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

If Russia declares war on Japan, does this affect the relations between Japan and the UK, or ANZAC.  I am confused as the soviets are neutral to begin and not apart of the allies.  The example of our game is as follows.  Russia declares war on japan by moving into china.  Japan attacks UK.  This wasn’t provoked as the allies had already provoked Japan?  The impact being when the US could enter the war.  We were divided on the outcome of this situation, but concluded that Japan did make a unprovoked declaration of war and indeed brought the US to bare.  Thank you for your help.

@catfishblues:

If Russia declares war on Japan, does this affect the relations between Japan and the UK, or ANZAC.  I am confused as the soviets are neutral to begin and not apart of the allies.  The example of our game is as follows.  Russia declares war on japan by moving into china.  Japan attacks UK.  This wasn’t provoked as the allies had already provoked Japan?  The impact being when the US could enter the war.  We were divided on the outcome of this situation, but concluded that Japan did make a unprovoked declaration of war and indeed brought the US to bare.  Thank you for your help.

Yes it was unprovoked.  Russia Dow does not constitute provoking japan.

It is an unprovoked DOW on ANZ/UK/Dutch by Japan that allows USA to DOW Japan
Russia has nothing to do with USA being able to enter the war - ever.

I just don’t understand this rule. if theres a sub in the water near land where someone wants to unload they have to take the sub out first rite.

now if they have a fleet with no destroyer to take out the sub does this rule still apply?

because I have tried this rule over and over again and its baffling to me.

@dawgoneit:

I just don’t understand this rule. if theres a sub in the water near land where someone wants to unload they have to take the sub out first rite.

now if they have a fleet with no destroyer to take out the sub does this rule still apply?

because I have tried this rule over and over again and its baffling to me.

No problem, Dawgone, I can help you with that.

There is no requirement to engage the sub.  You can still ignore it.  The rule merely prevents amphibious assaults of transports only, over enemy submarines.  The warship you send in (as you noted, does not need to be a destroyer) can still ignore the sub, even though it would be moved in during the combat movement phase, in order to make the amphibious assault by the transports legal.  There need not be any combat in this sea zone that you are conducting an amphibious assault from.

Again, the rule is basically just that you can’t ignore subs when you only have transports that are looking to conduct an amphibious assault over enemy submarines.  They must be escorted by any other warship (even a carrier)

@dawgoneit:

I just don’t understand this rule. if theres a sub in the water near land where someone wants to unload they have to take the sub out first rite.

now if they have a fleet with no destroyer to take out the sub does this rule still apply?

because I have tried this rule over and over again and its baffling to me.

If there is a scramble and a sub defends the zone then it must be killed for a landing to occur.

@Boldfresh:

@dawgoneit:

I just don’t understand this rule. if theres a sub in the water near land where someone wants to unload they have to take the sub out first rite.

now if they have a fleet with no destroyer to take out the sub does this rule still apply?

because I have tried this rule over and over again and its baffling to me.

If there is a scramble and a sub defends the zone then it must be killed for a landing to occur.

if the attacker does not have a destroyer with his fleet does the sub stop the landing automatically?

thank you kindly
have a great day

I’m trying to get some clarity on how transports and submarines work in this ruleset.  If a transport starts in a zone where there is an enemy submarine and a combat takes place, is this transport involved in the combat?  Can it make ncm movements afterwards?

In a game, I moved a transport and men on a ncm, but there was a sub in the zone the transport started in.  Using TripleA, I moved the men during the cm phase, while killing the sub.  Now, I understand I’m not supposed to do cm before ncm, but I guess the example brings up 2 issues…1) Must all CMs involve combat?  If the answer is yes, then those of us using TripleA have been playing wrong for many years, as it’s common to move a transport 1 space in cm, then another space in ncm.  2) Why are transports included in an attacking combat if I didn’t move the transport into that combat?  Or, more simply, why is the transport considered part of the battle?

Not all CM must involve combat, as you can move out of a Hostile SZ, to avoid combat.
A Transport could move out of a SZ, which you are attacking with other units, but it can only drop off the units it is carrying if they are amphibiously attacking. They could not drop off in a friendly territory. It is attack or stay on board.

AaAA allows you go move one in Combat and one in Non Combat, as you explained.
A&A does not.
It is either move in Combat or in Non Combat.
2. If you do not move the TT away in Combat, it is considered in the combat and can no longer move in Non Combat.
Answer: It just is.

@wittmann:

Not all CM must involve combat, as you can move out of a Hostile SZ, to avoid combat.
A Transport could move out of a SZ, which you are attacking with other units, but it can only drop off the units it is carrying if they are amphibiously attacking. They could not drop off in a friendly territory. It is attack or stay on board.

