AARHE demo

defender allocates BB
BB damaged

remaining forces:
attacker: SS + 2 FTR
defender: BB (damaged)

the FTR, with no CV to land on, must withdraw

attacker: press attack (with SS)
defender: retreat to z12 (since it can’t kill the SS)

ukr

USSR air units reinforcement arrive at 1st cycle of combat

opening-fire

Anti-air
(what? I see no AA guns…oh VC has 1 implicit AA)

defender:
AA needs to search first (air units are actually powerful in AARHE)
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (4)

AA search failed, no need to roll AA attack die

opening-fire, dogfighting
attacker:
Rolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 13@2: (5, 1, 5)

defender:
Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 12@3: (3, 6)

main round
attacker:
Rolls: 4@1 4@3; Total Hits: 44@1: (2, 4, 1, 1)4@3: (3, 4, 4, 3)

defender:
Rolls: 1@2 1@2 3@3; Total Hits: 21@2: (5)1@2: (6)3@3: (5, 2, 1)

opening-fire

attacker alloactes 1 FTR

defender allocates 1 FTR

main round

attacker allocates 2 ARM (since both hits are tank hits)

defender allocates 1 INF + 1 ART + 2 ARM (it was 2 tank hits and 2 infantry hits)

remaining-forces:
attacker: 4 INF + 4 ARM + 2 FTR
defender: ARM + FTR

attacker looks strong
but defender which have 6 INF arriving at 2nd cycle of combat

attacker: press on
defender: remain

opening-fire

Anti-Air
(thats right, AA no longer gets unlimited no. rolls but now fires in every cycle of combat)
defender:
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (4)

opening-fire, dogfight
attacker
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 22@2: (2, 1)
defender
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 11@3: (3)

main round
attacker:
Rolls: 4@1 4@3; Total Hits: 44@1: (3, 1, 6, 1)4@3: (6, 2, 1, 5)
defender:
Rolls: 1@6 1@3; Total Hits: 11@6: (3)1@3: (6)

opening-fire
attacker allocates 1 FTR
defender allocates 1 FTR

main round
attacker alloactes 1 INF
defender alloactes 3 INF + ARM

remaining forces:
attacker: 3 INF + 4 ARM + 1 FTR
defender: 3 INF

after 2 cycle of combats, Germany finally gains air superiority
each FTR now increases one ARM’s attack by 1

attacker: press on
defender: retreat to cau

capture rolls
attacker has 4 more ARM than defender
Rolls: 4@2; Total Hits: 14@2: (2, 5, 5, 6)

1 INF is “captured” (removed from gameplay)

z15

no air units, no Anti-Air

battleship fires before main round

attacker:
Rolls: 4@1; Total Hits: 04@1: (5, 2, 3, 3)

no scrap that
I meant 1@4 not 4@1 lol

battleship
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (1)

defender allocates DD
combat over

egy

pushing into Egypt with no air support
Rommel wouldn’t have liked that

opening-fire
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 01@4: (5)

main round

attacker:
Rolls: 1@1 1@2 1@2 1@3; Total Hits: 21@1: (5)1@2: (1)1@2: (3)1@3: (3)
defender:
Rolls: 1@2 1@3; Total Hits: 21@2: (1)1@3: (1)

heavy losses of armor on both side

attacker allocates INF + ARM
defender allocates INF + ARM

remaining forces:
attacker: INF + ARM
defender: FTR

with lost of ground control, the fighter has to withdraw

attack: press on
defender: retreat to ken

G1-conduct-combat.AAM

Non-combat Move

German
2 FTR @ z13 to weu
INF + ART @ alg to lib
FTR @ nwy to weu
FTR @ ukr to ger
6 INF + ARM @ bel to ukr
ARM @ ger to urk
INF @ ger to weu
FTR @ ger to weu
2 ARM @ weu to eeu

Japan
2 FTR @ chi to man
BB @ z37 to z50
TP @ z59 to z61
TP @ z60 to z61
2 INF + ART + ARM @ jpn to man

G1-non-combat-move.AAM

after Axis has done non-combat move, Allies can perform non-combat reinforcement
land and naval units that did not conduct combat nor moved this turn may reinforce adjacent space

(in AARHE, it doesn’t take you half the game just to cross the ocean or continent, you get none of that)

USSR:
4 INF @ wru to cau
4 INF @ nov to sin
9 INF + ART @ mos to cau

UK:
inf @ saf to ken
inf @ tri to per

US:
DD @ z20 to z54
DD @ z10 to z20

G1-non-combat-reinforcement.AAM

Mobilize New Units
Germany
5 ARM @ ger

Japan
2 INF @ fic
1 INF @ kwa
2 INF @ man
5 INF @ jpn

Develope Weapons
Japan feels like going first

Japan
1 free die
1 die @ jet plane
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)

no jet plane for Japan

Germany
1 free die + 2 purchased die
3 die @ advanced submarine
Rolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 03@2: (6, 4, 5)

Germany selects to give Japan 1 box of advanced submarine
(effective at the beginning Japan’s next turn)
note only minor technologies (3 boxes) can be transferred, 1 box per turn

Diplomacy
Germany gets 2 rolls
Spain is the biggest neutral power in Europe and already as -2 position

unlike technology, you do not have to select targets of all rolls before rolling
however, Germany puts 2 roll @ Spain
Rolls: 2@1; Total Hits: 12@1: (1, 4)

Japan gets 1 roll, puts them @ Spain too
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (3)

1 hit
Spain is put to -3 position (its income goes to Axis)

it now cannot be converted to Allies via peaceful means (diplomacy cannot convert neutrals to your side once it reached +3 or -3)

it can continue -4 or -5 via diplomacy though

Germany takes the income (4 IPC) in this case because it was the one that bought it to -3

G1-diplomacy.AAM

I just used the abattlemap revised map
the small border changes are just on the surface
so you’ve got to be careful

anyway when I get the time I’ll make all the boxes
(just like how AARe abattlemap keeps track of their D-Day and NAP)

Hi, thanks for your feedback.
You have neatly formatted your questions.

I trust you have the latest rulebook.
Otherwise links are at my signature.

#1 32 IPC is correct. The “AARHE 1942 Italy map” has Japan on 32 IPC by giving 1 IPC to Caroline Islands and Solomon Islands. The reference card is made for the “AARHE standard” map that why it says 30 IPC.

#2 In AARHE SBR+rocket damage is capped to per round so its not as heavy as original game. The map was pulled together quickly for a 6th player Italy. There are plans to remake it.

#3 Yep the reference card is made for the “AARHE standard” map unfortunately. That map is almost identical to original game.

#4 Do you mean different between setup cards and setup icons on the map? Show me the setup card. It might be an older version.

#5 In the lastest rulebook the territory+troops goes to the nation that initially bought it to +3/-3. After that it can’t be targetted by diplomacy rolls. The only time we consider nearest Axis/Allies capital is when it is invaded.

#6 When Axis sways Sweden to -3, the nation that did it gains the territory. When UK then invades Sweden the nation immediately joins Axis with the closest capital, which is probably Germany.
Then battle occurs and if UK wins, it gains the territory.
Yes, nothing stops US from taking South America.
Note in the latest rule Peru and Argentina is mountainous which means land units defend at +1  on first cycle of combat.

#7 The idea was that Italy was not influential enough compard to the other world powers. But AARHE is open to comments and community feedback.

#8 Yes its funny isn’t it. So we’ve later removed neutrals like Sahara Angola Mozambique from the neutrals table of army/initial position/income.