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WiF8 Actions Cheatsheet Player Aid1
WiF8 Actions Cheatsheet Player Aid1
1) AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT – see NAVAL AIR MOVEMENT & PATROL. CAP,escort,intercept, G.Sup=free a/c missions
2) AIRCRAFT REBASING (11.16) – Allowed in Storm and Blizzard; 1 A/C = 1 mission (don’t turn Face down)
- Face up A/C fly double range (Opt 44: 3x over friendly), 4x if extended range; no Intercepting.
- A/C on TRS may rebase into friendly coastal hex (see NAVAL TRANSPORT – DEBARKING)
6) ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE (11.5.9 & 22.4.2 - AsA Opt 3) – flip AA after Combat Advance (FAQ Q22.4-17)
1) Cleared through bombers suffer AA from ships & AA units before bombing (½AA for surprised & damaged ships).
a) AsA Opt 3 (22.4.2): AA units fire 4 times into adj hex(es) (sum multiple shots into same hex).
b) Lookup Sum(AA factors – +/-1xCol per 2 surprise pts) vs. (# bombers) .
c) AA value: +/-(# of dice to keep) / (# of dice to roll) : If +, keep highest dice else keep lowest
2) Sum the kept dice and apply total to below: Die roller picks type of loss (as below) & owner picks bomber units to lose.
- 10 points destroys: 1 land bomber or 2 carrier planes (CV units go into Damage Pool) or 1 carrier plane & abort 1 bomber
- If at least 5 points left over: Destroy 1 carrier plane or abort 1 bomber
- Remaining unused points prevent that # of CF from attacking [FAQ Q11.5-8]
7) BOMBING – see GROUND or STRATEGIC BOMBING, NAVAL COMBAT – AIR, PORT ATTACK
8) COMBAT – see GROUND COMBAT, NAVAL COMBAT, BOMBING
9) CV & CVP UNITS (14.4) – also see NAVAL AIR MOVEMENT (for range limits) & also PORT ATTACKS;
CV/CVP always fly NAVAL COMBAT – AIR; may also bomb/escort ground/port missions in cur sea area & ports but Face D. after.
Tac Fac = ½ of A2S & Strat.=1/10 Base game (NOT 14.3.1): CV Range = Air Comp (Jap +2): 1942-3: +1, 1944+: +2
CVPiF Opt 45 (14.3.1): CVP stacking limits apply; max 2 CVP per CV; CVP must ret. to launch sea-box; Dmg CVs only land CVP; ’
10) DEBARKING (11.4.5, 11.14, 11.15) – see NAVAL TRANSPORT - DEBARKING
11) EMBARKING (11.4.5) – see NAVAL TRANSPORT - EMBARKING
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12) GROUND BOMBING (11.8, 11.15.4) - Not Storm or Blizzard; Gr. Strike: 1 a/c = 1 mission; Gr. Sup: 1 a/c = 0 mission
1) Defensive CAP; 2) Offensive bombers + escort FTRs; 3) Def. Interceptors; 4) Off. Intercept;
5) AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT; 6) ANTI-AIRCAFT FIRE;
6a) GROUND STRIKE (11.8): Each bomber rolls each enemy in hex: D10 <= bomber Tac Factor - Success: flip it
- (14.5) Forest, Jungle, Swamp, Rain, Snow: Tactical Factor ½; War Surprise (15.1) or Tank Buster: Roll 2 D10, select lowest
6b) GROUND SUPPORT (11.15.4): Max allowed total mod. Tac Factors <= mod. land CF
- Forest, Jungle, Swamp, Rain, Snow: Total of Tac Factors ½;.War Surprise (15.1): Dbl active’s Tactical Factors;
- (Opt 33) Double bomber’s Tac Factor if tank buster vs armor target (Tac Factor in red circle)
7) Return all aircraft to base Face down
13) INVASIONS (11.13) – not Storm, Snow, Blizzard; 1 land unit = 1 land move (but not a Naval move)
- In-supply Face up AMPH+INF or TRS+MAR in 2-4 sea-section into enemy coastal hex (also see DEBARKING);
DiF Opt 20: Divisions may invade from SCS as if from AMPH.
