@KraytKing said in Operational Realism House Rules:
I am playtesting this week for the first time, I will write up a comprehensive and detailed AAR. I suspect it will be illuminating.
Awesome :)
Twix AA Rules - b1.4
Multi-Turn Battles (encourages a slower and wider front for large armies)
Place a marker for the defender of the territory to identify that the territory is engaged
Each battle only progresses one round per turn (attacking aircraft must retreat)
Each round of battle occurs during the original attacker�s combat phase
Ownership for NOs, IPC collection, and production does not occur in engaged territories
Defender Retreating (gives them an option � albeit a punishing one)
Defenders can retreat after any round of combat into any adjacent friendly zone
When defenders retreat, the attackers get one full round of attacks without retaliation
Capitals
Engaged capitals do not stop overall IPC collection; Captured capitals do not transfer IPCs
Capitals grant 20 IPCs when taken or re-taken
The person rolling chooses which units take hits (for realism and more interesting choices)
Aircraft dodge everyone (except fighters, AAA, AA guns, and ships) at 4
Non-aircraft dodge fighters at 3
Armor dodge inf/m.inf at 3
Land units cannot target artillery or AAA until there are no other ground units remaining
Sea units cannot target aircraft carriers until there are no other surface ships remaining
The roller can assign multiple hits to a single target (which may trigger multiple dodge rolls)
Units can fire in any order, but hits must be assigned to targets as they are rolled
Naval spotting (navy is less vulnerable)
Before general combat occurs in a sea zone, attackers must roll to spot the defenders in order for a battle to occur
A roll of 2/3/4 or less spots a defending navy of 0-1/2-4/5+ surface ships
Defending navies can choose to engage if they were not spotted
If a defending navy is not spotted and declines to engage, amphibious assaults still occur
Air interceptions (mimics air superiority, let�s fighters shoot down bombers before they bomb)
At the defenders choice, before any round of normal battle, all aircraft engage for 1 round
Strategic bombers roll at 1 in the air interception round
Turn order change (allows 2 players to have more consistent action in Europe 1940)
Germany goes after America (Russia -> US -> Germany -> UK -> Italy -> France)
Research (makes it simple and less swingy)
Each power rolls 1 die each turn. On a roll of 1 they pick a tech tree and roll to see which tech they get. You cannot research if you do not own your capital or it is engaged.
Combined Arms (boost to mechanized Infantry)
Mechanized infantry attack at 2 as well as allowing them to blitz with tanks
AAA (makes em useful)
Fires before each round (hits removed immediately) at up to 5 planes each
Battleships (the big guns)
Fire an extra shot before each round (only hits surface ships - hits removed immediately)
Cruisers (AA guns)
Cruisers, in addition to their normal attack, have AA guns which fire at up to 2 planes each
Facilities (airport, seaport, minor factory, major factory) can be destroyed
They can receive twice their max damage (12, 12, 12, and 40) and then are destroyed
Research Technologies
Country
Note: Multiple abilities that alter attack/defense/dodge do not stack (only the highest value is used)
Here are some of the rules I liked that are different:
Naval spotting - makes sense, maybe add +1 to spotting roll if sub or plane present.
Research - I’m assuming those are free rolls.
AAA - firing before each round. At 5 planes seems a bit steep.
Cruiser (AA) - That’s a house rule I already use. Makes them a little more useful.
Railroads - I’ve seen and used them, but with a limit to units moved. But since your limiting it to 2 spaces.
Research Focus - A research tech for your research roll. Brilliant!
Heavy transports - Another one in use.
Sonar - Interesting concept.
Not sure on the “Dodge” concept. Thanks for the listing of your rules.