Posts made by americancyco

Im sorry your right, I based it off the boxes forgot about the update in the rulebook.  I have updated my original setup for Russia.

Yes they can move then attack

2 fighters per aircraft carrier (sorry I thought I masde that clear).

Im iffy on the fighter in Russia, but I do know it helps give Russia a fighting chance.

I also agree with you about the bomber in West US, but wanted to get opinions on that.

Here is my things about Cruiser, nothing against them personally but they hardly ever see any play in my games (outside of what people start with).  The either go for battleships for bombardment or destoyers to fight subs.  No one ever uses cruisers, so my view might be a little skewered based on the games we play.

I’ll look at your suggested changes tomorrow when I have time (between driving off zombie hoards)
As far as no russian units in east russia, it’s simple this set up was based off global 1940 so there is a pact between Russia/Japan

As for Japan sea zone 60.  Here is my problem with that.  The 1942 board made it two sea zones around Japan instead of just 1.  I looked at the war in 1940 and Japan was just fighting with China at that time so I saw no need to but units in SZ60.

Wow thanks for sharing.
I’m going to take some time tomorrow and really digest these rules.  I can say these we already use some of those rules.
No factories on islands, we use the straight rules, aircraft carriers are 0/0/2/16 and take 2 hits.

I also have Research & Development:
buy a research token for $5 (pretty much use anniversary rules for Tech)  keep the toeksn you buy until to make a tech break thru.

I should point out we use original rules for AA guns, one per territory and one shot per attacking plane.  I never really understood the need for the change in that rule.

National Objectives:
Germany
when not at war with Russia +5 IPCs
Wolf pack: 3 or more subs in the same zone attack at +1

Russia
when at war in europe and controls Archangel with no axis ships in Sz 4 +5 IPCs
Russian Winter: once during your collect income declare winter, until the start of your next turn russian infantry in original russia defends on 3

Japan
when not at war +10 IPCs
Japaness infantry defend original Japanese islands on 3

US
when not at war collect +10 IPCs
Lend Lease: when  not at war (with china or UK/FEC/Anzac)

China:
Burma road: +5 IPCs and may buy art.

UK:
+5 IPCs if no germany subs on the board
UKs AA hit on 1 or 2

FEC:
If you control Kwangtung and Malya +5 IPCs

ANZAC:
+5 if you or FEC control East Indies

Italy:
+5 IPCs when there are no allies surface ships in the Mediterranean

Ok thanks for the advice.
I should have mentioned we use the 2 hit rule for both Aircraft carriers and Battleships (aircraft carrier cost 16).
What I’m thinking is just using naval bases so the ships have a point to return to for repair.

Personally I always hated ships just repair themselves after battle.

Also do you think using Marines, Mechanized Inf or Strategic Bombers would be unbalance things?  I can’t see any reason they would.

So what do you thinm about placing the naval bases and air fields but just not using the extra movement rule.  Thay way I can use repairs and scramble rules?

Thanks for the suggestion, I will make the change.

I was a little unsure how to handle China. Â

I also had a question about ports / airbases.  Has anyone tried them on the smaller boards? 
I want to be able to use the scramble rules for air bases and that naval bases can repair damaged capital ships.
However my concern is the extra movement might be too good on the smaller board, so here is my question.  Do I use the bases just not the extra movement, or use them just as they are in global?

Updated with starting IPCs,

so what are you thinking 2 inf for each China territory?

Something I was playing with was hopeing for some feed back

Now my group actually enjoys the smaller board to the large 1940 board. � We all agree it looks cool when it’s set up but play is just slow (since you have more spaces but the movement rate hasn’t changed. � So we stick to the smaller boards which the movement rate was designed for.) � That being said I tried to design different set ups for the smaller board.

Also of note I tend to get a lot of players so for the UK you will see it broken up into UK/FEC/ Anzac but on the small board can be a single UK player. � � Germany is also broken up into Germany/Italy but again can just be a single German player.

