Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion

@barnee

In the Explained thread (see Facilities) it is described why Underground Factories cannot be targeted by Strategic Bombing.

Play testing concerning the Underground Factory rule initially included the following:

• An IPC Penalty must be paid by the owner - the IPC amount is half the dice rolls combined.

or:

• Damage to an Underground Factory can only be half of the damage inflicted to a regular industrial complex

The results were mixed - and the Underground Factory rule was not attractive enough with those rules.

It is known today, that Germany dispersed some of their factories to the forrests (Surface Forrest Factories) - in combination with underground facilities.
This was not known by the Allies until after the War.

We also included these facts in the decisions about the Underground Factory rules.

The final results of the Underground Factory rule are now included in the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion

Concerning Air-To-Air Combat Over Target Area during Strategic Bombing of factories or other facilities, we studied the scenarios from various battles of WWII.

• During the Battle of France in may-June 1940, the French fighter pilots flew only 1 mission a day - whereas the German pilots flew more than 5 missions a day.
• During the Battle of Britian, the RAF pilots flew multiple missions a day - whereas the German pilots flew a maximum of 2 sorties a day.
• During the air defense of Germany in 1944 and 1945, Allied fighter pilots flew up to 2 missions a day - whereas the Luftwaffe pilots were sent up in the air as soon as they were refueled an rearmed - multiple times a day.

Defending fighter pilots were close to their bases - but the attacker was hundreds of miles away from their own bases. This had an effect in both morale and fighting capacity.

Those facts were also included in our play testing.

These are some of the reasons that defending fighters defend at a higher factor than attacking fighters.

The Air-To-Air Combat Over Target Area scenario was not over until either the attacker pushed his bombers through to the target - or was eliminated.

Concerning Paratrooper units - this was the very first rule that we implemented in 1993 for the Axis & Allies Classic game.

A lot of studying went ahead before we came up with multiple suggestions for the Paratrooper unit. Some aspects that we play tested were:

• Infantry can be transformed to Paratrooper
• Sabotage: Partroopper units can cause sabotage to enemy facilities
• Airlifting: How to airlift a Paratrooper unit (Airlift Token or Bomber etc.)
• Cost, attack, defense, movement on land, sea and by air (for example the US 82nd Airborne Division was transported by sea to North Africa in Late 1943).
• Fighting in a city (Capital City area)
• Education & Training of Paratrooper units

The final result is now included in the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion on pg. 18.

Concerning the Total War rule:

From Early 1943 (round 7) the 5 major powers can mass produce units in accordance with the Total War rule.

Those 5 Nations can use any of their own original Industrial Complexes for Total War production - as long as these factories have the required production capacity.

Exception:
United Kingdom cannot use India for Total War production. Only the Industrial Complexes on the European side of the map can be used for Total War production.
The rulebook says “London only” - but the original UK factories in South Africa and Canada can also be used for Total War (Air units only…).

See pg. 50 for further information.

@barnee

Yes - Air Transport units operate under Transport rules concerning transportation of units.

Important:
Only German Air Transport units can transport Tank units.

@barnee

Only a German Air Transport unit can carry an Anti Aircraft Artillery unit, since an Anti Aircraft Artillery unit counts as a Tank unit for transport purposes.

@barnee

The rulebook Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion describes the transportation capacity that is required for each unit.

The rules concerning transportation by Sea, Air and Strategic Rail Movement is described under each unit - and in some cases also under “Escorts & Transports” as well as “Air Transport” and “Strategic Rail Movement”.

We recommend that players refer to the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion rulebook in case of any questions concerning transportation of units, since specialized units such as Mines, Rockets, Factories etc. have various transportation requirements.

Even among our Veteran Players we repeatedly refer to the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion rulebook.

@barnee

Okay - now I see :-)

The Transportation Capacity that is required to transport each unit is described under the units profile.

Example:
A Paratrooper unit (see pg. 18) is a specialized Infantry unit - but concerning transportation a Paratrooper unit counts as a Tank unit towards the capacity of a Transport, Landing Craft and Air Transport unit.

Anyway - we’re grateful that you ask questions, since there is always something we can improve concerning the rulebook and Rules Clarification.

Thanks again barnee :-)

Concerning transportation of landbased units:

See pg. 30 in the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion rulebook:

Note 5:
A Transport unit can carry 2 land based units in any combination.

Exception:
If the Transport unit carries 1 Tank unit, the second land based unit cannot be a Tank unit or any other unit that counts as a Tank unit for transport purposes.

Example:
A Transport can carry 2 Artillery units - or 1 Artillery unit and 1 Tank unit.

@barnee

Yes - the same AAA can split up its rounds of fire between the Paratrooper units and the Fighter units, since these units must be kept seperately during the defending AAA fire.

We play an average of 1 game each week from October 2023 and until the end of March 2024.

The Fighter Ace units are popular - and always represented on the game board.
In the Pacific the US Navy most often use both Fighter Aces to balance the superior number of Japanese Fighter units.

Naturally, the Aircraft Carrier unit that carries the Fighter Ace units is the Primary Target for Japanese Kamikaze attacks…

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you as well :-)

Concerning United Kingdom Home Defense:

Only Infantry and Elite Infantry units can defend at “3” during the first round of Combat.

Paratrooper units, British Commando units and other specialized Infantry units that operate under Infantry rules must defend at their normal Defense Factor during Home Defense.

The reason is, that specialized Infantry units such as Paratroopers have specialized equipment, training, weapons etc. in order to use them for Special Missions.

Also, for Game Play reasons those specialized Infantry units should not be “mixed up” with regular Infantry units.

Hi IronBraydon,

Thank you for your comment.

Yes - we have prepared all units that you need for playing the Global 1940 game with the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion.

You’ll find all units at pg. 60-63 in the rulebook - ready for printing & cut out.

You can compare the Cost Of All Units list (see pg. 73-74) with the units that you print in order to check if you have all the units you need.

Depending on your overall Global 1940 game experience, we advice that you start implementing the Rules & Units described on pg. 6-23 in order to make the initial games more manageable.

For your inspiration - concerning the use of the new units (printed Markers & Roundels etc.) you should check out the Global 1940 & 1943 Game Reports thread - there you’ll see pictures from FTF games with a combination of hand-painted units as well as printed paper markers & roundels.

Please fell free to contact us anytime if you have any questions.

We guarantee that you’ll find Challenge & Fun on a massive scale.

Captain