- For invasion impulse: Invaders in supply & ZOC only in own hex; Opt 28 (11.15.7): Move bombard & invasion ships to 0 box.
- Invader goes Face down if hex terrain cost > invader’s MP; transport goes Face down;
1) Attack invasion hex in concert with other units (invader’s CF halved - not MAR unless from TRS).
2) NOTIONAL UNIT Defense (defender’s option) – see LAND COMBAT – NOTIONAL UNIT
3) Apply Shore Bombardment, terrain, weather, War Surprise (15.1) mods to combat (see LAND COMBAT)
4) Combat results: Invaders destroyed if hex not cleared.
14) LAND COMBAT (11.15) – Attacking 1 stack of land units = 1 Land Combat
1) Do all LAND MOVEMENT (PARA & AIR TRANSPORT, DEBARK, INVASION, PARAs, etc.)
2) Declare all attacks and identify attacking land units;
3) Sum all land CF plus following:
a) NOTIONAL UNIT Defense (defender option) against PARA DROPS & INVASIONS
- NU is always considered face down & can be taken as a loss..
- Start with 1 CF + following to hex def (min value of 0):
+1 Major power controlling its home hex; +1 City in hex
-1 Out of basic supply, hex path of any length (2.4.2) -1 War surprise (15.0)
+1 In ZOC of friendly corps/army (NOT Terr.) with no land unit in invasion hex
+? Shore Bombardment mod for each invading unit (rain: +1 if asterisked sea-section – 8.2.7)
b) SHORE BOMBARDMENT (11.15.2) – not Storm or Blizzard; naval units go Face down after & (Opt 28) into 0-box
- Add offensive SB, then defensive SB (Opt. 38, not if Surprised – 15.1); Opt 28 (11.15.7): Move bombard/invas. to 0 box.
- Reduce each bombarding unit’s factor by its sea-section’s bombardment factor (* = +1 rain/snow);
- SB total is halved vs. Forest / Jungle / Swamp; Modified SB CF maxed vs. own mod. land CF; Max 1 SCS per land unit;
c) HQ Support (Opt 13 - 11.15.3): Def. HQ support, then offensive; Shift 1 odds ratio, HQ Face down after
d) GROUND SUPPORT (11.15.4): Modified Ground Support CF maxed out vs. own modified land CF;
- A/C Tactical Factors ½ vs. Forest, Jungle, Swamp, Rain, Snow; doubled for War Surprise (15.1) or Tank Buster
- A2A Battle: 1) Def. CAP; 2) Offen. CAP; 3) Offen. escorts & bombers; 4) Offen. Arty sup; 5) Def. escorts & bombers &
intercpt; 6) Def. Arty sup; 7) Offen intercpt; 8) A2A COMBAT; 9) AA; 10) Add bomber Gr. Sup factors; 11) RTB Face D.