AaAA allows you go move one in Combat and one in Non Combat, as you explained.
A&A does not.
It is either move in Combat or in Non Combat.
2. If you do not move the TT away in Combat, it is considered in the combat and can no longer move in Non Combat.
Answer: It just is.

Thanks for the answer.  But it’s still not quite clear.

Basically, I’m USA.  I have some land units on Hawaii, a trn, and some other units, including a dd.  I want to move the transport and 2 land units to the sz off Carolines (they don’t need to land in Carolines).  Carolines is Allied controlled.  There is a Japanese sub off Hawaii, which I attacked.

Can the transport load and move in combat move (as the TripleA engine allowed, which may or may not be against the rules…)?  If not, would it be able to move if the units were already loaded?  Is this one of the reasons people sometimes don’t offload units in Global?

If there is a particular section in the rulebook or faq that explains this pls let me know.

@dawgoneit:

@Boldfresh:

@dawgoneit:

I just don’t understand this rule. if theres a sub in the water near land where someone wants to unload they have to take the sub out first rite.

now if they have a fleet with no destroyer to take out the sub does this rule still apply?

because I have tried this rule over and over again and its baffling to me.

If there is a scramble and a sub defends the zone then it must be killed for a landing to occur.

if the attacker does not have a destroyer with his fleet does the sub stop the landing automatically?

Not at all.

1. The defender would have to decide that the sub actually fights.  (It could be submerged)
2. Defending sub(s) would roll, and attacker would choose casualties.  Warship would of course be taken first, then transports, according to the number of hits scored.  Then the attacking warship would roll (unless it was an aircraft carrier, or unless it/they were all sunk by subs surprise strikes) and potentially score hits.  Then the defending fighter/tac(s) would roll, and hits would be scored, first to the warship(s), and then to transports.

Then, the attacker could retreat, even if it is only transports.  The only automatic transport killing going on is when the transports are on DEFENSE and the attacker still has attack power.  You can’t retreat from only transports (or only AAA’s).  So that’s why it is then pointless to keep rolling dice, when the outcome is 100% certain that all transports will be destroyed.

Do not confuse this with ATTACKING with transports.  You can always retreat transports if you are in a situation where you could retreat warships (there’s not always an eligible zone to retreat to)

I can completely help you out with this, Zhukov.  I actually just became aware of the intricacies of these particular rules in recent months.  Someone raised a similar question on this FAQ thread and found a “loophole” in the rules.  Krieghund confirmed that it was a loophole.  The source you are looking for is actually in this FAQ thread, just go back through the past couple of months til you find it if you need to see the authority.  I think it was MagicQ who raised the question, if that helps you find it.
@Zhukov44:

I’m trying to get some clarity on how transports and submarines work in this ruleset.  If a transport starts in a zone where there is an enemy submarine and a combat takes place, is this transport involved in the combat?

YES

Can it make ncm movements afterwards?

NO.  If you want to move anything away from this zone in NCM, you will have to let the subs go and not attack them.

In a game, I moved a transport and men on a ncm, but there was a sub in the zone the transport started in.  Using TripleA, I moved the men during the cm phase, while killing the sub.

That is not legal.

Now, I understand I’m not supposed to do cm before ncm, but I guess the example brings up 2 issues…1) Must all CMs involve combat?

Yes, except for the exceptions, which involve avoiding combat (You find enemy surface ships in your zone at the start of your turn).

If the answer is yes, then those of us using TripleA have been playing wrong for many years, as it’s common to move a transport 1 space in cm, then another space in ncm.

That’s right, you’ve been playing wrong for years.  Do not rely on TripleA.

2. Why are transports included in an attacking combat if I didn’t move the transport into that combat?

Simple.  It’s in a hostile zone at the end of the combat movement phase.

Or, more simply, why is the transport considered part of the battle?

Because it is in a hostile zone in the conduct combat phase.

If you have follow up questions, feel free.

Note that the inability to attack a sub in your zone and then noncom anything but air out of that zone later is an unintended loophole in the rules, as confirmed by Krieghund.  HOWEVER, it IS how the official rules read and they have not been amended, so if you do not specify and agree with your opponent beforehand, the rulebook governs, so beware.

@Zhukov44:

In a game, I moved a transport and men on a ncm, but there was a sub in the zone the transport started in.  Using TripleA, I moved the men during the cm phase, while killing the sub.

Now I remember, this is where the loophole part is.  I can find the rule in the rulebook and explain how the wording allowed for the loophole (that you can’t both kill a sub and move away in noncombat.)  It’s in the exception to the rule part.  I know where it’s at - I’ll locate it for you now.

Page 13-14 talks about the exceptions to the rule that only movement that results in combat can take place in the combat movement phase.  First statement top of page 14 is the culprit.

