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I have also found that Russia would have to declare war on Germany when it became their turn in order to attack the territory that Italy owned. If Russia does not declare war on Germany, they cannot attack the territory that contains both German and Italian movements. This can be found on page 15 of the Europe rule book under “Powers Not at War with One Another.” It specifically says “A power can’t attack a territory controlled by or containing units belonging to a power with which it is not at war. If a power at war attacks a sea zone containing units belonging to both a power with which it’s already at war and a power with which it’s not at war, the latter powers units are ignored.”
So as you can see, without a declaration of war by the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union cannot attack any territory containing German units with the exception of sea zones. This would also open the door for a deeper push into Soviet territories on the following turn by both Italian and German units, in which Germany would then again collect 5 IPC bonus for not being at war with the Soviet Union. This makes it extremely important for the Soviet player to declare war on Germany ASAP.

You can also look at “Declaring War” on page 12 of the European rule book where it specifically says… “if Germany declares war on the United States, the United States is immediately at war with Germany, but it must wait until its turn to declare war on Italy.” In this situation the Soviet Union would need to wait to declare war on Germany until its following turn, meaning Germany is not at war and does not declare war on the Soviet Union on its turn, thus gaining the 5 IPC bonus. Germany moving units into an Italian controlled territory does not constitute a state of war between them and the Soviet Union. This is backed by the fact that the Soviet Union is no longer considered a neutral power.
I do not agree with this, and I will not be playing the game this way, however I do believe that if you are the type to go word for word, then I couldn’t disagree with you. I feel that it doesn’t violate the rules of the game but it violates the spirit of the game.

@Leatherneckinlv:

How do you figure that shadow hawk? I totally disagree with you

Now question to all…situations like this how do youse resolve it during a game?

In these kind of situations mid game, and the person that I am playing against disagrees and or I disagree with him, we roll for it. Usually 123 it sticks 456 it is no good.

I have only played this setup a few times, but from my experience I have found that Japan is nearly unstoppable. They seem to be in great positioning right off of the bat and have ease moving through the mainland. Has anyone had a great strategy for defending against Japan?

Requester45
I live in Tampa Florida and play A&A

I live in the Tampa area and am looking to play with some new faces. Anyone around?