@wittmann:

Hi Matt.
3. Submarines. They can submerge at any time? If they submerge is that considered combat, or can your units move in the Noncombat move phase?
Not sure what you are asking here ,sorry!

Actually you already answered this question with your first “Number 3” post. Basically, this was just the header question for the explanation below it (all my questions were structured that way). Basically what I was asking (and you already answered) was if a submarine submerges, is that counted as combat (because if it wasn’t, then my units could move in the Noncombat move phase or conduct Bombardment during an amphibious assault).

But you already answered that question with a “yes” it does count as combat, just a waste of combat (as the subs will probably submerge).

@wittmann:

I suspect I have not answered all your queries, so please ask again.
It is possible I have not been clear enough too. Again ask again and maybe someone else can say it better.
It is a great game and we all want you to enjoy and love it like the rest of us here.

Oh you have both answered all my queries and have done so clearly. LOL. And about the awkwardly obvious question number 5, I accidentally pasted that one from my Microsoft Word document. When I was reading the manual, I was writing down any rule I didn’t understand as I got to it. I hadn’t gotten to the “Capturing Capitals” on page 21 yet, and forgot to delete the question when I did my “paste preview” (to give you an idea, I originally had 12 total questions, and I deleted the others as I got to the explanations later on in the manual).  I thank you very much for your quick response time too. So much so that I’m going to donate to the site.  8-)

Anyways, I’ll be visiting my family for a game tomorrow. If I come across any more questions or rules that are ambiguous, I’ll just write them down on my notepad, and post them to the Forums when I get back home, and we’ll just agree on filler for the time being.

But you’ve answered my questions clearly enough that I don’t think I’ll come across any more problems or ambiguity. But if I do, I’ll be sure to ask.

And again, thank you for your help.  :-)

Newbie Questions:

Hi all. I am completely new to Axis and Allies, and I started with the 1940 edition (yes, I know now I should have started with 1942). But anyways, here are my questions:

1. Combat movement, and can you move other units?

What I mean here is this. For Combat movement, can I move units along with each battle, or do I move all units all at once? For example, if I move a unit and conduct combat, can I move other units in completely opposite territories and conduct more combat, or do I have to move all units I have plan to conduct combat all at once?

2. Aircraft carriers, do you attack them and they just not fire back?

The rules talk about aircraft carriers and how they attack or defend with their own aircraft. But I ask, what about if the aircraft carrier is empty? Is it considered a “Defenseless Transport” and is sunk right away, or is it (as crazy as it seems) “invincible” and cannot be attacked? Or how do you attack an aircraft carrier?

3. Submarines. They can submerge at any time? If they submerge is that considered combat, or can your units move in the Noncombat move phase?

Can defending submarines submerge at any time? For example, I am doing an Amphibious Assault. I don’t have any destroyers. I decide to attack the subs in the sea zone with my battleships. Can those defending subs really just submerge and escape combat? And if they do, is that considered combat (meaning can my battleships still do Bombardment)?

4. Dice. One roll for every unit?

For example, lets say I have 20 units. Say I have 17 infantry and 3 tanks. So (assuming I’m using 3 dice) I would roll 5 times with three dice and once with two dice for the 17 infantry and once with three dice for the tanks (total of 20 rolls) correct?

5. Capturing a country. When I capture an entire country, such as France, do I get all their IPCs?

Thank you for your help and support. I appreciate it.