Posts made by taschuler

I am thinking about a change to France when it gets taken over. If on Germany’s first turn they take over all three French territories on mainland Europe, the rest of the French troops and ships not on the UK (inf and ftr) surrender (removed from the board) and all French territories (excluding FIC) become Neutral Pro-Axis with no troops associated with them? It gives the German’s incentive to commit more planes to eradicating french and less toward the British fleet. This will benefit Italy more than Germany, but there will also be one less Cruiser in the North Sea.

I would like a copy

Do Jet Fighter Escorts hit on a 2 or still on a 1?

I tried to search the FAQ, but couldn’t find it.

A Destroyer and a Cruiser costs 20. A Battleship costs 20.
If you buy a Destroyer and a Cruiser together and keep them in the same SZ at all times, I feel it is a better investment than the BB.

Battleship has a 67% chance to score a single hit in a given round.
A Destroyer+Cruiser combo has ~70% chance for either to score a hit, and ~13% chance for both to hit.
Advantage Destroyer+Cruiser

Battleship can take 2 hits before sinking. If it takes only one hit it can be restored to full at no cost
A Destroyer+Cruiser also takes 2 hits, but if the combo takes one, it costs a minimum of 8 IPC to restore to its combined power
Advantage Battleship (slight)

Battleship doesn’t prevent Sub surprise strikes
A Destroyer+Cruiser does
Advantage Destroyer+Cruiser

Battleship has a 67% chance to score a Naval bombardment hit.
A Destroyer+Cruiser combo has 50% chance for a Naval bombardment hit.
Advantage Battleship

By the time WWII was in full swing, the Battleship was mostly a source of national prestige, as opposed to strategic necessity. When the Hood went down, British pride suffered.

Maybe give each Nation a National Objective that during war if there is a Battleship on the map for your nation, it grants you 2 IPC per turn for national prestige.

That wouldn’t make me buy one after the start of the game, but it gives it some more value and adds a wrinkle.

Thank you!

Prior to these changes I saw no reason for Japan to NOT attack Hawaii.

I keep seeing people mentioning Scrambling planes in from England or West Germany for sea battles. On page 25 of the rules it stats you can only scramble from an island and that the United Kingdom is not an island. So neither territory qualifies. In fact the only territory in the European theatre that actually qualifies is Iceland.

Am I missing something?