G40 Redesign (currently taking suggestions)

You have been missed . Thanks for coming back to explain.
Keep well.

heh heh good to hear from ya Elk.  :-)
Gotta a fix for the " Sphere of Influence " that needs to be put in. Russia nuts up after a few rounds. Can still play by edit but I’ll go a head and update soon

Got Canada dialed in with the rest of the countries. Hopefully anyway : ) but confidence is high. Got a test game going now.

Anyway, added a “Canada Boost” Tech for the Canada Mod. BC, Yukon and Labrador all get a Loonie. Haven’t played to see how much splitting Canada away from England control affects the game, but it seems that Britain/Canada will be weaker than having no Canada.

Currently Canada has “1” National Objective if “Sphere of Influence” Tech is activated. Unfortunately for Canada, it is a negative Objective. : )

So question is, what National Objectives should Canada have ? Some Objectives are offensive and some defensive. Would be nice to see one of each imo.
2 PUs for control of all of Canada ? Would be similar to some of the US ones. One land unit in Western Europe is another 2 ?

Anyway, probably take some game play to shake it all out. :)

On a side note, don’t see myself playing Global without Canada much in the future. The Map just looks too cool. simon33 did a Great Job !

Gonna hold off on the NO but gonna add another tech. Alberta +2 inf and Ontario a Tac.
Prairie Boys ain’t sitting this one out : )

Should it be called “Mobilize Canada” or “Canadian Mobilization” ?

Personally I like them both. Also UK might need to get a couple dudes in London. Yea they do maybe idk : )

@barney:

So question is, what National Objectives should Canada have ?

Perhaps something to do with national prestige, possibly tied to securing the Allied convoy routes in the Atlantic.  At the beginning of WWII, the Royal Canadian Navy was tiny and was considered by Britain to be more or less just an extension of the Royal Navy.  By the end of WWII, the RCN had grown enormously (mainly in terms of escort vessels) and was playing a major role in the Battle of the Atlantic.  So perhaps Canada could have the goal of controling certain sea zones in the Atlantic, and could gain national prestige (and maybe some extra cash) from doing so.

Good Idea CWO I like it. When the “Convoy” tech is on it adds a pile of convoy and blockade zones. Those are important to control anyway but giving Canada a 2 PU boost for doing so sounds good.

Here’s the Canada Boost. : ) Obviously you can always boost more or less with edit.

“Canada Boost” which gives BC a extra 1 PU and Yukon, New Foundland each get 1 PU as well.

“Canada Unit Boost” Gives 2 infantry to Alberta and a Tac Bomber to Ontario.

This is a Objective. “Get 2 PUs if the Allies control 123 and 117 Sea Zones”.

Haven’t played a lot with Canada. UK might need a couple extra dudes at start. Idk. They lose the Canada dough so …

Will upload to triplea soon.

Anyway just another option : )

Updated to triplea. Canada is full go now. Will start adding the rest of the BM house rules

hmm…:)

This is on the subject of map modifications but I wonder if the designers intentionally gave the Kra Isthmus to Shan State to allow a connection to Malaya and cut off Siam to make a Japanese invasion a little more laborious? A land connection would allow an easy dumpoff of air units to Siam for a J2 attack without needing an amphibious assault. I’d be curious to see how this would play out in addition to a decent French presence (2 inf) in FIC to prevent the Japanese from walking in.

yea Idk how to do map graphics. I’ll look into seeing if it can have some sorta icon show up to represent the connection. Not sure if one can trigger a TT connection or not though.

Actually triggering a canal might work. Not sure if you can do that either though.

Yea i bid a couple French guys one time. They got slayed but was one more thing Japan had to deal with.

@barney:

Here’s the Canada Boost. : ) Obviously you can always boost more or less with edit.

“Canada Boost” which gives BC a extra 1 PU and Yukon, New Foundland each get 1 PU as well.

“Canada Unit Boost” Gives 2 infantry to Alberta and a Tac Bomber to Ontario.

This is a Objective. “Get 2 PUs if the Allies control 123 and 117 Sea Zones”.

Haven’t played a lot with Canada. UK might need a couple extra dudes at start. Idk. They lose the Canada dough so …

Will upload to triplea soon.