e) Defense CF: Face up=normal CF; OoS Face down = 3 CF if white print else 1 CF
f) Optional Rules: (Opt 40) Attacking Nat. Chinese halved; (Opt 41) Fractional odds;
(DiF Opt 2) Divisions count as half; (DiF Opt 3) Def. AA & AT count as ARM & adjacent ART add CF to combat;
g) Terrain: Attacker ½ vs. river/canal, straights & invading (not MAR unless from TRS); 1/3 across fort hex-side (Opt 32: ½);
Dbl def. in mountain (triple for MTN) or Swamp; Jungle lowers odds by 1 level (not if all-Jap land)
4) Choose Combat Column: 0 attack CF = destroy attackers; 0 def CF = max combat outcome
- Defender Chooses If: Attack is across a fort hex side or into a City/Mountain/Jungle/Swamp
- Attacker Chooses else if: Not fort hex-side or city AND he has ARM+HQ-A+MECH superiority AND
Defender in Clear/Forest/Desert, else defender chooses combat column
5) Roll 2D10 & add combat table mods Retreats Priority: 1 2 3 4
(attacker performs) EZOC N N Y Y
* - don’t care Friendly Unit * * Y Y
Over-stacked N Y N Y
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15) LAND MOVEMENT (11.10) – also see RAIL MOVEMENT; 1 land unit = 1 land mission; Face down if OoS or insuf. M.P
16) MOVEMENT – see LAND MOVEMENT, NAVAL MOVEMNT, NAVAL AIR MOVEMENT, or RAIL MOVEMENT
17) NAVAL AIR INTERCEPTION (11.5.3) – see NAVAL COMBAT (Step 2a)
18) NAVAL AIR MOVEMENT & PATROL (11.3, 14,1.1, 14.2.1, 14.4) – not in Storm or Blizzard; 1 A/C = 1 mission
- Patrol: FTR & air-to-sea factors only, NOT carrier A/C; No combat or enemy response, unit(s) stay Face up in a Sea-box
Do
a) Fly from port or land hex to hex-dot & then patrollers may enter local Sea-section #0:
one Any a/c: European hex / hex-dot: 1MP; Big hex / hex-dot: 6 MP (2 MP last hex-dot/1st hex); Other map hex / hex-dot: 2 MP
of a/c going on or leaving patrol: Sea-section: #0=0MP, #1=1MP, #2=3MP, #3=6MP, #4+=10MP
these
b) Fly to lower Sea-section
c) Return to base Face down (use move points as in (a))
CV & Naval Aircraft Ranges FTR or CV FTR CV Bomber (land attack) Naval Bomber End of Mission
Mission Type FTR &NAV CVs Move RTB Move RTB Move RTB (if not aborted)
Naval Intercept y no ½ (not CV) Full --- --- ½ Full Face Up at sea
Naval Patrol y no Full (not CV) Full --- --- Full Full Face Up at sea
Land Intercept y y ½ Full --- --- --- --- RTB Face Down
Ground Bombing y y Full Full ½ ½ Full Full RTB Face Down
19) NAVAL COMBAT (Air, Sub, Surface) (11.5) – Only in Naval or Combined Impulse or by Non-Active Player
1) Select Sea Area & turn Face down Naval (not convoy) or Air unit (not CVP or in storm, bliz.) – all F.Down participate;
Note: This satisfies all of the owner’s “turn Face down” needs for rest of impulse.
2) Both sides do (active 1st but not if active chose a Pass impulse):
a) NAVAL AIR INTERCEPTION (11.5.3) - to Sea Area (1/2 range, Ftr or Air-to-Sea factors only)
- see NAVAL AIR MOVEMENT for movement and return to base movement allowances
b) Commit subs (all or nothing)
3) SEARCH (11.5.5): D10 <= own modified Search-Section #s of your ships (face-down are included)
Modifies: Search Section Modifiers and Search Die Roll Modifiers
Search # D10 +1 a) Bad weather (Rain, Snow, Storm, Blizzard)
Search # D10 -1 b) Per <=10xEnemy CP (F. Dwn TRS/AMPH in 0-box=3CP)[not Port/Storm/Bliz or 1st Nav. Intercpt Rnd]
Search-sect # +1 c) One of: i) CV/CVP range >=4 or NAV in given search section (Fine, Rain or Snow)
Search-sect # +2 ii) CV/CVP with range >= 7 (Fine, Rain or Snow)
If only one-player’s search succeeds: He picks which enemy Search-Section(s) to fight
4) NAVAL SURPRISE (11.5.6) - War Surprised (15.1): inactive player gets 0 surprise points
(modified Search-section # for own highest Search-section) + (Opponent unmodified Search D10)
Spending Surprise Points Pts
a) Choose No Combat or choose combat type (Air/Sub/Surf) 4
b) Select an enemy target directly involved in the combat 3
c) Per one column shift for Naval or AA combat 2
d) Per one Air-to-Air combat factor incr/decr (specify once for all A2A rounds) 2
e) Opt 22: Avoid air combat – Opponent max air range: <3 (1), 3-5 (2), 6-9 (3), 10-17 or CVP (4), 18+ (5)
5) Fight 1 combat round (11.5.8), choose in following preference order (Active first, Face down participate):
i) 4 x Pt Surprise selection (4a & e above - Air/Sub/Surf/None)
ii) NAVAL COMBAT – AIR – Must have air units (Port always), not in Blizzard or Storm; alternate loss picking (active first)
ii) NAVAL COMBAT - SUB – Owner picks losses, Non-sub losses must alternate Even=CP, Odd = 0-section ASW/CV/SCS.
