Mech inf blitz

Thanks! it makes sense

but if you had to choose between the two then artillery. they should really never have any territories left that are more than two spaces away from india anyways. Artillery allow you the ability to attack, while mech inf give you the ability to move lots. Although India should do little of each, it’s conceivable to be doing an attack or two before you die. But not a huge movement.

@robbie358:

Well, to answer your question… when I play as Japan in this game I build ICs in China or Malaya in order to turn out ground units for taking India.  I would rather spend 12 bucks on 3 mech inf than 18 bucks on tanks and the rest of my money goes towards building Navy to ward off the US.  Your power lies in your airforce so what you really need (more than tanks) are just guys to lose, but plain infantry move so freaking slow.

I do that to, I put a minor in French indo china

The two units must start and end their movement together.

Since Japan has so many planes I find MI are really useful as bullet sponges. The planes provide mobile killing power, the MI mobile protection for the planes and occupation.

MaherC is correct.

@Veqryn:

question 1) can you take an empty territory with a single tank, then move 10 mech infantry through it to attack the enemy territory beyond it all during the combat phase?

No.

@Veqryn:

question 2) can you take an empty territory with say, 3 tanks and 3 mech infantry, move through it and attack the enemy territory beyond it, win that battle, then during the non-combat move, back up that territory by moving 10 mech infantry there through the now conquered enemy territories?

Yes.

Welcome Iwo Jima Joe
+1 for your first posting!

page 24 of the AAP40 rulebook
under Mechanized Infantry
“A mechanized infantry unit must normally stop when it enters an enemy controlled territory.  However, when moving along with a tank, it can enter an unoccupied enemy controlled territory as the first part of a two-space move that can end in a friendly or hostile territory.”

The wording ‘when moving along with a tank’, ‘must normally stop’, and ‘as the first part of a two-space move’ would mean an answer of –must come from the same territroy-- to your question above.