Yep.
Spain
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Gibraltar was a RN base long before WWI.
I would have it as a British NB in Southern Spain, not a land tt in its own right (always hated that).
As long as Spain is neutral or Allied the Allies can use the base. If Spain joins the CPs then that side can use it.
It depends on making a distinction between naval bases and shipyards; this game does not do that. Hence, there are no NBs in colonies to prevent ships being built there.
If there were scope for NBs which were not shipbuilding centres, then Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, Alexandria, Dublin, Bombay, Cape Town, Scapa Flow and Halifax NS would all be viable candidates, as would Freetown, Aden, Barbados, Bermuda and Kingston were their tts on the map. Again, it depends if you want to have mines attached to all NBs or not.
I must say I find it hard to see why they bothered putting the Balearics on the map - will anyone ever bother invading it?
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I must say I find it hard to see why they bothered putting the Balearics on the map - will anyone ever bother invading it?
I think the same of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily. If they’re not worth anything, why have them on the map? Might house rule them in a 1 IPC each to give Italy a much needed boost and make them worth going for. Although thinks will have to be going pretty well for a CP amphibious force to be loose in the Med.
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I don’t know, zero IPC territory of Malta in Europe1940 is fairly useful.
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Planes can’t attack ships in this version, which severely limits the usefulness of small islands.
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Planes can’t attack ships in this version, which severely limits the usefulness of small islands.
While perhaps historically accurate, I don’t see why you couldn’t try to attack ships near the coast with air.
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Planes can’t attack ships in this version, which severely limits the usefulness of small islands.
While perhaps historically accurate, I don’t see why you couldn’t try to attack ships near the coast with air.
Planes are constrained by the game mechanics. There is only one movement phase, so the plane lands where it attacks, which is impossible at sea without aircraft carriers or seaplane carriers.
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Planes can’t attack ships in this version, which severely limits the usefulness of small islands.
While perhaps historically accurate, I don’t see why you couldn’t try to attack ships near the coast with air.
Planes are constrained by the game mechanics. There is only one movement phase, so the plane lands where it attacks, which is impossible at sea without aircraft carriers or seaplane carriers.
Agreed, just postulating.
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Tech: Seaplane Tenders
Up to two fighters can participate in naval combat as long as one empty transport is present in the sea zone to tender the aircraft.
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Seaplanes were used for Reconnaissance only and were catapulted. They had to land in an airbase. Additionally, only UK made these and due to the slow speed of planes they got chewed up attacking ships. It was like a turkey shoot and attacking ships was not even considered due to predicted loses.
Also, early in the war fighters didn’t fly far over the ocean due to the increased winds. The wind overcame the slow speed of 1914-16 planes.
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Instead of attacking ships, why not let the planes provide air supremacy like in land battles?
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yes right. That’s what they should do. But not for all ships.
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As it stands now my suggestion is that Battleships can catch one plane.
And it boosts them to 5 on attack and defenseGo to the Technology thread and offer constructive criticism.
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i think spain will be target number 1 for USA, they can use build-up in portugal…
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I don’t think the US can afford to fight the 8 troops Spain can produce. Those US troops would be much more useful on the Western front or pretty much anywhere other than Spain.
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Yes, I think the American Expeditionary Force would be most useful in Italy, probably. Attacking Spain is just silly.
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