US Liberty ships

@barnee

We decided to create a new set of Tournament Rules for general use in all Wiking-Cons as well as the 2026 World Championship.

This set of Tournament rules is described at the “Events” thread, inkluding the Wiking-Con Tournaments.

This rule is part of the Axis & Allies Global 1940 2E, House Rules Expansion.

The increased IPC values in the Pacific Theatre (which reflects both strategic importance as well as oil resources - see Topic that describes the Expanded Pacific Theatre) makes this Battlefield crucial for both sides - in order to turn the tide of War to their own favor.

The Increased Ship Building rule helps both sides to perform major offensives and create multiple Naval Task Forces.

G40 Increased Ship Building.pdf

Why are capital ships (Carriers in 1940 and Battleships) repaired at no cost and taking no time? I think they should be forced to sit out for a turn while repairs are carried out. I can live with it being no cost though.

Or does that weaken Battleships too much? You still need carriers.

The United States naval restrictions on the Europe map while not at war have been modified and will now read as follows.

American sea units may not end their movement phase within sea zones adjacent to European or African territories.

Thoughts?

Tanks don’t have to be adjacent to their attacking territory either. They can move 2 spaces to attack. For example, say you have a tank in Germany and you are attacking Baltic states. You can move through Poland with your tank and attack Baltic States.

I just bought some mini’s from Panzerschiffe and thought I’d paint them a flat, consistent AA color to use them to experiment with some ship-variation house rules.  Does anyone know what the best colors for matching the current AA country colors are?  Also, since the Panzerschiffe mini’s are in some sort of epoxy, what sort of paint should I use?  (Something easily sprayable would be ideal, if it works, as I’m no artist, and not concerned with detailing, only consistency and making them look like they “fit” in with the other pieces.)

I don’t think I would like doubling a tt production 1/2 for ground/air & 1/2 for sea. This is a step backwards when IC’s had no limits. Uk being able to drop an entire fleet in the med is bad for game play, as the axis already have a hard time keeping its ships in the Med & Atlantic. If you were to do it maybe only at capitols & W US or original IC’s. If you want more units/ships build more IC’s. As it is they have already nerfed imp fact tech because it raises production on these smaller IC’s 100%-200% or you can’t damage them enough to shut them down. Although I think these 2 ipc tt should get a boost (+1 overall w/imp fact tech) I think a 400% increase is way to much.

I agree BB & AC should have AA ability. The AA50 game I’m in right now we house ruled it in from the beginning (you don’t need a tech). Only one can fire in any given sz, but with both having the ability it allows you to split your fleet. I would be ok with just BB’s having it.
As for DD bomb/trans 1 inf, it would like to keep as well. Its useful getting inf around.

To clarify some details:

The unit is placed OVER the land/sea border.  This indicates that the ship is in port, but also keeps track of which port it is in (i.e. it must enter and leave by the same sea zone.)

Ships in port can be captured, but I suggest allowing the defender an attempt to scuttle the ships before any combat rolls are made. Perhaps allow one scuttle for each 6 rolled per combat round; maybe each attempt must be taken in lieu of a return fire from a defending unit, i.e. you target your own unit rather than the enemies?  Each roll should target a specific naval unit.

This links with my campaign for wider oceans, with a minimum 2-turn Atlantic crossing leaving a “killing zone” for the U-boats in mid-ocean, or forcing the allied convoys to take the long route via Iceland/Greenland.

I’ve also suggested making every ship dock in port on each and every turn of the game.  This can be at any time during the turn, and may just mean staying where it is as long as it can be demonstrated that the ship is within range of a friendly port and back (it shouldn’t cost movement points to move in/out of port).
This can make previously worthless island territories valuable fueling stops.

I mark important ports on my maps, these also serve as ship building and repair facilities. Usually they’re sited on the junction of a land and two sea zones, allowing ships to sail out into either adjacent SZ.