AARe : Enhanced

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NATIONAL ADVANTAGES:

1. Method of Deployment
-Each side (the Axis & the Allies) will have a total of 4 NAs Each
-A National Advantage may only be selected once
-During the 1st ROUND, each nation declares 1 NA at the start of their TURN. The NA’s effects come into play immediately unless otherwise described.
-During the 2nd ROUND, Ger, ***, and any one Allied nation each declare 1 NA at the start of their respective TURNS’. The NA’s effects come into play immediately unless otherwise described. However, a nation also has the option to delay their 2nd NA, meaning they do not declare it at the start of their 2nd TURN, but rather, declare it on the Mobilize Units phase of their 2nd TURN or any of their TURNs thereafter. All benefits from the Delayed National Advantage do not come into effect until the Mobilize Units Phase : All cost discounts, All unit placements, and All Combat or NCM benefits.
– If you lose your capital, you do not lose your Mobilize Units Phase for NA purposes.
– A nation’s NAs remain in play, even if its capital is captured.

RUSSIA

1. Russian Winter - Once during the game in your Collect Income phase, you can declare a Severe Winter. From now until the end of your next turn, your INF defend at 3 and attack at 2. The defense benefit applies to Combat in any territory, whereas the attack benefit applies to Combat in Red territories or W. Russia only. When attacking, INF may be matched 1:1 with RTL, & thus attack at 3.

2. Russian Railway - In the NCM phase, Russian Land Units [Inf, Art, AAGun] may move up to 2 territories per turn ONLY among these territories: [Bury, Yak, Novo, Rus, Cau, Wrus, and Kar]. You may move into or through any of the Allied owned listed territories. The Units must begin their turn in a Railway territory.

3. Russian T-34’s - Your ARM in Red territories defend on a 4.

4. Lend-Lease - When declared, Russia is given a free 5IPC this turn only.
-During your Mobilize Units phase, you can convert up to 12IPC worth of Allied units into Russian units if they are in a Red territory. These may be land or air units. Remove the affected units from play and replace them with the same units of your own color. Any Tech or NA benefits from the previous owner are lost. Base costs are used for conversion (ie. not discounted costs)
-During your Purchase Units Phase, UK + USA can lend Russia up to 2 IPCs in total sum. The IPCs are removed from the UK/USA income and are available for Russia to spend immediately this turn. The total of Cash Converted + Units Converted this turn must be no more than 12IPC.

5. Mobile Industry - Place 1 free IC and 1 free INF during the Mobilize Units Phase of this turn only in any Red territory you control. Both units must be placed in the same territory. The IC cannot build until next turn.
-Your ICs may move 1 territory during NCM (as long as you owned them at turn start). ICs can only move among Red territories. They may produce in territories they just moved to, as long as Russia owned the territory at turn start. Multiple ICs may exist in a single territory, but only 1 remains active (for the purposes of Rocket attacks, SBR and unit production)

6. Siberian Conscripts - Place 1 free INF/TURN during the Mobilize Units Phase in either [Yak, SovFE, or Bury] if you control it.
-The Non-Aggression Treaty : Russia will receive 6 INF (instead of 4).

GERMANY

1. Atlantic Wall - Place 1 free INF/TURN during the Mobilize Units Phase in WEur if you control it.
-During Germany’s Conduct Combat Phase, you may designate 1 RTL in either WEur or Norway for “Coastal Defense”. The selected RTL must have started its turn in the territory, and cannot move this turn. “Coastal Defense” gives you a single attack at 2 (3 with German 88’s) for the selected RTL against a single enemy sea unit of your choice in any adjacent SZ: 5,6,7 or 13 for WEur, 3,5 or 6 for Norway (SUBs cannot be targeted). The attack is rolled in Opening Fire and casualties are removed at the end of Opening Fire. The RTL is not subject to counterattack by naval vessels in the SZ.
-During any Amphibious Assault against WEur or Nor, all your INF and RTL defend on a 3 on the first cycle of combat only.

