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@barnee Attacking Belarus

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Good morning from the USA to all. Have a general question. Has anybody been able to use the Operation Felix-Heinrich during a game? If so, any tips on how to do so?? I would love to use it since in my games Gibraltar always has a special importance for both Axis and Allies so much so that it is usually the reason why somebody decides to attack the Neutrals if that ever happens. But it seems as if by the time you capture Smolensk, Bryansk, Western Ukraine. Germany got into that position by pushing strong on the Eastern Front which means that US/UK have made some advances either thru the Med or into France and in either case Germany doesn’t have a spare 6 infantry/4 panzers to execute OFH anyways.

Which then leads me to believe that OFH is only possible when facing an inferior Allied opponent. I suppose it could be possible if the Allied game plan was full KJF. But if that is the case, then is Gibraltar really so important as to want to pursue activating OFH? Anyway, for what it’s worth it seems like a really cool thing to pull off but I just never see it being a viable strategy in an actual HRE game against a worthy Allied opponent. Would love to be wrong about this.

@barnee Thanks for posting our game Barnee. Yes, Barnee played the better game but I am improving in our battle matches. With regards to attacking W. Germany, I believe I could have successfully attacked and won as Barnee describes, but my opinion at the time was that it was not a sustainable offense. I think I would have been pushed out with the inevitable counterattack. The Pacific naval battle did seem to me to be a good decision but alas sometimes bad dice win out. I don’t know if winning that battle would have changed the eventual outcome but it would have resulted in me not waving the white flag at that time. All in all a fun game. Looking forward to the next one.

@The-Captain Thanks for the clarification. Opens up some new possible Courses of Action for the Allies in India and the Soviet Union which I was not formerly aware of :)

Happy Wednesday to all. Have a couple of land mine questions. First, is there a maximum number of land mines which can be placed along a border? For some reason, I thought it was 10 but I don’t see it in the rulebook so I am beginning to think that is incorrect. Second, can a land mine (not carried by an Engineer) be moved during Non-Combat Movement and then dug in during the Mobilization Phase in the same turn? Again, I thought that was not the case but am now thinking I may have been incorrect about that as well.

@The-Captain Hello there Cap. Any update on this topic. Heavy Carriers sound very interesting

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@The-Captain Trout and his teenage son Mussolini Pizza Emperor plan to attend from the USA if the dates are not an issue for Pizza’s High School schedule.

@The-Captain Wow. I think one of the effects could be UK having to be even more aware of Home Defense at least until the Yanks get into the fight.

@The-Captain Looks interesting! One clarification question. If Army Group is active in attacking or defending a territory, can an Air Fleet be active as well?? I would assume yes but please confirm. Thanks!

@barnee Hey Barnee. Sorry I didn’t catch your question earlier. When I said the three US money islands, I was referring to Wake/Midway/Hawaii which with Expanded Pacific is worth 9 IPC’s plus a 5 IPC bonus in play.

@The-Captain
Thanks for the clarification. Everything you say makes sense. Best thing about the HRE is how there are so many different substrategies within overall strategies which differ each game. Yes, one under-rated part of a Japanese focus on taking the three US (money) islands is that you can negate the ships from Increased Shipbuilding unless the Allies can either rebuild a navy in SZ 10 which hinders an investment in the Atlantic or cause enough trouble in the DEI/Philippines/SE Asia between ANZAC & UK as to make him pay a price for choosing to go in a different direction.

@barnee Barnee - thanks. The way you laid it out is the way we have been playing our games but I wanted to confirm as it wasn’t crystal clear in my head anyway.

Hey Axis-and-Allies Friends,
Couple of Pacific Theater questions for HRE. First, the easier question: Regarding the increased shipbuilding, are you required to place the free ships on the turn they become available or can they be delayed? I have a game going right now where the Axis player chose to disregard the standard strategy of going after Philippines/Money Islands and instead did a Pearl Harbor attack and took Midway/Wake/Hawaii/Aleutians. So the bulk of his IJN is camped out in SZ 26 after J5 to where it’s pointless to deploy the free cruiser/sub this turn.

Second question, a bit more complicated is: If on US3, the Allied player declares war on Germany but not Japan as is often the case, does the Allied player collect the 5 IPC bonuses associated with the Pacific?? i.e. the Philippines and the Alaska/Hawaii/Line/Johnston/Aleut bonuses. It struck me the other day that it seems wrong for USA to get Pacific bonuses for going to war if no war yet in the Pacific. Or maybe it’s a game balance issue since Japan gets the 10 IPC peace bonus if they choose to keep the peace?? Clarity requested please.

Thanks.

@barnee Thanks Barnee. So the only HRE units that can utilize Total War are Jet Fighters, Carrier Based Fighters and Air Transports right? No Heavy Bombers, no paratroopers, no panzer grenadiers or armored infantry. Only regular infantry, artillery, and tanks for ground units correct???

Hi Captain. Quick Total War question. Can specialized units participate in that?? Heavy Bombers for USA and King Tigers for Germany are two that come to mind. I saw in the rules that ME 262’s can, but I didn’t see anything about others which makes me wonder if units where the rulebook is silent cannot participate. Thanks

@The-Captain Great addition in our opinion. Those three French units in our game experience end up sitting there the whole game or something close to it. Welcome addition to the HRE sir and gives Allies a little something to counter the new SS Panzer General. Historically some of the best RAF squadrons and individual pilots from game start (1940) were Polish, but not really a way to deal with that as Poland gets obliterated before Turn 1 of G40.

@barnee Nope did not use AI. Only old-fashioned keyboard typing