iii) NAVAL COMBAT - SURFACE – Owner picks losses (Opt 23 (Screening): Alternate picks, owner first.)
Defense Roll for each hit ship: D10 > Def. Factor = take next less damage severity AiF/PaiF: TRS & AMPH: see 11.5.8
6) After combat round, each side may abort (13.4, active player 1st) – non-aborting stay Face up
- ALL Air / Surface units in Sea Area must abort (return to nearest stackable base(s) Face down); only committed Subs abort
- Surface ships may suffer NAVAL INTERCEPTION (must Fight Thru from 0 box)
- Damaged ships (1/2 CF, +1 Def. Factor) after aborting go in repair pool; Cargo from damaged ship is a next turn reinforcement.
7) Next round (no limit) if both sides still in Search-boxes (mutual Search failure ends combat)
Damaged Ships:
- Between rounds: “½ A” results dropped; “D” results continued (put in Dmg Pool at end of all combat) ½ CF, AA, ASW
+1 to Damage Factor
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20) NAVAL COMBAT - AIR (11.5.9) - not Blizzard or Storm Surprised (15.1): No interception
Damaged Ships:
Basic Game (not 14.3.1): CV Air Component: 1942 & 1943: +1, 1944: +2 [also see CV/CVP] ½ CF, AA, ASW
1) AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT (allocate each CV/CVP to FTR or bomber line-ups (FTRs with A2S factors may be either) +1 to Damage Factor
2) ANTI-AIRCAFT FIRE (Damaged ships ½ AA) – immediately apply AA effects
3) Cleared bombers do naval vs surface bombing
Rain or Snow: Total bomber Air-to-Sea factors halved [apply AA before halving for weather (14.2.3)]
Lookup: Sum(Air-to-Sea factors) versus (# enemy ships + 1/5xConvoy);
Alternate picking targets (active picks first) Inherent ASW Factors ‘43+
Defense Roll for each hit ship: D10 > Def. Factor = take next less damage severity (and in CoiF also use white & red CF) (not CoiF
4) Surviving aircraft return to their Sea-section keeping current facing WiF SiF CLiF ’41-’42 Opt 7)
CV 1 2 1 -- --
21) NAVAL COMBAT – SUB (11.5.10)
CA 1 2 1(max!) +1 +2
1) ASW Factors: See table to the right (Damaged ships ½ ASW)
CL 2 -- 1 +1 +2
Sub losses: ASW factors versus (# enemy subs); Subs pick losses
+1 per 5 CP (fractions round down)
Defense Roll for each hit ship: D10 > Def. Factor = take next less damage severity +1 per A2S factor (fine, rain, snow)
2) Convoy losses: Sub attack factors versus (# ships = 1/5xCP + 0-section ships); (1 ship = 5CP; Opt 5: 1 ship = 3CP)
Owner picks losses & losses must alternate Even=CP, Odd = CP or 0-section ASW/CV/SCS (none if CP all destroyed).
