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A unit may not enter or attack a hex (or units therein) controlled by a major power on the other side that it isn't at war with. However it can attack a hex controlled by an enemy major power or minor country even if the hex contains units it is not at war with.

In attacking such a hex, you must fight all units there, but both sides ignore the fact that you may not be at war with all of them. This means that each side could fly air missions to the hex and use shore bombardment etc. as if they were all at war.

You can only support an attack against units you control if the supporting units are the same nationality as the unit (or hex during strategic bombardment) being attacked or at war with at least one major power or minor country attacking those units (or hexes).

9.9 Multiple states of war
Because you can be at war with some major powers but not others, you will encounter cases where you are opposed by some units at war with you and by others that aren’t. This rule deals with those cases.

A unit may not enter or attack a hex (or units therein) controlled by a major power on the other side that it isn’t at war with. However it can attack a hex controlled by an enemy major power or minor country even if the hex contains units it is not at war with.

In attacking such a hex, you must fi ght all units there, but both sides ignore the fact that you may not be at war with all of them. This means that each side could fl y air missions to the hex and use shore bombardment etc. as if they were all at war.

You can only support an attack against units you control if the supporting units are the same nationality as the unit (or hex during strategic bombardment) being attacked or at war with at least one major power or minor country attacking those units (or hexes).

Example 1: There are 2 Commonwealth land units and a face-down LND in Nice. Italy declares war on France and wants to attack Nice. Italian aircraft ground strike the hex. They can be intercepted by Commonwealth (but not French ~ see 18 Co-operation) fighters. Both the Commonwealth and Italy can fly aircraft in ground support to the hex. If the Italians win the combat and advance into the hex, the face-down Commonwealth LND will be destroyed. Commonwealth units will not be able to counter attack to recapture the hex (unless they declare war on
Italy) because they can’t attack a hex controlled by a major power they aren’t at war with.

Example 2: Germany and Italy are at war with the CW and Germany is at war with the US. German and Italian bombers fly a strategic bombardment mission against London. US FTRs can fi ght the German bombers because they are at war with Germany. They can’t fight the Italian bombers because they are not at war with Italy, so the Italian bombers automatically clear through to the target. If a Commonwealth FTR had also intercepted, you would fight the whole thing as one combat because the Commonwealth is at war with both Germany and Italy. If the Commonwealth FTR were shot down, the Italian bombers would then be cleared through.

Example 3: The USSR is launching a land attack against German controlled Finnish units in Helsinki, before Germany and the USSR are at war. The Germans could fly Finnish aircraft in support, but could not fly German aircraft nor provide German shore bombardment unless a German land unit was also in Helsinki.

ORIGINAL: Subeto

Thanks for confirming warspite1, I'm sure we can work around it until it's fixed.

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