Global 2nd edition Q+A ( AAG40.2)

[simon33]

With Q5, in the event that Britain still attacks, whether or not Britain provides forces to attempt to clear SZ95 the American transports are not destroyed even if there are extra hits left over, but the assault does not proceed. There needs to be an actual scramble to stop the assault - this is important if you want the plane to do something else, like scrambling to SZ97 or intercepting.

[nhgrif]

@simon33:

With Q5, in the event that Britain still attacks, whether or not Britain provides forces to attempt to clear SZ95 the American transports are not destroyed even if there are extra hits left over, but the assault does not proceed. There needs to be an actual scramble to stop the assault - this is important if you want the plane to do something else, like scrambling to SZ97 or intercepting.

So in this case, if Southern Italy were defended by nothing but a single fighter and the allies had 1 transport in SZ95 and 1 transport in SZ97, Italy would have to decide between 3 options:

1. Scramble to SZ95, letting Southern Italy get captured by the British troops invading from SZ97 (and the fighter could land in Northern Italy)
2. Scramble to SZ97, letting Southern Italy get captured by the British troops invading from SZ95 (and the fighter could land in Northern Italy)
3. Defend the land battle and hope 1 fighter can kill whatever is loaded on the two transports.

[simon33]

That’s exactly right.

[A Former User]

Hi there,

USA is not at war yet. Can USA use a UK Naval Base
1.) If UK is not at war, too
2.) If UK is at war.

Thanks in advance.
H.

[Witt]

@Hecatomb If not at war, the US cannot use another nation’s NB.

[A Former User]

Sad.

Thanks for your fast response!

[Witt]

I should also have added that the two nations have to be allied.

[A Former User]

I think it should be pretty clear that an Ally nation couldn’t use an Axis nations’ base and vice versa. 🤔

[Panther]

@Wittmann said in Global 2nd edition Q+A ( AAG40.2):

I should also have added that the two nations have to be allied.

@Hecatomb said in Global 2nd edition Q+A ( AAG40.2):

I think it should be pretty clear that an Ally nation couldn’t use an Axis nations’ base and vice versa.

I think that @Wittmann wanted to point out that being allied is the key to use other power’s bases.
As long as USA is neutral they can’t use other bases. See US restrictions on page 14 Pacific rulebook:

… It [The US] may not move units into territories or onto
ships belonging to another power or use
another power’s naval bases, nor may
another power move land or air units
into its territories or onto its ships or use
its naval bases.

or page 15 Europe rulebook:

… It [A neutral power] can’t move units into or through
territories or onto ships belonging to another power
or use another power’s naval bases, nor can another
power move land or air units into or through its
territories or onto its ships or use its naval bases.

They need to be allied to do so.

[A Former User]

I got it, thanks, I wouldn’t kid anybody.

[A Former User]

And it is the same between UK and Anzac regardless of their special relationship?

[Panther]

@Hecatomb
They are allied (from the beginning of the game), so they can use allied bases.

[A Former User]

Even if they are not at war with Japan?

[Panther]

@Hecatomb Being at war with a special power is totally irrelevant here. Be allied to use bases of allied powers, as those are friendly (and unrestricted).

[A Former User]

Thanks a lot!

[barnee]

Just want to make sure I’ve been doing this correctly. I SBR an AB and attack a SZ. The SBR is decided first, so if it’s disabled, no units can scramble to the SZ battle ?

So if playing on triplea, you would need to use the “Roll Dice” function and ask the player if they want to intercept. If yes, you’d roll the air battle and then any surviving bombers you’d roll the AA battle, then the bombing damage if necessary.

If the AB is disabled, you then player enforce not scrambling and adjust the damage/ unit losses accordingly after combat.

Is that how people are doing it ?

[Panther]

@barnee
Scrambling by the rules is a defender’s move that occurs as the very last action during the attacker’s Combat Move Phase.
SBR occurs at the beginning of the Conduct Combat Phase.
So by the rules scrambling is always happening before SBR.

(TripleA handles all of this correctly. In this context an issue with rocket technology has been resolved recently, but is only available in the latest pre-releases (Engine version 1.10.x).)

[barnee]

@Panther right on. Thank you.

[majikforce]

I should probably know this but I am unsure. Can the allied powers take Brazil and activate it with only an AA gun? Or does it have to be a inf, tank, art, or mech? Thanks.

[Witt]

@majikforce Good morning. Has to be a ground unit with an attack value. Not an AA , therefore.