Anyway just another option : )

From historical POV, Ontario was more industrialized than Quebec and other TTs, it should deserve 1 PU. Also, I believe the main training ground for pilots was in AlSaMa rather Ontario, so I would place TcB in this TT instead (but this is a secondary issue). Maybe CWO might chimed in on these two…

Right on. I’ll move the tac to the prairies. Think I’ll hold off on giving an extra buck to Toronto for now. Probably will be just fine to do though. Gave The Yukon a buck in case Japan takes AK. A minor bonus if the Allies are screwing up. Also they built the ALCAN and shuttled Lend Lease planes through there.

Gonna give UK two inf as well. Pretty sure there were some Canadians over there in 1940. I think that’s when Dieppe went down. I’m gonna start a play test in a couple hours for the next update. The split income probably makes UK pretty susceptible to sea lion.

Just have to playtest stuff out to find a semblance of balance. For now it’s just cool having Canada in there. The map looks sweet : ) Thanks again simon.

We talked about Canada as minor power around these pages:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=36518.msg1646373#msg1646373

Around the time of Sea Lion, I read on web there was two fully equipped Canadian Infantry Divisions defending London against a German Invasion.

Triplea update. Added BM Vichy Rules and Marines and a couple other things. Separated Russia’s +3 NO for no Allies in original Russian Territory from the “Russian National Objectives” tech.

Also added a +1 PU boost every time you conquer a Mediterranean Island in “PacificIslandAndPU_Change”.

Fixed a couple things and some minor changes.

Will add the rest of the BM rules next.

@General Veers

Yea you can’t trigger Territory connections, so it would have to be a separate xml/mod. i don’t know how to do the graphics but I’ll try and get a xml for you to try before too long

The wizard of the code is striking again!
Thanks for your dedication Barney.
I hope some people will like to spice up their game with a few touches of your long hours of work.
+10 ;)

This is a unit profiles first draft for G40 Redesign, I will try to test on my boardgame.
(The finished results is posted below.)

The Depth Charge sequence for Destroyer is inspired by YG’s 3G40 project.
This allows to not block Sub’s submerge (which is realistic from a ship-to-ship POV).
I also used SS long time play-tested HR, Destroyer blocking Sub’s Surprise strike on a 1:1 basis.

These two abilities seem better at depicting Sub warfare with not so complex mechanic.

Keeping 2 basic units of G40 Redesign cost structure:
DD A1 D1 C5 (0.96),
SS A2 D1 C6 (1.33, 0.67)
But all other units are adjusted to keep
Cruiser A3 D3 C8 (1.13) and
Battleship A4 D4 C15 (1.12) better in combat compared to Destroyer (0.96) but both even combat ratio based on same IPC basis (1.12).

Carrier A0 D2 (0.87) still carry only 2 aircraft and is stronger than OOB Carrier (0.49) on same IPCs basis, but weaker in absolute combat values.
However, both aircraft have special abilities which can compensate and also because of cheaper Full Carrier compared to OOB units.

TcB A3 D2 C8 (1.13, 0.75) now gets targeting capacity on Sea and Land units, which includes submerged Subs.
Fg A2 D2 C7 (0.98) directly fire at aircraft first, as usual for my HR. But treated as OOB when there is no enemy’s aircraft.
StB cannot be part of regular combat, but get A1 in SBR dogfight.

This units profile allows a full spectrum of combat values for Naval combat:
DD A1 D1, Sub A2 D1, Fg A2 D2, TcB A3 D2, Cruiser A3 D3, BB A4 D4

Now, Cruiser is taking the middle place of Destroyer in OOB roster
Of course, setup will need adjustments because of cheaper aircraft and Carrier.
Also, cheaper boats will increase the pressure on Axis much earlier in game.
However, Subs are still potent offensive units with pretty good elusive capacity.

Destroyer (0.96) (Depth Charge: 1.92 max)
Attack 1
Defense 1
Move 2-3
Cost 5
1 hit
Block Submarine’s First strike on a 1:1 basis
Cannot block submerge but can Depth charge submerging Sub:
Depth charge against submerged Subs, after Submerge or First Strike phase and prior to regular combat:
1 roll @2, only for on going combat round, up to 1 roll per submerged Submarine max.
Destroyer doing Depth charge can still roll in regular combat.
1D in Convoy SZ

Submarine (1.33, 0.67 / FS 2.00, 0.89)
Attack 2
Defense 1
Move 2-3
Cost 6
1 hit
Stealth Move: Submarine CM or NCM is not block by Destroyer and
in Combat Move, only Subs attacking do not allow scramble from adjacent Air Base
Submerge or First strike prior to General Combat phase,
First strike: Destroyer blocks Submarine’s First strike on 1:1 basis
Submerge: Destroyer does not block submerge but can Depth charge
Cannot hit Submarines nor aircraft.
2D in Convoy SZ.