2. German 88’s – Place 1 free RTL for Immediate use this TURN in EEur if you control it.
-Place an additional free RTL during the Mobilize Units Phase of this TURN in Any Grey territory you control.
-During the first cycle of combat only, on Attack only, your RTL fire at 3 in the Conduct Opening Fire phase (instead of Attacking Units Fire Phase). Casualties are removed at the end of Opening Fire. Attacking INF still get RTL support, but fire in the Attacking Units Fire Phase).

3. Panzerblitz - If your attacking forces destroy all defending units in a territory in one cycle of combat, any of your surviving ARM may move 1 territory during NCM. This NCM move applies even if: a) your ARM has already moved 2 spaces in Combat b) you invaded an empty territory c) you invaded a territory containing only an AAGun and/or IC d) your ARM arrived by amphibious assault

4. Afrika Korps – Place 1 free INF for immediate use this TURN in Libya if you control it.
-Place an additional free 1INF,1RTL and 1ARM during the Mobilize Units phase of this TURN in Libya if you control it.

5. Wolf Packs -When declared, place 1 free SUB in either SZ 5 or SZ 14 during the Mobilize Units phase of this turn only. You may place the SUB even if the SZ is enemy occupied.
-Your SUBs attack at 3 (4 with Super Subs) if there are at least two of them at the start of the combat cycle. The SUBs may come from different SZs, but must attack the same SZ. When there are less than two SUBs at the start of a combat cycle, this ability is lost. The Wolf Packs NA does not improve defending SUBs.
-Your Convoy Raids do increased damage when there are at least two or more German SUBs in the same SZ. If the group of SUBs is within 2SZ of the enemy IC, the enemy subtracts an additional 1IPC from their collected income. If the group of SUBs is within 1SZ of the enemy IC, the enemy subtracts an additional 2IPC from their collected income.
-Your SUBs cost 1IPC less.

6. Luftwaffe Dive-Bombers - During the first cycle of combat, if there are no defending FTRs present, your FTRs hit on a roll of 4 or less. In succeeding cycles of combat, the FTRs hit normally. If defending FTRs are present, this ability is cancelled. This NA applies to both Land and Naval Combat. Your FTRs are still subject to any AA Fire.
-Your FTRs cost 1IPC less
-Your 1st FTR purchased costs 5IPC less. (Hans-Ulrich Rudel Rule)

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UNITED KINGDOM

1. Colonial Garrison - Place 1 free IC and 1 free INF during the Mobilize Units Phase of this turn only in either [ECan, Egy, SAfr, Ind, or Aus] if you control it. Both units must be placed in the same territory. The IC cannot build until next turn.

2. The Commonwealth - Place 1 free INF/TURN during the Mobilize Units Phase in either [ECan, Egy, SAfr, Ind, or Aus] if you control it.

3. Radar -When declared, place 1 free AAGun in either [UK, ECan, Egy, SAfr, Ind, or Aus] if UK controls it, during the Mobilize Units phase of this turn only.
-UK owned AAGuns in tan territories and UK BBs with Combined Arms have their AA-to-hit value increased by 1 (ie.to 2)
-UK owned AAGuns in tan territories may attempt to shoot down Rockets at a roll of 2 or less, for zero damage.
-When declared, UK is given a free 8IPC to spend towards either Jet Fighters or Combined Arms Tech. UKs attempt at the Tech selected succeeds automatically with 4 rolls instead of 6. IPCs not spent, or unable to be spent this TURN, may be carried over, but must still be used for JF or CA. This applies to only one of these two techs.

4. Royal Navy - Place 1 free DD off the coast of either [UK, ECan, Egy, SAfr, Ind, or Aus] if you own the land territory, during the Mobilize Units Phase of this turn only. You may place the DD even if the SZ is enemy-occupied.
-Your DDs cost 1IPC less.

5. Royal Air Force - Place 1 free FTR in either [UK, ECan, Egy, SAfr, Ind, or Aus] if you own it, or on an AC adjacent to these territories, during the Mobilize Units Phase of this turn only.
-Your FTRs cost 1IPC less.

