G40 Botider (Axis) vs BigBadBruce (Allies) +NOs -Tech Gm1

1 nit … the mech inf from egypt can’t “blitz” to ethiopia by itself. mech inf moves 2 spaces when paired (and moved) with a tank.

the ethiopia results still stand, 'cuz you didn’t hit any 1’s in the battle anyway. but the mech inf needs to be relocated – he can’t get to ethiopia without a tank’s assistance if my reading of the rules is correct. let me know if i missed something…

italy coming later today…

This is one of those rules that I honestly think has been miss-applied for a long time. A couple of clarifications…

A blitz - according to the rulebook, a blitz is when a tank moves 2 spaces during combat move phase. According to the rules, this can only be done as part of a combat move, and the first territory encountered must be hostile (enemy controlled). This is rarely observed… I see guys moving tanks 2 spaces all the time, thru a friendly territory to get a battle. But the rules say nothing about this being legal. There is a never a mention that I can find in Revised, Anniversary or the 1940s scenarios that suggests that a tank can move 2 spaces during non-combat.

Mech Inf - this is a new unit to the 1940s scenario … the rules state: “… when moving along with a tank, it (the mech inf) can enter an unoccupied enemy controlled territory as the first part of a two-space move that can end in a friendly or hostile territory.”

There is no mention of a mech inf moving 2 spaces by itself … the rules explicitly say it must be paired with a tank to be able to move 2 spaces. And, as with the tank, there is nothing in the rules that says a tank or a mech inf can move 2 spaces during non-combat – even though guys do it all the time.

Long and short… the mech inf in egypt can’t move to ethiopia in either combat or non-combat, since no tank is present to move with it. It does not matter to the combat, because you won that battle even without the mech inf. I just need to know where you want that unit to be placed.

If you disagree with this, feel free to post a question to one of the moderators for clarification. They’re pretty good about getting an answer to us quickly, and I will certainly abide by whatever they say. The whole 2-space movement, to me, has been misinterpreted from the start, but no one has ever really said much about it.

I will wait for an answer… no hurry.

no sweat… i can live with whatever. frankly, i don’t understand why a mech inf shouldn’t be able to move 2 spaces without a tank. i mean, is it mechanized or not? but the way i understand the rule is it must be paired with a tank. let me know what answer you get… forward me the reply. contemplating italy’s move anyway…

proceeding… where the british mech inf is located doesn’t affect italian turn…

italy 1

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combat
south france (inf, rtl)
2 inf, 2 rtl, arm northern italy

greece (4 inf)
2 inf, arm albania
ftr, tbmb northan italy
ftr southern italy

alexandria (inf)
inf, rtl tobruk

tunis (inf)
inf, rtl libya

algeria (inf)
inf, arm tobruk via trn sz97> sz96 > sz92
ca sz95 > sz92 for bombardment

morocco (inf)
inf, minf tobruk via trn sz97 > sz96 > sz92
ca, bb sz97> sz92 for bombardment

gibraltar ( )
2 inf southern italy via trn sz95 > sz92

kenya ( )
inf somaliland

south france
2 inf/2 rtl @ 2, arm @ 3
Rolls: 4@2 1@3; Total Hits: 14@2: (4, 5, 4, 1)1@3: (4)
vs
inf/rtl @ 2
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (3, 6)

french infantry killed…

south france
2 inf/2 rtl @ 2, arm @ 3
Rolls: 4@2 1@3; Total Hits: 24@2: (6, 2, 5, 3)1@3: (1)
vs
rtl @ 2
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

south france taken w/out loss … minor ic and naval base seized

greece
2 inf @ 1, arm/2 ftr @ 3, tbmb @ 4
Rolls: 2@1 3@3 1@4; Total Hits: 32@1: (6, 6)3@3: (4, 2, 2)1@4: (2)
vs
4 inf @ 2
Rolls: 4@2; Total Hits: 14@2: (3, 3, 3, 2)

3 greek infantry killed,… 1 italian infantry killed…

greece
inf @ 1, arm/2 ftr @ 3, tbmb @ 4
Rolls: 1@1 3@3 1@4; Total Hits: 31@1: (1)3@3: (6, 3, 6)1@4: (2)
vs
inf @ 2
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)