Slitherine

to prevent the Soviets taking it by amphibious assualt

if the Russian BB is in Port the transport is embarked opposite the fortress

Correct sir. You are up.

but I have used up my good question!

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Do leaders increase in the efficiency of STR bombers?

Yes, but only if the STR is in range of a leader.

correct

Is it possible to kill a leader permanently? If the answer is yes. How can it be done?

go down in a transport.

Schnurri wrote:go down in a transport.

Correct, a leader may be removed permanently for a game if he is sunk on a transport, but their is a percentage that he will survive.

Last but not least I'm not 100 % sure what would happen with a leader if a (damaged) paraunit with a leader makes a jump and is destroyed either by the interception or damage when landing in the hex.

when preparing to invade France how can the allies determine if there are u-boots waiting in the French ports to pounce on them?

bombing the port reveals any uboats present

correctamundo - you're up again

punishment is metered out by the game engine for various 'non historcal' infringements

what is the first possible punishment that can be incurred?

richardsd wrote:punishment is metered out by the game engine for various 'non historcal' infringements

what is the first possible punishment that can be incurred?

I don't know if this is what you're thinking of, but declaring war on Latvia, Lithuania, or Estonia on turn 1 (or any turn before Russian DOW) puts you at war with the USSR. I don't recommend it.

joerock22 wrote:

richardsd wrote:punishment is metered out by the game engine for various 'non historcal' infringements

what is the first possible punishment that can be incurred?

I don't know if this is what you're thinking of, but declaring war on Latvia, Lithuania, or Estonia on turn 1 (or any turn before Russian DOW) puts you at war with the USSR. I don't recommend it.

thats self inflicted punishment the game engine actually takes punitive action and punishes you in what I asking

If the Axis player does not DOW Poland on turn 1, Poland will DOW Germany instead and the Polish will not get the morale penalty, i.e. the Axis will be penalised for not attacking Poland on turn 1 and according to the historical timeline.

zechi wrote:If the Axis player does not DOW Poland on turn 1, Poland will DOW Germany instead and the Polish will not get the morale penalty, i.e. the Axis will be penalised for not attacking Poland on turn 1 and according to the historical timeline.

good thinking, but not quite

also note that the game engine has the Axis declare war, not the poles

richardsd wrote:punishment is metered out by the game engine for various 'non historcal' infringements

what is the first possible punishment that can be incurred?

I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for ... an early Italy activation possible for each turn the allies are below the minimum naval requirement in the Med after an axis conquest of Belgium.

The minimum naval requirement, which counts both French and UK naval units, is 10-points where BB's and CV's count as 5, DD's as 3 and subs as 2. If the allies are below 10 points at the end of their turn (after Belgium has fallen) then a draw is made with the probability of Italian activation equal to (10-allied_naval_points_present_in_the_med)*10%.

rkr1958 wrote:

richardsd wrote:punishment is metered out by the game engine for various 'non historcal' infringements

what is the first possible punishment that can be incurred?

I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for ... an early Italy activation possible for each turn the allies are below the minimum naval requirement in the Med after an axis conquest of Belgium.

The minimum naval requirement, which counts both French and UK naval units, is 10-points where BB's and CV's count as 5, DD's as 3 and subs as 2. If the allies are below 10 points at the end of their turn (after Belgium has fallen) then a draw is made with the probability of Italian activation equal to (10-allied_naval_points_present_in_the_med)*10%.

good thinking but not quite, the question is what is the first possible punishment for a non historical infringement

as a hint

its possible in the first allied turn

richardsd wrote:as a hint

its possible in the first allied turn

The allies nearly empty UK and the UK suffers a morale loss?