6. UK Lend-Lease - When declared, UK is given a free 5IPC this turn only.

• During your Mobilize Units phase, you can convert up to 12IPC worth of USA units into UK units if they are in any of these territories: [UK, ECan, Egy, SAfr, Ind, or Aus]. These may be land or air units. Naval, air or land units in a SZ adjacent to these territories may also be converted assuming you control the territory. Remove the affected units from play and replace them with the same units of your own color. Any Tech or NA benefits from the previous owner are lost. Base costs are used for conversion (ie. not discounted costs)
  -During your Purchase Units Phase, USA can lend UK up to 2 IPCs. The IPCs are removed from the USA income and are available for UK to spend immediately this turn. The total of Cash Converted + Units Converted this turn must be no more than 12IPC.

UNITED STATES

1. Mechanized Infantry - When declared, place 2 free INF in either [EUS, CUS, or WUS] if you control it, during the Mobilize Units phase of this turn only.

• Your INF have a move of 2 and may blitz as tanks do.

2. Pacific Divisions - Place 1 free INF/TURN during the Mobilize Units Phase in either [Sink, Chi, Kwa, Phi, Alsk, Haw, or WUS] if you control it.

3. Marines – Unit placements are for the Mobilize Units Phase of declaration turn only.

• Place 1 free TN in either the [EUS, or WUS] seazone if you control territory.
• Place 2 free INF in either [EUS, CUS, WUS, Alsk, or Haw] if you control it. The Infantry may be placed in separate territories.
  -During Amphibious Assaults, your INF attack at 2 for the first cycle of combat only. Marines may be matched 1:1 with supporting RTL, and thus attack at 3 on the first cycle of combat

4. Naval Industry - All your Naval Units (TRN,SUB,DD,AC,BB) cost 1IPC less

5. Reinforced Carriers - Your ACs require 2 hits to destroy, just like BBs.
-Your 1st Aircraft Carrier purchased costs 5IPC less

6. Tech Investment - Your attempts at Tech succeed automatically with 4 rolls instead of 6.
-When declared, US is given a free 5IPC to spend towards developing Minor Tech. IPCs not spent, or unable to be spent this TURN, may be carried over, but must still be used for Minor Tech.

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JAPAN

1. Banzai Attacks -When declared, place 1 free INF in either [Man, Kwa, or FIC] if you control it, during the Mobilize Units phase of this turn only.
-Your INF attack at 2 for the first cycle of combat only. There are no restrictions on what units may accompany your Banzais. Banzai INF may be matched 1:1 with supporting RTL, and thus attack at 3 on the first cycle of combat.

2. Tokyo Express - Your DDs gain limited transport capability. Maximum carrying capacity is 2INF per DD. Each DD can be used during either Combat or NCM, but not both (with the one exception of Tokyo Express-DDs starting in a Hostile SZ)
i) COMBAT - Your DDs can load and/or unload only 1 INF during Combat. As per LHTR rules, a unit loaded in Combat must be unloaded in Combat on the same TURN (unless DD is sunk or forced to retreat). If the SZ is hostile, your DD must first participate in Naval Combat (at full strength, ie.3/3). If your DD survives, it may then unload 1INF into the Amphibious Assault.
-If you have Combined Arms, your DD can Bombard, BUT only if there was no Naval Combat prior to the Amphibious Assault. Combined Arms Tokyo Express-DDs can only Bombard into the same territory they are Unloading units into.
ii) NON-COMBAT - Your DDs not participating in Combat can load and/or unload up to 2 INF during NCM. INF loaded during NCM do not need to be unloaded the same TURN, and may remain aboard the DD. A loaded DD does not suffer any combat penalties (ie. it remains 3/3)

3. Yamato Class Battleships - Your BBs attack, defend, and bombard on a 5.
-Your 1st Battleship purchased costs 5IPC less.

4. Tech Advantage - When declared, Japan is given a free 16IPC which must ALL be used towards developing Minor Tech. IPCs not spent, or unable to be spent this TURN, may be carried over, but must still be used for Minor Tech.