“If you are sharing a sea zone with surface warships (not submarines/transports) belonging to a power with which you are at war, this situation requires you to do one of the following…”

Krieghund said in this thread that this was unintended - that it should not have specified SURFACE WARSHIPS and excluded subs/transports.  However, that is not what the rulebook says, and it has not been officially amended, as I stated previously.

I play it by the rulebook so I don’t have to potentially play the game 2 different ways depending on who the opponent is.  I think of it like the rule that you can’t kill transports and also bombard - you have to choose one or the other.  By the rulebook, you explicitly cannot attack subs/transports in your zone and then do any noncom of ships out of that zone later.

The thing that threw me off is that TripleA allowed my opponent to ncm the sub into sz 26, while it contained enemy units, including enemy destroyers.  Tbh I wasn’t aware that was allowed either.  So I guess I need to consult the rulebook re. subs and trannies and figure out what’s what.

If I let the sub live, then presumably the sub can ncm from 26 to 10 on the next turn and disrupt the ncm of new transports built at sz 10!

Whatever the rules are, I can get used to them.  I just want to be exactly aware of what’s allowed and what isn’t allowed so I can anticipate such moves in the future and not be taken by surprise.

@Gamerman01:

@Zhukov44:

“If you are sharing a sea zone with surface warships (not submarines/transports) belonging to a power with which you are at war, this situation requires you to do one of the following…”

Krieghund said in this thread that this was unintended - that it should not have specified SURFACE WARSHIPS and excluded subs/transports.  However, that is not what the rulebook says, and it has not been officially amended, as I stated previously.

I play it by the rulebook so I don’t have to potentially play the game 2 different ways depending on who the opponent is.  I think of it like the rule that you can’t kill transports and also bombard - you have to choose one or the other.  By the rulebook, you explicitly cannot attack subs/transports in your zone and then do any noncom of ships out of that zone later.

Yeah, when I first made the move I assumed that if it was a surface warship (not a sub), then the enemy ship couldn’t have ncmed into sz 26 in the first place.  So I figured TripleA was buggy in not allowing me to ncm after the battle.

I’m all for making subs more powerful so we buy more of them but this little blip in the rules has the potential to mess up some games, when you consider that sub movement isn’t restricted in the same way surface warship movements are.

That’s what we all thought at first, but I’m finding in my games since that it’s hard to gauge.  I got aggressive with subs, and find them getting plinked left and right at no cost.  Now, I don’t know how much that’s messing with my opponents’ otherwise intended movements…. it would normally restrict options, which is hard to quantify the value of, but I’m just saying it’s maybe not as great as you would think.  You’ll see.

And yes, the rule that you can NCM a sub into an enemy fleet complete with destroyers was a surprise to me and others as well.

BTW subs were already awesome and I buy a LOT of them, even without this latest unintended consequence.  Just reducing the cost to 6 made them awesome, being 25% cheaper than any other warship, and they are now the infantry of the sea.

Ok, I found the discussion on pg 82-83.  However, the discussion is inconclusive and it’s unclear to me what Krieg is suggesting we do, and whether that should have any bearing on how we play.

However, the Europe rulebook on pg 12 says the transport has the option of moving to another sea zone (leaving aside the differences b/w subs and surface warships).  Given that the sub shouldn’t prevent loading, wouldn’t this allow the transport (plus units) to move away during the combat move?

Again, not trying to nitpick, I just want to clearly understand what the rules are.

I would think that if we are going to allow subs to be used in this way, it will be part of mainstream strategy before long.  There’s probably an occasion in virtually every game where it’s worth sacrificing a sub to prevent the enemy from moving transports and men.

You can load the transports in that zone or another zone in the combat movement phase IF IT IS A COMBAT MOVE

What you can’t do is make a noncom movement with the transport(s) after engaging the subs/transports, AND you are prohibited from making noncombat moves in this manner in the combat movement phase.  Attack the sub/transport and you give up all noncombat movement of boats that started in that sea zone.  This is the effect of the wording of the rule in question.

And that’s what I was trying to say.  Krieghund didn’t say the rulebook is wrong and therefore you shouldn’t follow it.  He just offered that the rule doesn’t read the way it was intended.

Which means if players don’t agree (in league play), then you are playing by the written rulebook by default.  And yes play will adapt, and perhaps bids need to adjust slightly (this favors the Allies, most would agree, because of Japan)

If the rulebook was clear, we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

Are you saying that the language on pg 12 doesn’t apply to subs, so the exceptions detailed on pg 12 don’t apply because the unit in question a sub?

If that’s what this is all about, then (no offense) it seems like the wrong call, and likely to cause alot of strife and argument.  It would be far more consistent to just apply the language on pg 12 to all boats.  It seems far more likely that the clause in question (saying “not submarines or transports”) was written with the opposite meaning in mind–that submarines and transports should not be able to disrupt movement.

My personal opinion is that the game plays better if you just allow movements during the combat turn as TripleA allows it.