Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion

[Trout]

Happy Wednesday to all. Have a couple of land mine questions. First, is there a maximum number of land mines which can be placed along a border? For some reason, I thought it was 10 but I don’t see it in the rulebook so I am beginning to think that is incorrect. Second, can a land mine (not carried by an Engineer) be moved during Non-Combat Movement and then dug in during the Mobilization Phase in the same turn? Again, I thought that was not the case but am now thinking I may have been incorrect about that as well.

[The Captain]

@Trout

There is no limit to how many Mines a player can place on a line/border.

A Mine can be transported in the Non-Combat Movement phase - and armed (dug in) at the end of the Non-Combat Movement phase.

Important:
Once a Mine is dug in (armed) - it cannot be moved again. It must stay on that line/border until it detonates.

Remember:
Any player who places Mines at any line/border should consider if any units from that player’s alliance have to move through this Minefield - since the Mines also “defend against” troops from that alliance.

[The Captain]

The rules concerning the Heavy Aircraft Carrier unit has been added to this thread.

See pg. 1 - look for attached rule No. 17. G40 Heavy Aircraft Carrier unit.

[Trout]

@The-Captain Thanks for the clarification. Opens up some new possible Courses of Action for the Allies in India and the Soviet Union which I was not formerly aware of :)

[The Captain]

The Air Fleet Commander rules have been clarified & updated with the following:

“An Air Fleet can only attack from or defend in a territory or an island.”

[Panzerstahl-Helm]

@The-Captain

Hello sir,

can only airfields that have existed since the start of the game can be upgraded, or can new placed Airfields be upgraded as well?

@barnee @Trout

Thanks

BR

[The Captain]

@Panzerstahl-Helm

Hi Panzer,

Any Air Base that you control from the beginning of your turn can be upgraded with Heavy Industry 2 Units in order to scramble up to 4 friendly Fighter units.

In other words - an Air Base that is purchased during the game can be upgraded on the same terms as an Air Base that exists from game start.

[barnee]

@The-Captain

Hi Captain

Can a Underground Minor be upgraded to a Major without losing it’s Underground status ? I couldn’t find anything saying it would lose it being undergound.

The situation is India had a Major Undrg and was conquered. It turned into a Minor Undrg. Victory liberated it and wants to upgrade the Minor back to a Major.

Thanks

[The Captain]

@barnee

Yes - the Underground Factory remains an Underground Factory when it is transformed from Minor to Major - or Major to Minor.

Any upgrade to Underground Factory is only lost when:

• The Underground Factory is moved
• The Underground Factory is destroyed

[barnee]

@The-Captain

Hej Captain

Just to double check here, Germany can have 3 PGs as well as the Waffen PG ?

Thanks

[The Captain]

@barnee
A Panzer General unit can be transformed to a Waffen-SS Panzer General unit in the same round as a new Panzer General unit is produced.

Example:
At the beginning of the German players turn in Early 1944 Germany has 3 Panzer General units on the game board.
One of these Panzer General units is in Berlin (Germany).

In the Purchase and Repair Units phase he German player transforms this Panzer General unit to a Waffen-SS Panzer General unit - and immediately replaces the Panzer General unit in Berlin with the Waffen-SS Panzer General unit.

The Panzer General unit is returned to the German game tray.

In the same Purchase and Repair Units phase the German player produces 1 Panzer General unit (the Panzer General unit that was transformed to a Waffen-SS Panzer General unit).

[barnee]

@The-Captain

Regarding the moving of Soviet Factories, does that include newly built ones as well ?

Russia built a Fctry in Finland. Can they use their Europe Rail to move it to Karelia ?

Thanks

[The Captain]

@barnee

Russia can move any factory that the Soviets control from the start of their turn.

Since Finland is part of Europe, the Soviets can use their Strategic Rail Movement Capacity at “1” in Europe to move the factory from Finland to Karelia.