5. Kaiten Torpedoes -When declared, place 1 free SUB in either SZ 60 or SZ 61 during the Mobilize Units phase of this turn only. You may place the SUB even if the SZ is enemy-occupied.
-Japan may designate up to 2 SUBs/TURN as Kaitens. Kaitens can only be used for attack.
-At the start of Combat, Japan must declare a “primary target” if using just 1 Kaiten in a SZ, and a “primary and secondary target” if using 2 Kaitens in a SZ (Enemy SUBs cannot be targeted). Enemy BBs still require 2 hits, and would thus need to be targeted twice.
-Kaitens are subject to detection but their DD-to-detect values decrease by 1 (Kaitens and regular SUBs will have different DD-to-detect values, so it’s possible for defending DDs to detect regular SUBs, but not Kaitens).
-If “undetected”, Kaitens roll against their primary target first, and only move on to the secondary target (with a 2nd Kaiten) if the primary is destroyed.
-If “detected”, Kaitens must roll against an enemy DD first, and only move on to the primary target (with a 2nd Kaiten) if the DD is destroyed.
-Kaitens hit in the first cycle of combat on Opening Fire on a 3 or less (4 with Super Subs). Kaitens cannot be hit by enemy units. Instead, they die automatically at the end of Opening Fire, whether they have hit or not. Kaiten casualties are also removed at the end of Opening Fire, regardless of whether the Kaiten was detected or not.
-Your SUBs cost 1IPC less.

6. Kamikaze Attacks - Japan may designate up to 2 FTRs/TURN as Kamikazes. Kamis can only be used for attack against naval units and may use their full range of movement to reach the SZ without needing a friendly territory to land.
-At the start of Combat, Japan must declare a “primary target” if using just 1 Kami in a SZ, and a “primary and secondary target” if using 2 Kamis in a SZ (Enemy SUBs cannot be targeted). Enemy BBs still require 2 hits, and would thus need to be targeted twice. If Kamis and Kaitens are used together, you would declare up to 4 targets in total. The Kaitens would roll first, with the Kamis continuing in sequence. Kamis do not have to kill an enemy DD first if the Kaitens are detected and fail to hit the DD.
-Kamis are subject to any AA Fire (land-based AAGuns or BBs with Combined Arms), or “intercepting” FTRs (ie. Jet Fighters) and are removed IMMEDIATELY if hit. If Japan has Jet Fighters, they may lower enemy AA-to-hit values (but not “intercept” values)
-Kamis hit in the first cycle of combat on Opening Fire on a 4 or less. Kamis cannot be hit by enemy units (except AA and interceptors). Instead, they die automatically at the end of Opening Fire, whether they have hit or not. Kami casualties are also removed at the end of Opening Fire.
-Your 1st FTR purchased costs 5IPC less.
-All additional FTRs cost 1IPC less.

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LHTR SUMMARY

This is a brief summary of the LHTR rules that are common to Enhanced.
If you are interested in the full LHTR rules, follow this link: http://www.harrisgamedesign.com/bb/index.php

A. Three Core Phases
1. Combat Movement requires that you move only those pieces that will attack enemy units and/or that will attack(or in the case of transports - participate in the attack of) enemy spaces.
2. Conduct Combat is the phase where ALL dice rolling is done.
3. Non-Combat Movement is the phase in which you may move any piece which did not move or participate in combat (air units are an exception).

B. Carriers and Fighters
1. FTRs may no longer move on the Mobilize Units Phase
2. Existing FTRs may land on newly built ACs by “hovering” in a SZ adjacent to the IC at the end of NCM (much like they “hover” at the end of Combat)
3. New FTRs may be built on existing ACs (in a SZ adjacent to the IC)

C. Anti-Aircraft Guns
1. AAGuns no longer fire on NCM

D. Transports
1. Units loaded in Combat, must be offloaded in Combat (ie. Amphibious Assault), unless the transport is sunk or forced to retreat from a sea battle
2. If a Transport is involved in Combat, its cargo can only be unloaded during Combat movement (The one exception to this in Enhanced is TRNs starting in hostile SZs)

E. Submarines (submerge OR retreat)
0. the Attacker decides to retreat/press BEFORE the Defender decides to submerge subs
1. In Retreat , all attacking forces must move to the same adjacent seazone
2. In Retreat, one or more attacking subs may instead, Submerge in the combat seazone, rather than move away with other retreating forces
3. The defender may elect to submerge one or more subs, regardless of whether or not there are other types of defending units still on the battle board.