1940
Germany
Starting IPCs: 18
Bulgaria: 3 inf, 1 art, 4 tanks
Germany: 4 inf, 1 art, 1 AA, IC, 1 fighter, 1 bomber
Norway: 2 inf, 1 fighter
NW Europe: 3 inf, 2 tanks, 1 fighter
Poland: 4 inf, 1 art, 2 tank
Sz 2: 2 subs (Im not sure about this one)
SZ 3: 1 sub
SZ 5: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 transport
SZ 9: 1 sub
SZ 13: 1 sub

Finland: 2 inf (pro axis)
SE Europe: 2 inf, 1 tank (pro axis)

Italy
starting IPCs: 5
Italy: 1 inf, 1 art, 1 tank, 1 AA, IC, 1 fighter
Italian East Africa: 1 inf
Libya: 1 inf
SZ 15: 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 transport

Japan
starting IPCs : 13
Carline Islands: 1 Inf
Formosa: 3 inf, 1 art, 1 fighter
Iwo Jima: 1 inf
Japan: 4 inf, 1 art, 1 tank, 1 AA, IC, 1 fighter
Kiangsu: 3 inf
Manchuria: 3 inf, 1 fighter
Okinawa: 1 inf
SZ 50: 1 aircraft carrier (w/ 1 fighter, 1 tact bomber), 1 destroyer
SZ 51: 1 battleship, 1 transport
SZ 61: 1 transport
SZ 62: 1 transport, 2 aurcraft carriers (w/ 1 fighter, 1 tact bomber each)

Russia
Starting IPCs: 32
Archangel: 1 inf
Baltic States: 2 inf
Belarussia: 1 inf
Buryatia: 2 inf
Caucasus: 2 inf, 1 AA, IC
Evanki: control marker
Karelia: 3 inf, 1 art, 1 AA, IC
Kazakh: control marker
Novosibirsk: control marker
Russia: 2 inf, 1 art, 1 tank, 1 AA, IC
Soviet Far East: control marker
Ukraine: 3 inf
Vologda: control marker
West Russia: control marker
Yakut: 3 inf
SZ 4: 1 sub

France
Starting IPCs: 13
Algeria: 1 inf
France: 3 inf, 1 art, 1 tank, 1 AA, IC
French Africa territories (all): control markers
French Indo China: control marker
Moracco: 1 inf
Sz 8: 1 cruiser
Sz 14: 1 destroyer
Sz 32: 1 destroyer

UK
Total starting IPCs (for UK, FEC & Anzac as one nation): 39
UK starting IPCs: 20
Anglo Egpyt: 1 inf
Belgian Congo: control marker
East Canada: 1 tank
Egypt: 3 inf, 1 art
Gibralter: 1 fighter
Rhodesia: control marker
South Africa: 2 inf
Trans Jordon: control marker
UK: 4 inf, 1 AA, IC, 3 fighters, 1 bomber
West Canada: control marker
SZ 6: 1 destroyer
SZ 8: 1 destroyer, 1 transport
SZ 10: 1 destroyer, 1 transport
SZ 17: 1 cruiser
SZ 28: 1 destroyer

Persia: 1 inf (pro allies)

FEC
Starting IPCs: 15
Borneo: control marker
Burma: 1 inf
East Indies: control marker
India: 3 inf, 1 art � (1 aa, IC if using FEC as it’s own nation)
Kwangtang: 1 inf
Malaya: 1 inf
Solomon Islands: control marker
SZ 35: 1 transport, 1 cruiser
Sz 36: 1 destroyer
ANZAC
Starting IPCs: 4
East Australia: 3 inf, 1 art � � � (1 AA, IC if using ANZAC as it’s own nation)
New Guinia: control marker
New Zealand: 1 inf
West Australia: control marker
SZ 39: 1 destroyer, 1 transport

China
Starting IPCs: 4
Anthewi: 2 inf
Sinkiang: 2 inf
Szechwan: 2 inf, 1 fighter
Yunnan: 2 inf

USA
Starting IPCs: 41
Alaska: control marker
Central US: 1 inf
Eastern US: 1 inf, 1 fighter, 1 bomber, 1 AA, IC
Hawaii: 1 inf, 1 fighter
Midway: control marker
Philippines: 2 inf
Wake Island: control marker
Western US: 1 inf, 1 fighter, 1 AA, IC
SZ 11: 1 destroyer, 1 transport
Sz 48: 1 destroyer
Sz 53: 1 destroyer, 1 transport
Sz 56: 1 aircraft (w/ 1 fighter), 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 transport

You would use the same turn rules for declaring war as global

Something I was playing with was hopeing for some feed back

Now my group actually enjoys the smaller board to the large 1940 board. � We all agree it looks cool when it’s set up but play is just slow (since you have more spaces but the movement rate hasn’t changed. � So we stick to the smaller boards which the movement rate was designed for.) � That being said I tried to design different set ups for the smaller board.

Also of note I tend to get a lot of players so for the UK you will see it broken up into UK/FEC/ Anzac but on the small board can be a single UK player. � � Germany is also broken up into Germany/Italy but again can just be a single German player.

