<h1>Sea units can safely enter or pass through territories occupied by enemy submarines only</h1>
<p>As stated in its profile on page 30 of the rule book, a submarine has the characteristic <em>&quot;Does Not Block Enemy Movement&quot;</em> which in short <em>allows enemy ships to ignore their presence</em>. No combat is triggered if the player entering or passing through  the zone does not choose so.</p>
<p>Be aware that this has nothing to do with transports specifically, but is a characteristic of submarines and applies to all sea units.</p>
<p>Full text of the characteristic for reference:</p>
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<p>The “stealth” ability of submarines also allows enemy ships to ignore their presence. Any sea zone that contains only enemy submarines does not stop the movement of a sea unit. Sea units ending their combat movement in a sea zone containing only enemy submarines may choose to attack them or not. Sea units can also end their noncombat movement in a sea zone containing only enemy submarines.</p>
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TheNickOfTime
<p>Can a lone transport pass through an enemy submarine occupied sea zone with nothing happening or would it be considered a naval attack?</p>

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# Axis and allies 1942 edition

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-24)

Can a lone transport pass through an enemy submarine occupied sea zone with nothing happening or would it be considered a naval attack?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-11-27. Score: 1

# Sea units can safely enter or pass through territories occupied by enemy submarines only

As stated in its profile on page 30 of the rule book, a submarine has the characteristic *"Does Not Block Enemy Movement"* which in short *allows enemy ships to ignore their presence*. No combat is triggered if the player entering or passing through the zone does not choose so.

Be aware that this has nothing to do with transports specifically, but is a characteristic of submarines and applies to all sea units.

Full text of the characteristic for reference:

> The “stealth” ability of submarines also allows enemy ships to ignore their presence. Any sea zone that contains only enemy submarines does not stop the movement of a sea unit. Sea units ending their combat movement in a sea zone containing only enemy submarines may choose to attack them or not. Sea units can also end their noncombat movement in a sea zone containing only enemy submarines.


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