AAPacific is a great game and, in my opinion, an underappreciated member of the A&A family. I have played many games of AAPacific against what I believe to be some of the best players in the world – but interest in the game appears to be waning.
The British provide us with an interesting mix of units. Before 1944 most of their tanks are undergunned and fairly ineffective against infantry (the M3 Stuart being a notable exception). However, they have quite a few staple AI units, including the tournament-worthy Humber Scout Car. With their units the British seam to emphasize an infantry army supported by heavier tanks, though other forces will work quite well.
If you have played Axis and Allies D-Day before you probably suffered or gloried in an Axis Victory before due to first-time-played-syndrome. I lost horribly the first time I played as the Allies because I didn’t know how to structure my attack around the Fighter advantage. But after 2 or 3 plays the game play started to change; Allied Forces gained dominance of the “Cherbourg” Sector; Air Power was allocated properly; and Blockhouse threats were removed faster then a Grognard breaking out a counter sheet on Christmas Day.
While Kill Japan First (KJF) is not a commonly executed strategy, it still has been known to befuddle folks who have never encountered it. The following is derived from a discussion on how to defeat a common version of the KJF strategy. In this scenario, UK has a factory in India, US is likely to place one in Sinkiang, and to use their bomber against any unguarded trannies in SZ60, landing in Buryatia.
If you opened up your game of D-Day, read the rules, sat down at the table, and have only known Diet Soda, Pretzels, and IPC’s for the last 20 years, then it might be a good idea to understand how to manage the new structures. If you need a review to get a well rounded understanding of some of the most important changes then read my D-Day review posted here at axisandallies.org.
With Britain, there are many ways to reinforce Russia. Deciding what to do is very dependent on the German first turn.
One British infantry should be placed in Egypt with cash advance, all othe IPC’s to Russia.
This strategy assumes you/re playing with the standard rules, and none of the optional rules. If you get to play the allies and someone agrees to only the standard rules, following is the way to pummel them in a few short turns
I got this one from the history books. The only way it’s different is that the Japanese are successful. They just couldnt implement their strategy to its fullest. Some people look at China in the beginning and laugh at how worthless it is and how it would be a nice addition to the Japanese empire. So, they begin mobilization into China…
A fine first round purchase is Destroyer, Submarine, Transport and units for the transport.
UK is primary defender of Africa and cannot easily ship reinforcements there, so the UK should recieve the $12 dollars at the beginning. Place an artillery in Malta with the fighter, and a submarine in Gibraltar with the Destroyer. Germany will likely concentrate its fleet clearing Malta, which you can then counterattack with four ships.
USSR is virtually impenetrable if it employs a stack defence strategy in Belorussia. On its first turn, only counterattack Germany’s opening assaults where overwhelming odds are possible and no strong German tank retaliation can occur (this means most likely in Scandinavia).
The United States is a rather disfavourable country in A&A Europe. A pain for Germany, and a boring position to play by yourself. However, there are ways to get in the game fairly quickly. I believe the U.S. has too much money, because it is very possible that they can use this money. The main point that I focus this on is the fact that Morocco is directly within transport range of mainland United States. Germany tends to forget this, and at any cost, the U.S. should attempt to move troops into Morocco.