What Ozymandiac said. This map is a great 4 player map. Have the more experienced players play U.S./USSR, for the allies, and Germany for the Axis. Europe is, IMO, one of the best maps of axis and allies. It isn’t nearly as complicated as the global version, and the U.S. gets to concentrate 100% on the European theater. I still wish there was a better staging area for America outside of Spain though. I’ve found that the only way the allies can win is to declare war on the true neutrals and for the U.S. to take Spain so that they have a constant shuck into Europe.
Submarines and convoy distribution
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Hi everyone I have a couple Q&A’s regarding the topic 👆
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can submarines attack each other? For example, if you are attacking a transport that is with a cruiser and a sub then will that defending sub participate in the defense of the transport?
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can someone explain convoy distribution to me in simpler terms than the one in the rule book?
If you have answers please tell me.
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@Axis_Powers_r_Better Let’s try it this way:
- Can subs attack other subs?
Ans: Yes, but it is the defender’s option to fight(assuming no destroyers are present). The attacker can declare an naval attack in a SZ with other subs present (like in the scenario above). The defender then gets to decide if the subs wish to fight or submerge.
In fact, at the beginning of each combat round (even if destroyers were present at the start of the battle), if there are no more destroyers present, any subs in the battle have the option of submerging and avoiding the remainder of the battle. At the conclusion of the battle regardless of the winner, the submerged subs will remain in the SZ.
- Convoy rule: Certain SZ have convoy markers in them, e.g., SZ105 in G40. If you own shore territory adjacent to a convoy marker, that territory can be convoyed (lose income). At the end of your turn, any SZ’s that have enemy (not neutral or friendly) warships (CVs do not count) or planes in them will attempt to disrupt your income. For each enemy warship, roll 1 die. For each plane or sub, roll 2 dice. Rolls of 1-3, you lose 1-3 IPCs from that territory. Rolls of 4-6 do nothing. You can only lose as much IPCs as the territory has value.
If a SZ has multiple territories around it, you can lose upto the sum of all the territories you own, e.g., SZ97, the Italians own S. Italy, N. Italy, Albania, and Greece. Total IPCs= 10IPCs. If the Allies have CV + 2 ftrs + 2 subs that lived at the end of the Italians turn in SZ97, then you would roll 8 dice, summing up all 1-3s and subtracting from 10 to determine the total loss of income due to convoys. Assume in this example, the Germans own Yugoslavia, which doesn’t affect the Italian rolls. But if the fleet remained at the end of the German turn, you would again roll 8 dice, but only subtract from upto 2 IPCs.
Of note, at the end of the Allies turns, the fleet in SZ97 doesn’t do anything to Italians or German income, i.e., it is not offensive attack, but only an aspect of the end of turn income determination.
- Can subs attack other subs?
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@surfer Thanks for the clarification!
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@Axis_Powers_r_Better I don’t mean to complicate things …but in example no die roll for carrier plus each sub and each plane rolls 2 dice so that would be 8 dice total.
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@SuperbattleshipYamato edited
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