24) NAVAL INTERCEPTION (11.4.6) – Not if War Surprised (15.1) or against: a/c, subs, or ships going to lower Sea-box
1) Enemy enter Sea Area with your Face up units in Sea-box – but no Air Intercept if inactive player last had a Pass impulse
2) Non-active subs may participate: commit all or nothing
3) Turn a Naval unit Face down (not convoy) – satisfies “turn down” req’ts for the impulse & all Face down can participate
4) Non-active player rolls search: D10 <= own Search-box #s - see NAVAL COMBAT (SEARCH)
5) If search successful, interceptee chooses:
Stop Movement – no combat (move to a Sea-box, MP cost = Sea-box #)
Fight Thru (mandatory for RtB): Mover pays to enter a search box, battle includes moving units + those from his own Search
6) Fight NAVAL COMBAT [do Naval Air Interception, mover’s NAVAL SEARCH & then normal combat]
7) Surviving movers may continue move with unused movement factors
25) NAVAL MOVEMENT (11.4) - Naval units only, one mission = 1 TF (units stay Face up); also see NAVAL AIR MOVE
Do a Task Force move (TF = Face-up surf. moving & staying together OR all Subs anywhere* OR 1 ship if Neutral):
* If at war, all sub movement from/to anywhere is one TF move, (if neutral then 1 sub = 1 naval move)
a) Move from a single port to a Sea-section (flip Face down if started OoS); Convoy must go into 0-section.
Move AND Range allowance: +1/Sea Area, +1/Port
Move allowance: 1/Sea-section #; +1 if start OoS; +1 if mixed port if MP used up, may instead utilize unused Range
Opt 17: +1 MP (or unused RP…) Presence of enemy combat units in sea zone [not 0-sect] & no friendly combat units at impulse start
(not if RTBing, nor by either side’s a/c in storm/blizzard, and subs do not nor are affected by this rule)
Opt 18: +1 MP & +1RP in Blizzard / Storm for CL / CP / TRS / AMPH / ASW / Tanker: (Only lose net 1 MP & 1 RP for total move).
b) To lower Sea-section #, stay Face up
c) Move from a port or a Sea-section to one port, flip Face down (use movement as in (a))
d) Opt 16: Port-to-Port - stays face up if using <= 50% Move Allowance (but not loaded TRS or AMPH)
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26) NAVAL TRANSPORT (11.4.5) - (see below for mission costs) AMPH may only carry INF, MIL, TERR & invaidables
TRS/AMPH: 1 corps unit, 2 Div/Arty/CVP, 1 land aircraft , 1 Supply unit, 1 Frog, 1 V-weapon
EMBARK: (11.4.5) – Units & transport must start face up (flip units if OoS). This is naval but not a land or a/c mission.
a) Pick up in port, or b) At end transport move from local port/coast hex if coop. HQ in sea area or MAR/Div onto AMPH.
Opt 20: SCS may carry 1 non-MOT INF Div (no bombard). DiF Opt 20: Divisions my debark from an SCS as if from an AMPH
DEBARK (11.4.5, 11.12, 11.13) - Transport must be Face up & flip down (is at least 1 naval or part or a naval mission);
In port: Flip carried unit Face down if started Face down or at sea & trans. ended in port during action seg.
In Sea Area (11.12): Face up unit may: a) Any trans., debark into area's friendly coastal hex/port or Coop HQ;
b) HQs, MAR, certain division (DiF) & from AMPH, may also debark [INVASIONS] into enemy hex;
- Land Unit (11.12): Flip down if MP allowance exceeded in landing hex (it is in-Supply)
- Air Unit (11.16): Rebase to any friendly controlled coastal hex in Sea Area (see AIR REBASING)
29) PARADROPS (11.14) – also see AIR TRANSPORT; each para unit + TRS counts as 1 Air & 1 Land mission
- Must start in-supply, stacked with ATR (para is in supply rest of impulse);
1) Opponent flies FTRs to combat air patrol targets
2) Fly ATRs+PARAs and escorting FTRs to targets
3) Opponent flies intercepting FTRs to targets
4) Fly intercepting FTRs to targets
5) AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
6) ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE versus surviving transports
7) Surviving PARAs drop on target (for rest of turn, ZOC only in drop hex once cleared of enemy)
8) Return all aircraft to base and turn Face down
9) LAND COMBAT (add in NOTIONAL UNIT defense – see LAND COMBAT);
- Combat results: Attacker must clear hex (including of Notional Units) else PARAs destroyed;
- Paras always Face down after combat if hex entry MP costs greater than Para available MP
30) PORT ATTACK (11.2) – not Blizzard or Storm; (do not turn a unit face down to initiate a Port Attack)
War Surprise (15.1) Inactive player: 0 Naval Surprise pts, ½ AA & no aircraft operations
1) Def. CAP; 2) Offen. bombers + escort; 3) Def. intercept; 4) Off. Intercept; 5) Opt. include subs in major port.