Transport (variant M3-4) (0.00)
Attack 0
Defense 0
Move 2-3
Cost 7
0 hit
taken as last casualty,
Carry 1 Inf+1 any ground

Transport (reg combat variant) (0.38)
Attack 0
Defense 1
Move 2-3
Cost 8
1 hit
Carry 1 Inf+1 any ground

Cruiser (1.13)
Attack 3
Defense 3
Move 2-3
Cost 8
1 hit
Variant: M3-4, Cost 9, 1 hit, (0.89)
Shore bombardment @3
1D in Convoy SZ

Fleet Carrier (0.00, 0.87)
Attack 0
Defense 2
Move 2-3
Cost 12
2 hits
Carry 2 planes (Fg or TcB):
2 Fgs (0.72, 0.94),
1 Fg & 1 TcB (0.77, 0.87),
2 TcBs (0.83, 0.79)
Air operation allowed for 1 plane, if damaged.

Battleship (1.12)
Attack 4
Defense 4
Move 2-3
Cost 15
2 hits
Shorebombard @4
1D in Convoy SZ

Fighter (0.98)
Attack 2
Defense 2
Move 4-5 (M6 from AB as escort for bombers)
Cost 7
1 hit
Hit aircraft first, then AAA, then owner’s selecting his own casualties as usual.
SBR A2 D2,
1D in Convoy SZ.
Needs no Destroyer to hit Subs.
Can air retreat 1 adjacent TTy after first combat round (announce before attacker’s retreat).

Tactical Bomber (1.13, 0.75)
Attack 3
Defense 2
Move 4-5 (M6 from AB for TBR only)
Cost 8
1 hit
Can target any land or naval enemy’s unit (excludes aircraft) if rolling a hit
TBR A1 D1 dmg 1D6 on AB & NB
1D in Convoy SZ
Needs no Destroyer to hit Subs
Can target submerged Subs in same combat round that Subs submerged.
Can retreat aircraft 1 adjacent TTy, after first combat round (announce before attacker’s retreat).

Strategic Bomber (0.00/ SBR: 0.96)
Attack 0
Defense 0
Move 6-8 (M8 from AB for SBR only)
Cost 5
0 hit in regular combat,
SBR 1 hit, A1 D0, dmg 1D6

Air Base
Cost 12
Giving +1M, +2M on SBR or TBR only,
Give +1 Defense to 1 Fighter defending AB’s territory.
Allows up to three units to scramble, either Fg or TcB
Do not allow scramble if only Submarines attacking an adjacent SZ.

Anti-Aircraft Artillery (0.00, 3.00)
Attack 0
Defense 2 or 2AA@1
Move 1
Cost 4
1 hit
Instead of regular defense @2, can either roll 2@1 vs up to two aircraft, 1 roll max per aircraft.
This is not preemptive fire: roll in regular combat phase.
Move as any ground unit in CM and NCM.

Here is additional units which are optional and require new sculpts to play with:

Militia
Attack 0
Defense 1
Move 1
Cost 2
1 hit

Marines
Attack 1-2
Defense 1
Move 1
Cost 3
+1 Attack in amphibious assault,
TP can carry 2 Marines, can load 1 on Battleship

Bunker
Attack 0
Defense 3
Move 0
Cost 5
2 hits
Requires 1 Inf, MI, Art, Elite, Marines or militia to work.
1 such unit must share same TTy to repair damage.

Mobile Artillery
Attack 2
Defense 2-3
Move 2
Cost 5
Can blitz but cannot give blitz to Mech Infantry,
Gives +1A to Inf or MI, paired 1:1
Gets +1D paired 1:1 with Tank

Elite Infantry unit
Attack 2
Defense 2
Move 1-2
Cost 5
Can load 1 on Battleship, or 2 on TP,
Gets +1M paired 1:1 with Tank and blitz with it,
Can load 1 on Air TP during move CM or NCM,

Air Transport
Attack 0
Defense 0
Move 5-6
Cost 7
1 hit
Load 1 Elite unit CM or NCM.

Escort Carrier, as a Sub Hunter (0.49)
Attack 0
Defense 1
Move 2-3
Cost 7
1 hit
Carry 1 Fg (0.73) or 1 TcB (0.85, 0.64)
Escort Carrier blocks Submarine’s First strike on 1:1 basis,
Does not block Submerge.

