Can Usa fleet be adjacent to japanese Controled territories?

@TrumpTrain16:

1. Must the US go to war at the beginning of its third turn or can it wait till whenever it wants to declare war if not already done so?

2. When nations are not at war (such as the US) can they share spaces on the board with other nations such as szs w/ Japan?

These were not clarified in the rules and I was just wondering.

Actually it is in the rules:

1.
@rulebook:

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 the beginning of that phase.

So they don’t have to declare war.

@rulebook:

Sea Units:
A sea unit can move through any friendly sea
zone. It can’t move into or through a hostile sea zone.

Unlike other sea units, submarines can move through and
even into hostile sea zones in the Noncombat Move phase.
However, a submarine must end its movement when it enters
a sea zone containing one or more enemy destroyers.
…

So they can share seazones, as the seazone is friendly when the US is not at war.
Only allied nations can share land territories.

HTH :-)

@the_good_captain

Indeed. Actually you need the errata in case you own an older/outdated print of the second edition rulebook. But in that case you are fine with updating the rulebook itself.

@shintokamikaze:

whats the mistake???  my board look fine

The correct spelling is Palau, not Paulau.

@brisco:

We also need to remember that a single battleship piece does not represent a single ship, but a group of ships primarily composed of battleships.

Yes, that seems to be being forgotten, if I would of remembered that I wouldn’t of posted this (maybe.)

The only way ANZAC could take control of Malaya would be if India and Malaya are under Japan’s control.  If ANZAC invaded and wins, then Malaya’s IPC’s go to ANZAC.  However, once India is liberated, then control reverts back to UK.

Thanks, not really a big deal.

I’m now somewhat curious about the reasons for the “under protection” wording.

Why not just:

Dutch like power whose capital is controlled by enemy
except UK/ANZAC can take control

If UK/ANZAC provokes war, Japan is free to attack the UK/ANZAC and take Dutch territories, without bringing the US into the war.

Alright then,
Thanks WB

@runyan99:

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

Okay, I elect you.