Non-scenario specific house rules

[Halsey]

Added one more to reflect players opinions about the over generous TF bombardment mission.

Remember! These are all optional! Do whatever floats your boat!

[tsimmonds]

....or sinks the other guy's[;)]

[Mike Scholl]

ORIGINAL: irrelevant

Yabbut. That only works if you're gaming with someone who's reasonable[:'(][;)]

WHY would you want to play a 1600 turn game against someone who's not reasonable?

[tsimmonds]

ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl

ORIGINAL: irrelevant

Yabbut. That only works if you're gaming with someone who's reasonable[:'(][;)]

WHY would you want to play a 1600 turn game against someone who's not reasonable?

It's a, I say, it's a joke, son. I was giving Halsey, my eminently reasonable opponent, a hard time. See the smilies?[;)]

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: irrelevant

ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl

ORIGINAL: irrelevant

Yabbut. That only works if you're gaming with someone who's reasonable[:'(][;)]

WHY would you want to play a 1600 turn game against someone who's not reasonable?

It's a, I say, it's a joke, son. I was giving Halsey, my eminently reasonable opponent, a hard time. See the smilies?[;)]

Your jaws a flappin' but nothin's a comin' out!

[Halsey]

I've known Irrelevant for 40 years. He can't help himself! [:D]

Yeah, I did pull back that Chinese Corps at Homan that morphed itself into an Army! [:D]

Is what I don't understand about Irrelevant is this. Why do you keep coming back time and time again for all those thrashings! [;)] East Front anyone?[:D] A glutton for punishment, you are!

[tsimmonds]

Why do you keep coming back time and time again for all those thrashings! East Front anyone? A glutton for punishment, you are!

I liked driving the pretty green tanks around. The gray ones kept blowing them up though.

[tsimmonds]

This would put a stop to the gamey rush-in-at-night-to-bombard-the-airbase-to-kill-the-planes type attacks:

No bombardments allowed without a friendly LCU in the hex.

This could possibly be draconian in the sense that it prevents some legitimate bombardment activity (pre-invasion bombardment), but now I'm not so sure that such bombardments are much good in the game in any case. Their effect seems to be concentrated among airbase support units. Disabling support squads is always good, but it is hardly the result being sought by the bombardier.

[Halsey]

That kinda makes sense.

After the IJA withdrew from Lunga, how many Tokyo Express bombardments went in?
How many freewheeling bombardments happened?

The only real way to hit LCU combat troops is with airpower. Your right, naval bombardments attack support/engs. So against LCU's defending from an invasion they have limited success.

[tsimmonds]

Should also allow bombardment to support a landing that starts in the same turn as the bombardment.

[Halsey]

Definitely![;)]

[tsimmonds]

ttt for TheElf[;)]

[Halsey]

bump for the new guys![;)]

[Knavey]

I just did a search for this one, and could not find it. Search engine was borking out on me...hence the other post.

[Halsey]

No problemo![;)]

[tsimmonds]

bump for elxaime

Halsey: you should add the one about no bombardments without friendly LCUs in the hex to the top post. I forgot all about it.

[Halsey]

Too late!

That rule has already been violated.
Now you must pay.[:D]
And pay.
And pay.[;)]

[jwilkerson]

Do the friendly LCUs "in the hex" have to be unloaded ? Or can they just be aboard a ship in the hex ?

[Halsey]

LCU's must be on the ground. This would simulate a support mission instead of a naval strategic attack.

So, the same turn as an invasion a bombardment can happen. Then can continue to happen.
I imagine some kind of agreement could be reached on pre invasion sites.
Allowing up to a week for preparation. That is, if you want to telegraph your intent.[;)]

Airstrikes are not restricted.

[jwilkerson]

ORIGINAL: Halsey

LCU's must be on the ground. This would simulate a support mission instead of a naval strategic attack.

So, the same turn as an invasion a bombardment can happen. Then can continue to happen.
I imagine some kind of agreement could be reached on pre invasion sites.
Allowing up to a week for preparation. That is, if you want to telegraph your intent.[;)]

Airstrikes are not restricted.

IRW more like a day or two at most for the ones I can recall ( like Siapan ).

Edit: Found a 13 day pre-bombardment by USN prior to Guam landing ... longest lead time found so far ...