@the-general-0 Trust me, you’re going to want to go forward rather than backward. The 2nd edition rules and setup for Europe can be found on the downloads page. There were no changes to the Europe map in the 2nd edtion.
Pacific 1940 review copy has arrived
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My question is (and I beleive it has already been asked): What are those little squares with the Asian characters on them? I would assume they are Japanese and perhaps have something to do with Japanese Victory conditions, maybe like the VC chips from AA50? Otherwise they could have something to do with China…?
I am guessing that these are for the Kamikaze attacks.
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My question is (and I beleive it has already been asked): What are those little squares with the Asian characters on them? I would assume they are Japanese and perhaps have something to do with Japanese Victory conditions, maybe like the VC chips from AA50? Otherwise they could have something to do with China…?
I am guessing that these are for the Kamikaze attacks.
I agree
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I am guessing that these are for the Kamikaze attacks.
I see. I forgot, Japan gets (I guess 6) Kamakazi attacks to use throughout the game. I never played original Pacific; do they kill a fighter for it or is it like a freebie?
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there are watermarked squares on the board the size of the kamikaze markers…
My guess that the Japanese player places them at the beginning of the game. You can make kamikaze attacks in these sea zones. -
I never played original Pacific; do they kill a fighter for it or is it like a freebie?
They don’t kill a JAP fighter. The Kamikaze chip is the fighter.
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Only one section.
Thanks for the preview article. Are we to expect a new preview article every day or so till the 15th?
Also do the container boxes used for the units only have one section unlike AA50 which has three sections in each unit container box?
Thanks for all the info.
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so much information!! I am impressed
but no love for europe still……larry must still be drawing the board on construction paper -
It is the medium sized airplane. It is upfront with the halftrack/mechanized infrantry. I put the two new units up front. I will do the same in all the photos. The tactical bomber and the mechanized infantry will be in front of the rest.
I’m having some trouble identifying the tac bomber, but the truck are easy to identify!
good job
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Krieghund, since the review copies are out, are you allowed to write up your thoughts on the game now? I’m sure you’ve played it a bunch already, no?
I’m too emotionally attached…
But sth is wrong, on the ANZAC set up (from the picture) you can see that there is Major IC in New South Wales, but the value of this territory is 2, comparing it to the info from fact sheet, Major IC can be built on a territory with value 3 or higher.
Am I wrong?Welcome, tomekhello! You’re not wrong. All I can say right now is that it’s an exception, like the IC on Japan.
Only one question: is possible land units from Japan to Alaska in the same turn? (and viceversa). I see a Aleutian islands teritory, but borders of that sea zone are not clear
Yes.
Any word yet on what these national objectives are?
Not yet.
My question is (and I beleive it has already been asked): What are those little squares with the Asian characters on them? I would assume they are Japanese and perhaps have something to do with Japanese Victory conditions, maybe like the VC chips from AA50? Otherwise they could have something to do with China…?
I am guessing that these are for the Kamikaze attacks.
You’re guessing correctly.
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Seems like the ANZAC infantry is just another British soldier with different colour… :(
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Well they were a commonwealth of Britian’s at the time, very strong connections to them. So it’d be safe to assume that they shared equipment and such.
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ANZACs were more common to wear a bush had than a Helmet, But if you want to get speific down to uniformes then the British should have a few Siks (SP?) with Turbans then as well :) No the typical Tommy (or Digger if you prefer) as molded does the job well.
As to the difference in IC units I would ask if anybody still has there A&A game from the 80’s? I still have mine and the IC’s then were white so I will just use them to mark the difference.
One thing I miss see in the game is the Panama Canal not so important in this game but in the combined way vey Important.
And how real is that set up when it comes for the Americans? There is virtiually no US Pacific fleet how true is this?
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ANZACs were more common to wear a bush had than a Helmet, But if you want to get speific down to uniformes then the British should have a few Siks (SP?) with Turbans then as well :)
Sikhs*
And how real is that set up when it comes for the Americans? There is virtiually no US Pacific fleet how true is this?
1940 Dude, the US wasn’t planning on fighting any big wars anytime soon. This is almost 2 years before Pearl Harbour.
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seriously america hasnt always had the most guns
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After WW1 America decided they would never fight another world war, so we scuttled a large portion of our Navy, cut military spending and reduced the armed services while we increased social programs in America and planned on avoiding conflicts in the world. This is why we were wholly unprepared for WW2. (In a nut shell)
Ironicly, we are beginning to do it all over again.
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This is why we were wholly unprepared for WW2. (In a nut shell)
Not entirely true. The US was fully aware of the increasing belligerence of Japan in the east, and was gradually increasing it’s presence in the Pacific to counter it. It was also increasing it’s military presence in the Atlantic in anticipation of an inevitable showdown with Germany (or perhaps it would be better to say; in recognition of a possible threat from Germany). This, combined with the increase in weapons manufacturing for sale to overseas belligerents meant that when the war did come, the US was pretty well prepared, especially in terms of war production. In fact, it was the only allied nation that came to the war ‘fresh’; every other nation - both axis and allied - had been fighting previously and engaged in multiple rounds of combat.
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looks great! 2more weeks, i cant wait. something to look forward to christmas for, for a change. thank you very much DJ. excellent work on the pics and article. +1 to you
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The US did have a H^&* of a Pacific Fleet even in 40, though it was movong from San Diego to Hawaii, Those Battleships at Peral were not new having been built betweem 1910-1917 and with 10 new fast Battleships the US has always had a strong Navy as the first line of defense.
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But sth is wrong, on the ANZAC set up (from the picture) you can see that there is Major IC in New South Wales, but the value of this territory is 2, comparing it to the info from fact sheet, Major IC can be built on a territory with value 3 or higher.
Am I wrong?Welcome, tomekhello! You’re not wrong. All I can say right now is that it’s an exception, like the IC on Japan.
It was impossible to make NSW worth 3 IPC ? It was better to make an extra page with special rules ?
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After WW1 America decided they would never fight another world war, so we scuttled a large portion of our Navy, cut military spending and reduced the armed services while we increased social programs in America and planned on avoiding conflicts in the world. This is why we were wholly unprepared for WW2. (In a nut shell)
Ironicly, we are beginning to do it all over again.
Check your US History: after WW1 everyone decided to make cuts on their armed forces (and the ship reduction occured because of the naval treaties to prevent a naval arms race between all powers); there wasn’t an increase on social programs (there was nothing like social security back in the 1920s and the governing party believed in a free market… until the stock market crashed and the great depression happened) and the US wasn’t even trying to avoid conflicts because it was out of the League of Nations (because the Senate didn’t ratify that treaty).
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