Military Base
Cost 12
Allows to built up to three Infantry and can be built on 0 or 1 IPC TT or Island.
Has 6 damage points, not operational if 3 or more damage.
Built-in AAgun.

@Baron:

This is a unit profiles for G40 Redesign, I will try to test on my boardgame.
Do you think it can be interesting on board map game?

The Depth Charge sequence for Destroyer is inspired by YG’s 3G40 project.
This allows to not block Sub’s submerge (which is realistic from a ship-to-ship POV).
I also used SS long time play-tested HR, Destroyer blocking Sub’s Surprise strike on a 1:1 basis.

These two abilities seem better at depicting Sub warfare with not so complex mechanic.

Keeping 2 basic units of G40 Redesign cost structure:
DD A1 D1 C5 (0.96),
SS A2 D1 C6 (1.33, 0.67)
But all other units are adjusted to keep
Cruiser A3 D3 C8 (1.13) and
Battleship A4 D4 C15 (1.12) better in combat compared to Destroyer (0.96) but both even combat ratio based on same IPC basis (1.12).

Carrier A0 D2 (0.87) still carry only 2 aircraft and is stronger than OOB Carrier (0.49) on same IPCs basis, but weaker in absolute combat values.
However, both aircraft have special abilities which can compensate and also because of cheaper Full Carrier compared to OOB units.

TcB A3 D2 C8 (1.13, 0.75) now gets targeting capacity on Sea and Land units, which includes submerged Subs.
Fg A2 D2 C7 (0.98) directly fire at aircraft first, as usual for my HR. But treated as OOB when there is no enemy’s aircraft.
StB cannot be part of regular combat, but get A1 in SBR dogfight.

This units profile allows a full spectrum of combat values for Naval combat:
DD A1 D1, Sub A2 D1, Fg A2 D2, TcB A3 D2, Cruiser A3 D3, BB A4 D4

Now, Cruiser is taking the middle place of Destroyer in OOB roster
Of course, setup will need adjustments because of cheaper aircraft and Carrier.
Also, cheaper boats will increase the pressure on Axis much earlier in game.
However, Subs are still potent offensive units with pretty good elusive capacity.

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Destroyer (0.96) (Depth Charge: 1.92 max)
Attack 1
Defense 1
Move 2-3
Cost 5
1 hit
Block Submarine’s First strike on a 1:1 basis
Cannot block submerge but can Depth charge submerging Sub:
Depth charge against submerged Subs, after Submerge or First Strike phase and prior to regular combat:
1 roll @2, only for on going combat round, up to 1 roll per submerged Submarine max.
Destroyer doing Depth charge can still roll in regular combat.
1D in Convoy SZ

Submarine (1.33, 0.67 / FS 2.00, 0.89)
Attack 2
Defense 1
Move 2-3
Cost 6
1 hit
Stealth Move: Submarine CM or NCM is not block by Destroyer and
in Combat Move, only Subs attacking do not allow scramble from adjacent Air Base
Submerge or First strike prior to General Combat phase,
First strike: Destroyer blocks Submarine’s First strike on 1:1 basis
Submerge: Destroyer does not block submerge but can Depth charge
Cannot hit Submarines nor aircraft.
2D in Convoy SZ.

Transport (variant M3-4) (0.00)
Attack 0
Defense 0
Move 2-3
Cost 7
0 hit
taken as last casualty,
Carry 1 Inf+1 any ground

Transport (reg combat variant) (0.38)
Attack 0
Defense 1
Move 2-3
Cost 8
1 hit
Carry 1 Inf+1 any ground

Cruiser (1.13)
Attack 3
Defense 3
Move 2-3
Cost 8
1 hit
Variant: M3-4, Cost 9, 1 hit, (0.89)
Shore bombardment @3
1D in Convoy SZ

Fleet Carrier (0.00, 0.87)
Attack 0
Defense 2
Move 2-3
Cost 12
2 hits
Carry 2 planes (Fg or TcB):
2 Fgs (0.72, 0.94),
1 Fg & 1 TcB (0.77, 0.87),
2 TcBs (0.83, 0.79)
Air operation allowed for 1 plane, if damaged.

