Does a carrier autokill a transport?

[tornado_ofsouls]

Having a debate with another player, he has moved an empty carrier into a SZ where I have a transport to claim an autokill. However, because a carrier has no attack value, combat cannot occur, right? Therefore the empty carrier alone cannot kill my transport?

[GeneralHandGrenade]

You are correct. A carrier can’t hit any unit on attack, only on defence.

[taamvan]

Keep in mind that this is dependent on whether the carrier has an attack power or not, which in different versions of AxA it may (42.2 = 14/1/2/2, one hit point).  The carrier attacks at zero in Global (only?).

[Gargantua]

I posted this question a few years ago under the title “Ramming speed”.  But alas… my proposal was rejected!

[GeneralHandGrenade]

@taamvan:

Keep in mind that this is dependent on whether the carrier has an attack power or not, which in different versions of AxA it may (42.2 = 14/1/2/2, one hit point).   The carrier attacks at zero in Global (only?).

The question was posed in the Global 1940 forum so I assume that’s what he was playing.

[taamvan]

Roger, just wanted to remind that G40 ruleset is the exception here, to all other versions IIRC.