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

You can’t fly over true neutrals, correct?

@Commando:

You can’t fly over true neutrals, correct?

Yes and no.  Gamer will fill you in when he wakes up  :wink:

<cough>I’ll have you know I was up at 7:45 this morning….  Was out of town for a few hours

Answer coming right up - I think it’s answered in my neutrals/Mongolia thread post - hang on a sec</cough>

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=30776.new#new

Also for anyone else reading this -
My summary of the confusing Mongolia and Neutrals rules are summarized - see the first post in the thread above.

Do you need an airbase to be able to send up fighter interceptors on a SBR?

@captain:

Do you need an airbase to be able to send up fighter interceptors on a SBR?

NO

And there is no 3 plane limit.

Does West India count as a European territory for purposes of the UK’s National Objective in the Global game?

Not in Global.
It is swapped with Western Canada from the Pacific map.
This means UK Pacific’s income is now 17 and Europe’s is 28.

@Commando:

Does West India count as a European territory for purposes of the UK’s National Objective in the Global game?

Wittmann is right -

to clarify,

West India is a Pacific territory for ALL purposes, including the European NO.
And West Canada is likewise a Europe board territory for all purposes, including the European NO.  (So Japan has a chance to snipe the NO from the UK when the USA can’t counter-attack it!)

@Boldfresh:

Gamer will fill you in when he wakes up  :wink:

Was a reasonable assumption, though  :-)

@Gamerman01:

@Boldfresh:

Gamer will fill you in when he wakes up  :wink:

Was a reasonable assumption, though  :-)

:-)

Mongolia

Germany attacks Spain causing all neutrals to go pro-allies. This includes Mongolian territories correct? Would this allow Russia to move land units into the Mongolian territories during non-combat movements and capture the territories?

@mgonzo777:

Mongolia

Germany attacks Spain causing all neutrals to go pro-allies. This includes Mongolian territories correct? Would this allow Russia to move land units into the Mongolian territories during non-combat movements and capture the territories?

Yes, it includes Mongolia.  If the ALLIES break neutrality, Mongolia is still a strict neutral (will only go Pro-Axis if directly attacked by Russia)

So yes, Russia can take control of Mongolian territories during the noncombat phase only, as they are Pro-Allied

Thanks, that’s what I thought. If Japan directly attacks a Mongolian territory while it is a strict neutral, the Mongolian territories will not flip to Russian control, but they will go pro-allies along with all other strict neutrals, correct?

@mgonzo777:

Thanks, that’s what I thought. If Japan directly attacks a Mongolian territory while it is a strict neutral, the Mongolian territories will not flip to Russian control, but they will go pro-allies along with all other strict neutrals, correct?

Correct, assuming Japan is not attacking any Russian territories bordering Mongolia at the same time.

The only time Mongolia all goes straight to the Russians is when Japan attacks Russian-controlled territory bordering Mongolia.

Can you blitz empty neutrals you at war with?

Yes, you can blitz any neutral that is not pro-you

(assuming no units in it, of course)

Scrambles are determined before kamikaze dice are rolled, correct? I.e. you can’t wait to see if your kamikazes hit before deciding whether or not to scramble.

@Ziggurat:

Scrambles are determined before kamikaze dice are rolled, correct? I.e. you can’t wait to see if your kamikazes hit before deciding whether or not to scramble.

Right.  Scramble decisions are the very last thing in the combat movement phase, phase 2
Kamikaze decisions are at the beginning of the conduct combat phase, phase 3

The confusion may come from the fact that the OOB P40 manual (1st edition) had scrambling and kamikaze decisions being made at the beginning of the conduct combat phase, but this is definitely not the case in 2nd edition

Scramble decisions at end of combat movement phase
Kamikazes at beginning of conduct combat phase

Great. Thanks for the response, Gamer.