How are minefields determined?

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Yep.

@DoManMacgee

Agreed.

@The_Good_Captain

Thank you so much!

@mcclellansGhost

One thing I like to do as well is to have a transport or two in sea zone 8, then ferry forces from the US directly to Ireland (it only takes 1 turn for ships to move from there), then onwards to Picardy or Brest (the transports in sea zone 8 bridging). They can also move into sea zone 9 and desposit them in Belgium depending on the situation.

@the_good_captain They are inactive, since, per the FAQ, original Russian territories that are controlled by the Central Powers at the time of the armistice are considered to have no original controller for the remainder of the game.

Thanks a lot!!!

@wittmann:

Hi Siris:  My point was that the US can sneak past the mines while at peace and if their TTs make it through them on T6, bombard without having been subject to a mine attack.
That was all. Wanted confirmation that they did not need to survive a round of mines, before bombardment.
I think I knew the answer. Wanted to be sure.

As to taking fhe US ships out of port, in the game I played the Germans could not get its  Subs to survive  one round in the open, because of the preponderance of Allied ships.
Why not sail the US ones away if the Germans cannot get past the UK?
The US does not need to protect them in this case.

The US transports would be susceptible to the mines since they are moving into the mined seazone.

I would think that you can repair in friendly ports. The UK Med/Indian dreadnought would need to get to the Atlantic for repairs if not. It is more likely English BB’s could be repaired in Rome or S France. Same for the US BB’s repairing off the coast of England or France instead of returning to E US. Its not clear at this point if their is a cost related to repairs though, and it would be an allied advantage for the most part with more allied NB’s so I hope you have to roll a dice to determine repairs. The CP would have some opportunities to limp to friendly NB’s for repairs, but not many unless you can capture and use enemy NB’s for repairs (not new ship building)