can do the same, create a unit called e.g. TankAG, so that you can see which units are in the AG by hovering over the unit.

Hmm … I’ll have to think on this. It may be partly possible. The immediate problems I see are that even though i can give the Unit additional Hit Points, they’d all have to be the same value. So the Commisar attacks at 2 but the Tanks at 3. Afaik triplea can’t do that.

Also I don’t think it can be deactivated mid battle. It’ll keeping throwing as many shots as it starts with. After battle the damage would be taken into account and then the unit could change into whatever needed.

Say a Commisar 3 Tank with 2 damage would change into a Commisar 3 T DMG 2 or something after battle and you’d know to remove it and replace with 1 Commisar and 1 Tank.

You can make boxes for the map and put units in it they way the physical board works but you’d still have to kill the support unit when you went understrength and then switch it back after battle. That’s not a big deal though. The boxes would keep it cleaner.

Problem is, idk how to do map stuff. All I can do is alter some images.

Thinking out loud here but maybe do as you suggested and when it’s time to actually attack or defend, remove the Commisar 3 Tank and add those Units before battle. That should be a little better. Or is that what you meant all along ?

Hmm … I’m guessing so. That makes sense and actually shouldn’t be to hard to do.

Great Idea ! :+1:

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Well I guess one could try it out anyway. Would still require a lot of edit. Instead of switching 1 unit you’d be switching several. Anyway, I’ll think on it some more

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Yea Idk i don’t think it’s really gonna help much that way. You’d just be editing all the time. i don’t think triplea can do what’s needed

@the-captain That would be a blast. Sadly I don’t think it’s in the cards for me. If mom is still alive, I’ll be tending to her and if she’s not I’ll probably be back in Alaska.

Never know what next year will bring though :)

@the-captain just to double check but LCVs can be transported by rail correct ?

@the-captain Can I send Infantry out of there Fortifications to attack another TTy if they are replaced at the end of the turn without whacking the Forts ?

For Example
Normandy sends 3 INF out of their Fortifications to counterattack Belgium and they then place 3 INF in Mobilize phase. The Bunkers are not lost ?

Rule says if infantry are destroyed or transported ( assuming they moved too on ground ) the fortification is destroyed.

@the-captain so Armies, Corps and Army Groups can only be formed at the beginning of a turn unless reforming a previous one due to combat losses that turn ?

If I place a PG and 5 Panzers in Berlin, it won’t officially become active until the start of my next turn ? It wouldn’t be able to defend as a Panzer Army in the meantime ?

Thanks

@the-captain said in Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion:

These Armies can also be formed in any other territory during the Non-Combat Movement phase.

right on. Think I been doing it right then. Basically you just can’t form them during Combat Move

@the-captain what’s the reasoning for Oberst not being able to be transportable by Air but Panzer Generals can ?

@the-captain right on that makes sense. Wanted to fly one to Africa lol

@the-captain yea I basically wanted to form a Waffen Army. I think the PG is to valuable to be used in a Desert Army

@the-captain yea but not really anyway to get a Oberst to Africa unless through the caucasus I guess. Although if you had enough Armor in Africa you could have a full Panzer Army instead of a Desert Army.

Hi @The-Captain

It’s been about a year and half now since started playing your guys awesome mod :) Got about 30 games in. One thing that I keep thinking about, is how Tank heavy the soviets get in the late game.

I understand why they get the Mass Tanks and then included into there Total War Build, but it seems Mechs and Infantry, after there Conscripts are killed, get basically ignored then. That just seems a little off to me.

I wonder if making Total War Mechs 6 for 18 and INF 6 for 15 for the soviets would help offset the Tank spam ? Would that make russia too strong ? Or would they just say f it and buy Tanks anyway ?

Usually I got enough dough to buy 6 Tanks for 22 bucks, a Elite and maybe Guards if there not maxed. If I have leftover dough i grab a Para or just blow it all on Rockets.

I know you guys got a thousand games in and got it crunched the way you want :) just wondered what your thoughts are on that :)

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I guess for an extra 4 bucks you’d take the Tanks every time. If you don’t have enough dough, you take the 6 INF for 15 and save up for Tanks the next turn.

I guess Mechs just don’t get bought. Russia already at the front lines, so they don’t need the speed units like Germany. Although when JPN attacks it’s nice to have some for the East.