Late in the war the United States developed a number of advanced weapon designs,

many of which never made it past the prototype stage. Now its time to let these

weapons loose on the battlefield. The units in this set were originally released as

Kickstarter bonus units to Historical Board Gaming’s Amerika™. These rules are

designed for Global War -2nd Edition. This is expansion is designated as “COF” for

reference in future rule sets.

GLOBAL COMMAND SERIES

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AMERIKA™- GLOBAL WAR COMPANION

A Global War 2nd Edition Expansion

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American Units

B-47 Bomber x3

P-59 Jet Fighter x3

M-6 Heavy Tank x3

T-28 Tank Destroyerx3

M-36 Tank Destroyer x3

1.0 Technological Development & Weapons Acquisition: There are two

ways in which a nation may acquire the ability to purchase the units in this set. These

are listed under Availability section of each unit.

By Availability Date: Some units simply become available for purchase on

certain dates. Since each game year consists of two turns, these are listed as

January or July of the game year (e.g. July of 1945 etc..). Thus the first turn of a

standard World War II game is July 1939, the second turn January 1940 etc…

By Technological Development: Some units require certain technology to

be developed at which point they become available for purchase (e.g. the B-47

requires long range bomber and jet technology).

Boeing B-47 Stratojet

Long Range Jet Heavy Strategic Bomber

The B-47 was a six-engine jet bomber designed to deliver

nuclear bombs to targets in the Soviet Union. The aircraft had

a 2,000 mile range with a 25,000lb bomb load. For defense,

the B-47 mounted two 20mm cannons in remote-controlled

turrets. 2,032 of these aircraft were built.

* Value for strategic bombing interception

Availability: The B-47 is available to the U.S. when it has acquired both the Jet Aircraft

and Long Range Aircraft Technology.

Fast Bomber: When a fast bomber is the only viable target of propeller driven (non-jet)

fighters, their interception value is reduced by 1.

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Unit Attack

(Interception) Defense Move Cost

B-47 Carpet Bombing

(2)* 4 7 12

Bell P-59 Airacomet

Jet Fighter

The P-59 was the first American production jet fighter ever

built, taking its first flight in 1942. The aircraft had a powerful

37mm cannon and three .50 caliber machineguns. It could

also carry up to eight 60LB rockets or 2,000lb payload. The jet

had a top speed of 413mph but a range of only 375 miles. Its

overall poor flight characters led to cancellation of production

after only 66 had been produced. The jet was a poor second

to the British Glouster jets which could fly 600 miles and travel

at 600mph.

* Value for strategic bombing interception

Availability: The US can build Bell P-59s when it reaches Stage 3 Jet Fighter

Technology.

M-6

Heavy Tank

The M6 was a 50-ton heavy tank design that never saw

production. The final design of this tank fielded a 76.2mm

main gun with a 37mm coaxil. Two .50 and two .30 machine

guns rounded out the vehicles weapons. Ultimately the

vehicle’s high silhouette, heavy weight and mechanical issues

lead the army to find better alternatives.

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Unit Attack

(Interception) Defense Move Cost

P-59 7 (4)* 7 (4)* 4 12

Unit Attack

(Interception) Defense Move Cost

M6 7 7 2 8

Availability: When the USA develops Stage 3 Heavy Armor.

Target Selection: 1 – Armor class units

T-28

Super Heavy Tank

The T-28 is a Super Heavy Tank designed to break through

German defenses of the Siegfried Line. The vehicle weighed

100 tons and mounted a 105mm gun. At this weight, (with

300mm of armor) it moved only eight miles per hour. The T-28

would have been a match for German heavy tanks and was

also considered for use in the proposed invasion of Japan.

Availability: The T-28 is available when the US develops Heavy Tank Technology.

Target Selection: 1-3 (Armor)

Super Heavy: The T-28 cannot be the subject of target selection.

No Blitz: The T-28 cannot blitz.

M-36 Jackson

Tank Destroyer

The M-36 Jackson is a late-war, open-topped tank destroyer

equipped with a 90mm main gun. The M-36 was designed to

counter heavier German armor such as the Tiger and Panther

tanks.

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Unit Attack

(Interception) Defense Move Cost

T-28 9 4 1 10

Availability: M-36 is available July 1944

Target Selection: 1-3 (Armor-class units)

No Blitz: The T-36 cannot blitz.

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Unit Attack

(Interception) Defense Move Cost

M-36 5 5 2 5

Unit Attack

(Interception)

Defense (Interception) Move Cost Notes

B-47

Strategic Bomber

Carpet

Bombing

(2)*

4 7 12 Requires Jet and Long Range Tech.

Fast Bomber (-1 Interception)

Bell P-59

Early War Jet 7 (4)* 7 (4)* 2 11 Requires Stage 3 Jet Tech.

T-28

Super Hvy Tank 9 4 1 10

Requires Heavy Tank Tech.

Target Selection 1-3 (Armor)

Can’t be target selected or blitz

M-6

Heavy Armor 7 7 2 8 Requires Stage 3 Heavy Armor

M-36 Jackson

Tank Destroyer 5 5 2 5

Available July 1944

Target Selection 1-3 (Armor)

No Blitz

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