F. Multi-National Forces
1. Multi-National Forces may not Attack together
2. Multi-National forces may Defend together.

G. Miscellaneous
1. Tech doesn’t come into effect until the Mobilize Units Phase
2. Total Economic Damage to a territory in a single TURN is limited to its IPC value

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LAND COMBAT SEQUENCE

1. Place Units on Battle Board
2. Conduct Opening Fire
2a. Roll for any FTR Interceptors (Jet Fighters) - 1st cycle only
-For SBR and Rocket attacks only. FTRs may still defend against Regular attacks
-Roll one die/intercepting FTR. Casualties are removed IMMEDIATELY if hit
2b. Roll for AAGuns - 1st cycle only
-FTRs, and BMBRs are all rolled separately and removed IMMEDIATELY if hit
2c. Roll for Bombardment (BBs and Combined Arms DDs) - 1st cycle only
-Casualties are removed at the end of Opening Fire.
2d. Roll for any German 88s - 1st cycle only
-Any attacking Ger 88 RTL roll 1 die @3
-Casualties are removed at the end of Opening Fire
3. Remove Opening Fire Casualties
-Remove all Bombardment and German 88 casualties
4. Attacking Units Fire
5. Defending Units Fire
6. Remove Casualties
7. Press Attack or Retreat
8. Capture Territory

NAVAL COMBAT SEQUENCE

1. Place Units on Battle Board
1a. Declare targets for any Kamis or Kaitens - 1st cycle only
1b. Attempt Sub Detection - 1st cycle only
-Each SUB is assigned a DD-to-detect value, starting with a baseline of 3, and taking into account positive modifiers (AIR,LRA,CA) which increase the DD-to-detect value of all SUBs and negative modifiers (SS, Kaitens) which decrease the DD-to-detect value of only certain SUBs. When groups of DDs have different positive modifiers they should be rolled separately. When groups of SUBs have different negative modifiers, it becomes possible that the higher DD-to-detect value group is detected, but not the lower DD-to-detect value group.
-Roll 1 die for each attacking DD, a roll of the DD-to-detect value or less detects ALL defending SUBs requiring that DD-to-detect value
-Roll 1 die for each defending DD, a roll of the DD-to-detect value or less detects ALL attacking SUBs requiring that DD-to-detect value
2. Conduct Opening Fire
2a. Roll for any FTR Interceptors (Jet Fighters) - 1st cycle only
-For Kami attacks only. FTRs may still defend against Regular attacks
-Roll one die/intercepting FTR. Casualties (Kamis) are removed IMMEDIATELY if hit
2b. Combined Arms BBs - 1st cycle only
-Kamis, FTRs and BMBRs are all rolled separately and removed IMMEDIATELY if hit
2c. Roll for Coastal Defense (Atlantic Wall) - 1st cycle only
-A single Ger RTL in WEur or Norway rolls 1 die @ 2 (3 with Ger 88s)
-Casualties are removed at the end of Opening Fire
2d. Roll for Kaitens - 1st cycle only
-Attacking Kaitens roll 1 die @ 3 (4 with Super Subs)
-Kaitens and casualties are removed at the end of Opening Fire
2e. Roll for Kamis - 1st cycle only
-Attacking Kamis roll 1 die @ 4
-Kamis and casualties are removed at the end of Opening Fire
2f. Roll for Regular SUBs (ie. non-Kaiten)
-Attacking SUBs roll 1 die @ 2 (3 with Super Subs)
-Defending SUBs roll 1 die @ 2
-Casualties are removed as per Step 3
3. Remove Opening Fire Casualties
-Remove all Kaitens and their casualties (regardless of whether Kaitens were detected or not)
-Remove all Kamis and their casualties
-If Attacking SUBs were “Undetected”, remove all their casualties during this step(enemy DD does not cancel this). If “Detected”, their casualties return fire and are removed in step 6.
-If Defending SUBs were “Undetected”, remove all their casualties during this step(enemy DD does not cancel this). If “Detected”, their casualties return fire and are removed in step 6.
3a. “Undetected” SUBs may submerge - 1st cycle only
-Any “Undetected” SUBs not electing to submerge are considered “Detected” at this point
-Combat resumes as per normal rules from here on out
4. Attacking Units Fire
5. Defending Units Fire
6. Remove Casualties
7. Press Attack or Retreat
-SUBs may submerge again here, but since they’re now all “Detected”, enemy DDs can cancel this. As per regular rules, SUBs may also retreat with the rest of your naval vessels.
8. Occupy SZ

