Pacific 1940 US wartime economy clarification

[FrankoG]

Question: if Japan attacks the US on turn one, when can the US spend the increased IPCs?

Page 8 notes ‘its income is immediately increased by 40IPCs’. Does this mean the US has increased IPCs to spend on turn 1 or can it only spend these on turn 2?

[Stucifer]

@FrankoG you receive them during the Collect Income phase. There is some errata I found clarifying:

The United States:
The United States may not declare war on Japan unless Japan first declares war on it or makes an unprovoked declaration of war against the United Kingdom or ANZAC. However, if the United States is still not at war with Japan by the Collect Income phase of its third turn, it may declare war on Japan at that time. Representing a switch from a peacetime to wartime economy, the American player collects an additional 40 IPCs. This wartime economy takes effect during the first U.S. turn in which it is at war with Japan, regardless of the event that triggered the state of war.

https://www.axisandallies.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Axis-Allies-Pacific-1940-Errata-FAQ.pdf

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@Krieghund

I don’t think Stucifer is correct. Can you please clarify?

[Krieghund]

@SuperbattleshipYamato Per the 1st edition rules, which both posters are quoting (the OP from the Rulebook and the answer from the FAQ and errata), @Stucifer is correct.

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@Krieghund

Thank you!

[Stucifer]

Aye, the first edition threw me for a loop initially as well @SuperbattleshipYamato, as I personally have only played 2nd edition. Thanks for clarifying @Krieghund!

[FrankoG]

Thanks @Stucifer, @SuperbattleshipYamato
& @Krieghund. I suspected that was the case but was really hoping it wasn’t.