1941
Germany
starting IPCs: 27
Algeria: 1 inf
Bulgaria: 3 inf, 1 art, 4 tanks
Finland: 2 inf
France: 2 inf, 1 tank
Germany: 3 inf, 1 art, 1 AA, IC, 1 fighter, 1 bomber
Libya: 1 inf, 1 art, 1 tank (Italy control)
Morocco: control marker
Norway: 2 inf, 1 fighter
NW Europe: 1 inf, 1 fighter
Poland: 4 inf, 1 art, 2 tank
SZ 5: 1 cruiser, 1 transport, 1 sub
SZ 8: 2 subs
SZ 14: 1 transport

Italy
starting IPCs: 6
Italy: 1 inf, 1 art, 1 tank, 1 AA, IC, 1 fighter
Libya: 2 inf
SE Europe: 2 inf, 1 tank
SZ 15: 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 transport

Japan
starting IPCs: 16
Carline Islands: 3 Inf
Formosa: 3 inf, 1 art, 1 fighter
French Indo China: 3 inf
Iwo Jima: 1 inf
Japan: 4 inf, 1 art, 1 tank, 1 AA, IC, 1 fighter
Kiangsu: 3 inf
Malya: control marker
Manchuria: 3 inf, 1 fighter
Okinawa: 1 inf
SZ 50: 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 transport
SZ 57: 2 air craft carriers (1 fighter, 1 tact. bomber each)
SZ 60: 1 cruiser
SZ 61: 1 aircraft carrier (1 fighter, 1 tact bomber), 1 destroyer
SZ 62: 1 transport

Russia
Starting IPCs: 32
Archangel: 2 inf
Baltic States: 3 inf
Belarussia: 2 inf
Buryatia: 3 inf
Caucasus: 4 inf, 1 AA, IC
Evanki: 1 inf
Karelia: 3 inf, 1 art, 1 AA, IC
Kazakh: 2 inf
Novosibirsk: 2 inf
Russia: 3 inf, 1 art, 1 tank, 1 fighter, 1 AA, IC
Soviet Far East: 2 inf
Ukraine: 3 inf
Vologda: control marker
West Russia: control marker
Yakut: 1 inf
SZ 4: 1 sub

UK
UK total IPCs: 38 � � (UK, FEC and ANZAC as one nation)
UK only IPCs: 24
Anglo Egpyt: control marker
Belgian Congo: control marker
East Canada: 1 tank
Egypt: 2 inf, 1 fighter
French Africa (all territories) control marker
Gibralter: control marker
Iceland: control marker
Italian East Africa: control marker
Persia: control marker
Rhodesia: control marker
South Africa: 2 inf
Trans Jordon: 2 inf, 1 art
UK: 2 inf, 1 art, 1 tank, 1 AA, IC, 2 fighters, 1 bomber
West Canada: 1 inf
SZ 2: 1 battlship, 1 transport
SZ 6: 1 destroyer
SZ 10: 1 destroyer, 1 transport
SZ 13: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer
FEC
Starting IPCs: 14
Borneo: control marker
Burma: 1 inf
East Indies: control marker
India: 3 inf, 1 art � (1 aa, IC if using FEC as it’s own nation)
Kwangtang: 1 inf
Solomon Islands: control marker
SZ35: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 transport
ANZAC
Starting IPCs: 4
East Australia: 3 inf, 1 art � � � (1 AA, IC if using ANZAC as it’s own nation)
New Guinia: control marker
New Zealand: control marker
West Australia: control marker
SZ 39: 1 destroyer, 1 transport

China
Starting IPCs: 4
Anthewi: 1 inf
Sinkiang: 2 inf
Szechwan: 2 inf, 1 fighter
Yunnan: 1 inf

USA
Starting IPCs: 41
Alaska: 1 inf
Brazil: control marker
Central America: control marker
Central US: 1 inf
East Mexico: control marker
Eastern US: 1 inf, 1 art, 1 fighter, 1 bomber, 1 AA, IC
Greenland: control marker
Hawaii: 1 inf, 1 fighter
Mexico: control marker
Midway: 1 inf
Philippines: 2 inf
Wake Island:1 inf
West Indies: control marker
Western US: 1 inf, 1 art, 1 fighter 1 AA, IC
SZ 11: 1 destroyer, 1 transport
SZ 19: 1 cruiser
SZ 42: i aircraft (w/ 1 fighter), 1 destroyer
Sz 48: 1 destroyer, 1 transport
Sz 53: 1 battleship
Sz 56: 1 destroyer, 1 transport

I was wondering if anyone has alternate set ups using the 2nd 1942 board.

Like a 1940, 41, 43, ect….  Thanks.

I have the global 1939 map and I dont really like the 1940 global map so I was looking for alternate sey ups usuing the 1942 board.