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Variant Designer : Cousin Joe

PlayTesters : The AvalonHill forum members

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Enhanced can be played either face-to-face or by e-mail. If playing by e-mail, you can use either Mapview or ABattlemap, along with the Enhanced module for either program

For Mapview Users:
Place the file AAREnhanced.udm in the “USERMODS” folder in your Mapview directory. Click on mcmv12.exe, select File, New Game, and then AAR: Enhanced to start playing. If you don’t have Mapview, you can download it here: http://www.motcreations.com/mv_download.html

For ABattlemap Users:
Unzip the ENH.gim.zip file and place the ENH.gim folder in your ABattlemap directory. Click on ABattlemap.exe, select New, and then Axis & Allies Revised : Enhanced to start playing. If you don’t have ABattlemap, you can download it here: http://www.daak.de/

If you’re looking for Enhanced opponents online, you can look around the AvalonHill site (House Rules), or you can join a PBEM club such as:
AAMC: http://aamc.net/
FoE: http://www.flames-of-europe.de

If you really like Enhanced, and think you have the strategic skills to challenge the best, then feel free to participate in the AARe Power Rankings and fight your way to the top for a chance at the AARe Championship Belt.

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Here are the formulas:

q = new rank
r = old rank
p = opponent’s old rank

LOW player wins:

• high player loses no rank
• low player’s new rank:
  q = r - (p-r) ^ -0.7 * 0.5 * r ^ 0.8

HIGH player wins:

• low player’s new rank (applies to losing to an opponent 4 or more ranks under)
  q = r + (r-p-3)^0.5

• high player’s new rank:
  q = r - (r-p)^0.2 * (0.6 * r^0.65 + 1.3 / p^0.9)

• all ranks are rounded (0.4xx -> 0 and 0.5xx -> 1)

The general idea:

• play your equals, gain the most rank the most efficient way
• the lower ranked player can never lose rank
• the lower your rank the easier it is to gain rank quickly; the further up top the harder to get even higher
• high ranked players don’t get any point for beating unranked players, or very low ranked players.
• to be 1 you need to:
  ----- be 2 and beat 4, 3 or 1
  ----- be 3 and beat 2 or 1
  ----- be 4 or 5 and beat 1

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Word version of v 5.0

AARe Enhanced Rules - V5.0.doc

[Jennifer]

Nice thread format.

BTW, please tell us WHERE the power rankings are to compete in.  Not that I’m worthy of the top spot, but I’d like to practice against more opponents.

Also, we have 4 players on these boards I know of.  Emperor Mollari, Axis_Roll, Commander Jennifer and Bean.  For anyone who wants to be introduced to this variant of the game. (BTW, the Battlemap for this is awesome, I want to use it for my regular AAR games because it has more information on it, in case you wondered where my endorsement was going!)

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For beginners, and trainers, I recommend phasing this game in incrementally.

For instance, try playing with just the new National Advantages first couple of games.  Then add in Convoy Raids and submarine detections in the next game.  Etc.  This way new players will not be over-whelmed right off.

Just a suggestion.

[tekkyy]

now that we have a sticky I hope that means AARe is officially present in this forum and official contact for fans is now avaliable

question: are you guys making 6.0? or more like 5.1?

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@tekkyy:

now that we have a sticky I hope that means AARe is officially present in this forum and official contact for fans is now avaliable

question: are you guys making 6.0? or more like 5.1?

I don’t have much/any say in that

However, small changes should not necessitate a new version number.

My guessing is that only 2 NA’s are being slightly tweaked, so it’ll probably be 5.1

But I’ve been wrong before.