Battleship (1.12)
Attack 4
Defense 4
Move 2-3
Cost 15
2 hits
Shorebombard @4
1D in Convoy SZ

Fighter (0.98)
Attack 2
Defense 2
Move 4-5 (M6 from AB as escort for bombers)
Cost 7
1 hit
Hit aircraft first, then AAA, then owner’s selecting his own casualties as usual.
SBR A2 D2,
1D in Convoy SZ.
Needs no Destroyer to hit Subs.
Can air retreat 1 adjacent TTy after first combat round (announce before attacker’s retreat).

Tactical Bomber (1.13, 0.75)
Attack 3
Defense 2
Move 4-5 (M6 from AB for TBR only)
Cost 8
1 hit
Can target any land or naval enemy’s unit (excludes aircraft) if rolling a hit
TBR A1 D1 dmg 1D6 on AB & NB
1D in Convoy SZ
Needs no Destroyer to hit Subs
Can target submerged Subs in same combat round that Subs submerged.
Can retreat aircraft 1 adjacent TTy, after first combat round (announce before attacker’s retreat).

Strategic Bomber (0.00/ SBR: 0.96)
Attack 0
Defense 0
Move 6-8 (M8 from AB for SBR only)
Cost 5
0 hit in regular combat,
SBR 1 hit, A1 D0, dmg 1D6

Air Base
Cost 12
Giving +1M, +2M on SBR or TBR only,
Give +1 Defense to 1 Fighter defending AB’s territory.
Allows up to three units to scramble, either Fg or TcB
Do not allow scramble if only Submarines attacking an adjacent SZ.

Anti-Aircraft Artillery (0.00, 3.00)
Attack 0
Defense 2 or 2AA@1
Move 1
Cost 4
1 hit
Instead of regular defense @2, can either roll 2@1 vs up to two aircraft, 1 roll max per aircraft.
This is not preemptive fire: roll in regular combat phase.
Move as any ground unit in CM and NCM.

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Here is additional units which are optional and require new sculpts to play with:

Militia
Attack 0
Defense 1
Move 1
Cost 2
1 hit

Marines
Attack 1-2
Defense 1
Move 1
Cost 3
+1 Attack in amphibious assault,
TP can carry 2 Marines, can load 1 on Battleship

Bunker
Attack 0
Defense 3
Move 0
Cost 5
2 hits
Requires 1 Inf, MI, Art, Elite, Marines or militia to work.
1 such unit must share same TTy to repair damage.

Mobile Artillery
Attack 2
Defense 2-3
Move 2
Cost 5
Can blitz but cannot give blitz to Mech Infantry,
Gives +1A to Inf or MI, paired 1:1
Gets +1D paired 1:1 with Tank

Elite Infantry unit
Attack 2
Defense 2
Move 1-2
Cost 5
Can load 1 on Battleship, or 2 on TP,
Gets +1M paired 1:1 with Tank and blitz with it,
Can load 1 on Air TP during move CM or NCM,

Air Transport
Attack 0
Defense 0
Move 5-6
Cost 7
1 hit
Load 1 Elite unit CM or NCM.

Escort Carrier, as a Sub Hunter (0.49)
Attack 0
Defense 1
Move 2-3
Cost 7
1 hit
Carry 1 Fg (0.73) or 1 TcB (0.85, 0.64)
Escort Carrier blocks Submarine’s First strike on 1:1 basis,
Does not block Submerge.

Military Base
Cost 12
Allows to built up to three Infantry and can be built on 0 or 1 IPC TT or Island.
Has 6 damage points, not operational if 3 or more damage.
Built-in AAgun.

Based on the ENIGMA vann FORMULAS.

Not exactly, I rather say ajusted partially according to Enigma-Vann formulas.
These ones were in the oven at least a year before you came up.
And this units profile contains a lot of units with special abilities which goes beyond pure combat factors.

For instance, StB 5$ not participating in regular combat, Fighter targeting aircraft, TcB picking up casualties, AA rolling each combat round, TcB anti-sub @1 capacity converted into allowing to pick submerged Subs (@1 in Depth charge phase), Subs cannot hit Subs, Marines on board Battleship, Move 3 for Cruiser and TP, etc.

Combat rating is one factor amongst many others here. Redesign is a complex beast flying between tabletop and Triple A software xml coding.

Probably Cruiser daring low cost 8, instead of 9$ M3-4, and Carrier still keeping 2 aircraft  (as OOB) instead of 3 planes (as usual for this configuration) can be relevant to Enigma-Vann formulas.

If you ever want to try TripleA Global40 with different HRs of you choice, Redesign allows such entertainment.