5) SEARCH rolls – always succeeds, but calc. Naval Surprise pts (see NAVAL COMBAT - Surprise)
Presumed Sea-box #: Attacker: Land planes: 3; Defender: 3 (minor port), 5 (major port)
Surprise # = (Delta between player rolls) (Highest mod. sea box search #) + (opponent unmod. D10 surprise roll)
NAVAL COMBAT – AIR always occurs (Naval Surprise may not change combat type to sub or surface)
6) AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT; 7) ANTI-AIRCAFT FIRE;
8) Bombing versus ships (see NAVAL COMBAT – AIR);
Minor port: Subs auto-included; Bombing effects: Aborts turn ships Face down
(Opt 18: Bottoming (not convoys): Defense Factor is ½ vs X results: <= ½ Def is X and <= Def is Dmg)
9) Return all aircraft to base Face down (only 1 combat round)
31) RAIL MOVEMENT (11.9) Face up air / land unit / factory: 0-1 maps: 1, 2 maps: 2, etc. (Face down after) = 1 rail move
Must start move (except factory) in a station (city, port or HQ). End move if enter enemy ZOC (must have friendly land unit).
Opt 12: Across straights, must be able to trace supply thru sea areas(s).
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33) REORGANIZATION COSTS (11.17) – Must be in a hex (not a Sea-box)
Aircraft Naval Unit * CV Aircraft * Land Unit Other
Air Action 1 2
Naval Action 1 1 2
Land Action 1 2
Combined 2
* SiF Opt 9: CV aircraft are free if their CV is reorged
Re-org range = HQ re-org value in MOT move pts (11.17.2)
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WORLD IN FLAMES® COMBAT & MOVE ACTIONS PLAYER AID (Note: Entries alphabetically ordered)
Aircraft Movement – see Naval Air Movement
& Patrol
Aircraft Rebasing 2
Air Patrol – see Naval Air Movement & Patrol
Air-to-Air Combat 4
Air Transport 5
Anti-Aircraft Fire 6
Bombing – see Ground Bombing, Naval
Combat (Air), Port Attack or
Strategic Bombing
Combat – see Ground Combat, Naval Combat
or Bombing
CV Units 9
also see Naval Air Movement & Patrol
Debarking – see Naval Transport
Embarking – see Naval Transport
Ground Bombing 12
Ground Strike 12
Ground Support 12
Invasions 13
Notional Units 13
Land Combat 14
Notional Units 14
Shore Bombardment 14
Land Movement 15
Movement – see Land, Naval, Naval Air or Rail
Movement
Naval Air Interception – see Naval Interception
Naval Air Movement & Patrol 18
CV & Naval Aircraft Ranges 18
Naval Combat 19
Search 19
Naval Surprise 19
Naval Combat - Air 20
Naval Combat - Sub 21
Naval Combat - Surface 22
Naval Combat – Non-active Player 23
Naval Interception 24
also see Naval Air Movement & Patrol for
a/c ranges
Naval Movement 25
Naval Transport 26
Embark 26
Debark 26
Notional Unit – see Invasions
Patrol – see Naval Air Movement &
Patrol
Paradrops 29
Port Attack 30
Rail Movement 31
Rebasing – see Air Rebasing
Reorg Costs 33
Reorg – Air Supply 34
Searching – see Naval Combat (Search)
Shore Bombardment – see Land Combat (Shore
Bombardment)
Strategic Bombing 37
Transport – see Air Transport, Naval Transport,
or Embarking, / Deparking
jts Feb. 2019 Note: Change bars & underlines show differences WiF Final Ed. (v7, 1997) vs. WiF Collector’s Edition (v8, 2017)