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Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 2nd - Basic Rules and Setup Charts

Axis & Allies Pacific 1940

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Notes on the Pacific 1940 2nd rules, mainly highlights of the most important rules as they appear in the rulebook along with some additional comments and explanations and some helpful tables:
Pacific 1940 2nd - Setup Charts:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkhe3it1gkhkwse/Setup Charts for A%26A P40 SE.pdf?dl=0
Pacific 1940 2nd - Basic Rules Guide:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0y4rogsbnri9rcr/Important Notes for A%26A P40 SE.pdf?dl=0
Some pages as a sample of these Notes below:

See also the posts for Europe and Global 1940 SE versions:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/post/1622770
and
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/post/1630786
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How do you play AAP40 with 3.9 alpha rules?

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• • May 10, 2012, 11:14 AM • Rhey May 11, 2012, 5:09 PM

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R May 11, 2012, 5:09 PM

anyone else ever tried playing AAP40 with alpha 3.9 rules?
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Any ideas and plans with alpha setup?

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• • Nov 7, 2010, 9:42 PM • Bigtiti Nov 8, 2010, 11:06 PM

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C Nov 8, 2010, 11:06 PM

I typically play with the alpha.

Japan strategy plays out pretty much the same, except I think its probabaly better to attack J2 or 3, especially in Global. Spend you extra time in China and amalgamate your fleet. Build some planes to defend the islands with airbases. Badda-boom.
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Victory for the Allies

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• • Jan 31, 2010, 1:49 AM • pmelmike Feb 1, 2010, 8:42 PM

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X Feb 1, 2010, 8:42 PM

Stacking Bombers on midway is a huge help for an attack against japan. Stacking fighters/tackies on Iwo Jima would be a big help as well. However, I’ve yet to see an allied victory using the “attack japan before UK falls” technique. Scrambling just shreds it.
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1941 & 1942 set up

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• • Jan 27, 2010, 10:50 PM • A Former User Jan 30, 2010, 2:11 AM

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S Jan 30, 2010, 2:11 AM

@skinny1:

I was thinking with the size of the new global 1940 game if anyone thought of using the set up cards from AA50 to use on the new boards for 1941 and 1942 scenarios?

I don’t know how well the setup cards from AA50 would work, but it would be awesome if a group of dedicated players with a good knowledge of WWII history playtested and came up with a '41 and '42 scenario. better yet…

apparently Larry continued development of AAR after it was published, and released a series of “Larry Harris Tournament Rules”, and eventually Spring 1942. Seeing as how I can’t imagine them coming out with a bigger game than 1940, I imagine this one will be around for a while, and I would think it will surely be reprinted at some point??. I’m sure it’s a pipe dream, but wouldn’t it be awesome if LH and the team developed a '41 and '42 scenario… and who wouldn’t love some National Advantages too!? If in some years they reprint the set of 2 games with 2 new scenarios, NA’s, a polished rulebook (destroyers at 9 IPC sub. ed. :wink:), some minor tweaks (like AA42), etc, it would once again be a must-have even for the die-hard fans that already have a copy of the current Pac40.
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J1 attack very tough on allies

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• • Jan 24, 2010, 3:15 PM • Van_Trump Feb 2, 2010, 5:01 PM

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H Feb 2, 2010, 5:01 PM

@MaherC:

come on TripleA!

It will take a while (if ever) before there’s a playable version of Pacific because of all the rule changes. But let us hope a little longer…

Buying a major IC by J3 is risky (like everything else) because you need to spend at least 30 IPCs for turn to fully use it otherwise J is wasting production capacity. And Japan needs destroyers, destroyers and destroyers to take hits and deal with subs.
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If you have AA-50th Aniversary- can you modify it to be this future AA 1940

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• • Nov 7, 2009, 4:45 PM • andreyGTA Nov 22, 2009, 12:55 AM

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@runyan99:

Regardless, it would be nice if some people would work on a new 1940 setup and ruleset for AA50.

Okay, I elect you.
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Rules for subs in AAP40

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• • Oct 18, 2009, 1:41 AM • dinosaur Oct 31, 2009, 7:07 PM

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W Oct 31, 2009, 7:07 PM

That’s workable. Anything would be better then 1 DD see’s everything right out of the box. You could even house rule something like that into AA50, just make it part of the radar tech. 1 for 1 until you get advanced radar(tech) then 1 DD see’s all subs. Its even kinda how the radar tech works. You fire AA guns @ 1 until you develop radar giving your AA guns a kill @ 2. Early in the game subs could easily out number DD’s, but you would still get limited detection. I might have to try this next game.

This would also work when air units & DD attack subs. Matched up 1 for 1. Excess subs would be allowed to submerge, unless the power w/DD & air units also has radar. At that point subs could not submerge til the DD is destroyed, just how it is now

Come on give subs more bite! :evil:
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Whats the best place to pre-order A&A Pacific 1940?

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• • Oct 5, 2009, 10:02 AM • Veqryn Oct 9, 2009, 2:02 AM

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G Oct 9, 2009, 2:02 AM

That’s the reason why I try not to pre-order but wait until the shops get it. By the time you add in shipping to the discounted pre-order prices, it usually costs more than MSRP. Damn shipping. To make it worth my while, I would need to pre-order like 10 to go below MSRP.

Also coolstuffinc.com doesn’t offer free shipping to Hawaii or Alaska!

Ebay sometimes is cheaper even with shipping costs, but you need to hunt for the bargains.

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