[Jennifer]

Radar and ???

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@Cmdr:

Radar and ???

Yamamotos
-$1 each one after the first (-$5)

[tekkyy]

yeah
battleships are a bit expensive for Japan’s budget
so without only an inital discount its not a lasting NA

[Jennifer]

Hmm.

Honestly, I never see Japan NEEDING a navy.  If they do, the first Yamamoto is about all they ever need.  I don’t see them spending 19 IPC a round on more, if you want my honest opinion.

Perhaps a better benefit would be to give them two shore bombardments each at 5 or less instead of reducing their cost a piddly little 5%?

[tekkyy]

yes so we could do something to encourage that kind of game

maybe somehow useful in KJF or something

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@Cmdr:

Hmm.

Honestly, I never see Japan NEEDING a navy.  If they do, the first Yamamoto is about all they ever need.  I don’t see them spending 19 IPC a round on more, if you want my honest opinion.

Perhaps a better benefit would be to give them two shore bombardments each at 5 or less instead of reducing their cost a piddly little 5%?

I do not see any real need for a further tweaking to either Yamamotos or even Radar, IMHO, however, others do.

Regarding a Jap navy… perhaps you haven’t yet experienced a full US on Jap naval battle.  Those are quite a bit of fun, especially with US naval advantage and 2 hit carriers, Japan WILL need to build a navy.

[Jennifer]

know how much fun they are, Axis.  I do them all the time in KJF games. =)  I’m even known as Die Flottemurder because I seem to get lucky a lot in naval warfare. (Luck, as in 3 submarines vs 3 aircraft carriers with all submarines hitting in the opening fire step, kind of luck!)

Here’s what I was thinking, if they need tweaking:

Yamamotos:

1st Battleship costs 15 IPC
Battleships with Combined Arms fire AA Guns at 2 (like Radar, it is the same requirement the British need, seems fair)
Battleships may bombard twice at 4 or less
Battleships may attack and defend at 5 or less

Atlantic Wall:
For every Infantry defending in Germany, W. Europe or Norway against DESTROYERS, the defender may roll a die and negate that destroyer’s bombardment on a roll of 1. (This is identical to jets stopping SBR runs and rockets.)

These should encourage more naval battles in the Pacific by buffing up the Yamamoto as well as give Japan a significant advantage if America ignores her.  After all, taking India/Australia/Hawaii will be a snap with 6 battleship bombardments in opening fire!  Hell, Japan could seriously stop a North Africa attack plan iwth that kind of firepower.  As America, I’d seriously consider taking Reinforced Carriers and trying to stop Japan before she got out there to be a nuissance.  But that’s just me.  Not to mention, they’ll be significantly harder to kill in naval warfare since 33% of your airpower will be shot down before the battle. (16% if you get Jets, so at least the Yamamoto cannot be nutralized with a tech.)

Also, you won’t have to adjust Radar since combined arms won’t be a huge deal with the destroyers A) being counterable and B) reduced in number with America going Pacific to stop Japan from taking the world over.  As for the British Battleships killed 33% of attacking fighters, it’s the same as Japan now and still reducable with a simple Jet Power Technology (a tech I like to get for Germany ANYWAY!)

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You see, I do not like nerfing something because it’s currently too powerful.  I’d rather buff something else to compensate.  That way you are not hurting someone, you are just helping someone else.

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@Cmdr:

Here’s what I was thinking, if they need tweaking:

Yamamotos:

1st Battleship costs 15 IPC
Battleships with Combined Arms fire AA Guns at 2 (like Radar, it is the same requirement the British need, seems fair)
Battleships may bombard twice at 4 or less
Battleships may attack and defend at 5 or less

The BB aaa @ 2 would be far too powerful

In fact, this capability is being removed from radar (BB aaa’s can not exceed 1)
In other words, if UK takes radar AND gets Combined Arms, you would not exceed the 1 BB aaa capability

[tekkyy]

@axis_roll:

In fact, this capability is being removed from radar (BB aaa’s can not exceed 1)
In other words, if UK takes radar AND gets Combined Arms, you would not exceed the 1 BB aaa capability

yeah I think thats fair