New to the game - Basic Questions

[rkr1958]

I am NOT playing with the limited oversea supply optional rule.

Italian land, air and naval forces except for territorials are out of supply in Libya, Egypt and the Middle East. Last turn the axis had only air units in the East Med, like this turn, but the all forces were in supply. What changed? Is it because there's no Italian ships or convoys left off the Italian coast?

This question was taken from post 802 of my on-going AAR. tm.asp?m=4024746&mpage=27&key=&#

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: rkr1958

I am NOT playing with the limited oversea supply optional rule.

Italian land, air and naval forces except for territorials are out of supply in Libya, Egypt and the Middle East. Last turn the axis had only air units in the East Med, like this turn, but the all forces were in supply. What changed? Is it because there's no Italian ships or convoys left off the Italian coast?

This question was taken from post 802 of my on-going AAR. tm.asp?m=4024746&mpage=27&key=&#

Yes. But it is naval combat capable units Italy needs in the Italian Coast.

The territorials can trace to a primary supply source - Tripoli. But the regular Italians units have to trace to a city in Italy (or Germany). If you use the Supply Form, you can see how the territorial units trace supply.

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

ORIGINAL: rkr1958

I am NOT playing with the limited oversea supply optional rule.

Italian land, air and naval forces except for territorials are out of supply in Libya, Egypt and the Middle East. Last turn the axis had only air units in the East Med, like this turn, but the all forces were in supply. What changed? Is it because there's no Italian ships or convoys left off the Italian coast?

This question was taken from post 802 of my on-going AAR. tm.asp?m=4024746&mpage=27&key=&#

Yes. But it is naval combat capable units Italy needs in the Italian Coast.

The territorials can trace to a primary supply source - Tripoli. But the regular Italians units have to trace to a city in Italy (or Germany). If you use the Supply Form, you can see how the territorial units trace supply.

So, if I'm understanding the situation correctly, it's not any air unit that can provide supply but only those air units with air to sea factor(s)?

[paulderynck]

Yes you need a non-sub naval unit or an air unit with air-to-sea factors (and the air unit is no good in Blizzard and Storm).

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

Yes you need a non-sub naval unit or an air unit with air-to-sea factors (and the air unit is no good in Blizzard and Storm).

Thanks. That clears things up immensely.

[rkr1958]

I'm playing with the optional rule, "in the presence of the enemy" where by a naval unit moving into or through a sea zone without a friendly unit already there from a previous impulse encounters a +1 MP penalty. My question is does this penalty apply during a surprise impulse?

[Centuur]

ORIGINAL: rkr1958

I'm playing with the optional rule, "in the presence of the enemy" where by a naval unit moving into or through a sea zone without a friendly unit already there from a previous impulse encounters a +1 MP penalty. My question is does this penalty apply during a surprise impulse?

Yes.

[paulderynck]

In the Presence of the Enemy does not apply if that enemy is surprised.

It costs a surface naval unit 2 points of its movement allowance (not range) to enter a sea area that contains a CV (with a carrier plane), SCS or aircraft unit controlled by an unsurprised (see 15.) major power it is at war with.

[rkr1958]

My understanding is that even if adjacent the 4-2 Canadian Terr could NOT join in the land combat attack with the Ethiopians attacking Djibouti. Is that correct?

[paulderynck]

Assuming Ethiopia is aligned with the CW, Territorials from the countries making up the CW should be able to, because they are major power units of the major power that controls Ethiopia.

So there are two "classes" of Territorials for the CW - those that are units of the CW major power and those that are units of minor powers that are aligned with the CW. The first of those classes can cooperate with the Ethiopian units and with each other and with all the CW minors; the second cannot.

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

Assuming Ethiopia is aligned with the CW, Territorials from the countries making up the CW should be able to, because they are major power units of the major power that controls Ethiopia.

So there are two "classes" of Territorials for the CW - those that are units of the CW major power and those that are units of minor powers that are aligned with the CW. The first of those classes can cooperate with the Ethiopian units and with each other and with all the CW minors; the second cannot.

Thanks. Ethiopia is so I took an unnecessary risk by not waiting until the 4-2 Canadian Terr could be added to the attack.

So, CW units from Britain, Canada, India, Australia and New Zealand can mix and match anyway the wish, subject to FTC limits, with CW aligned and allied countries? Did I leave anyone out?

[paulderynck]

Yeah - also South Africa.

[rkr1958]

misfire ...

[rkr1958]

I'm invading an island hex in fine weather. I'm invading from the 3 box in a sea area in rain. Does the defender get the benefit of an "additional" notional unit since the invaders are invading from a sea area in rain or do they not because the target hex is in fine weather?

What about if it's storm in the sea area with the invaders but fine in the island hex. Can the invaders still land?

[paulderynck]

It should be determined by the weather in the hex that is to be invaded.

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

It should be determined by the weather in the hex that is to be invaded.

Thanks and it is determined as you said it should be by the weather in the hex invaded. I invaded Chichijima Retto, Bonin Islands, which was in fine weather, from the 3 box of the Marianas which was in storm. The number of notionals and the odds that I got were consistent with fine weather.

[rkr1958]

Here's the situation. Italy took a combine, Germany a land and Japan a land. No axis air or naval units were added or removed from the South China Sea. Why is the RN given the opportunity as the non-phasing player to initiate combat in the South China Sea?

EDIT: Never mind ... I was wrong, the Japanese did add the bomber unit to the 3-box during the naval air phase, so that's the answer.

[Orm]

Edit: Never mind.

[rkr1958]

Does a TRS have the ability to sink or force a CP to abort? In the Arabian Sea, as the CW player, I'm given the chance to try to initiate a naval combat. Would I ever want to do that just with a TRS?

[juntoalmar]

Without combat factor I doubt. Probably you have the chance of starting a combat with a TRS in order not to disorganise a combat unit. But if there is no ship to attack the convoy, there is no point (I guess).