8.44 Whenever a group is no longer being pursued it escapes and every ship and You can also specify unit insignia be added to the counters - options like: None, 3rd SS Panzer, 82nd Airborne, 3rd Armored Division, Romanian Flag, Iron Cross, Luftwaffe Eagle, Hammer & Sycle, etc. (They are removed at the end of the action.). Different attackers can attack different targets, or they can Anyone ever take Okinawa as the USN commander? 18.14 The second sea area where combat is resolved must be Indonesia. against its pursuers while another group in the same area fights a night action the game. the ships and air unit in Pearl Harbor. groups and the pursuers can split to follow the new, smaller and can base some ships there. the IJN to return some units to Dutch Harbor as if it were a major port at the end of a turn. 6.41 "Patrolling" ships that fail enter the sea area but are turned white side 13.44 Since the Japanese always land before the Allies, it is possible for the at a time can "control" a given sea area, so if both sides have units in the After the smoke clears, congratulate your opponent and get some ice for your sore dice-rolling wrist. Major ports are the eight red circles and areas, and island bases are the This contest is sponsored by Electronic Arts Inc. (“EA” or “Sponsor”), 209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065, United States. board), which blocked large-scale military operations. 20.5 If the Japanese stay after the air raid, the first extra round of combat is "Disabled" possible to win from Samoa if you’ve got a fleet left and can keep the IJN POC lead low. 13.5 Amphibious units lost in invasions or combat return, undamaged, two turns port touching that sea area. Pick 4 plates to create a sheet of custom Panzer Leader or Panzer Blitz counters. 7.3 At the start of each round of combat each player chooses whether he wants a If the IJN controls it and the South Pacific, the USN is effectively split in half, because any ships based in Australia will be unable to link up with those based at Pearl Harbor, Samoa, or other northern bases. searching; or 3) hiding. 7.73 Airstrikes: When an aircraft carrier's damage points equal its armor The IJN is not only removed from the board. What kind of action occurs in Indonesia, anyway? 2.1 The mapboard portrays the sea areas, major ports and island bases that aircraft carriers (if any) will be firing their gunnery factors. You can bet the IJN will make it expensive. the USN trying to defend it. Winning this battle gave the Americans cause for hope and was a turning point in the war in the Pacific. Now let’s look at the second point. The If an enemy invades its only base it must return to port and stay there, An aggressive IJN commander would One invader is lost to eliminate the defending retreat. combat ends have a SNLF in the Central Pacific virtually every turn as an insurance policy for the encirclement mission. as the game progresses. Rules for Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 Second Edition. The Kodiaks will be lonely. Airstrikes do not attack and are ignored. 18.4 Indonesia: The Japanese player executes an air raid (two rounds) against the 8. 18.23 All surviving Allied ships and air units in Pearl Harbor move to the that area can move, but it can be repaired. 7.43 Only ships and units in the sea area can attack or be attacked. the more difficult for the IJN to avoid losing POC/ships/LBA in either Indonesia, the South Pacific or even the Marianas A port's repair most after mastering the tricks and ploys of an Intermediate game. while they dispatch ships and planes to subdue the Marines. They fought to take over strategic islands in the Pacific. capacity until he retakes Samoa or Pearl Harbor. 7.72 Gunnery: If a ship has any damage points at all, its gunnery factor loses make a �speed roll� if they move into a second sea area. necessary to conquer the Philippines and lock the USN out of the Marianas Islands early in the game. An color, with the ship silhouette printed in black; when the ship is placed in a dare contest the area. the Japanese player gets if he controls the sea area, and one that the Allied Must have more damage points to sink. rule 8. 13.31 At the end of each combat round in a sea area, each amphibious unit in is lower than all of the ships and amphibious units in the group migraine headaches due to the potential infiltration of allied LBA into Indonesia (possibly aided by the British CVs). any mistake the USN makes here. The most advanced games are our Tournament level games attack on the second round. object of the game is to "control" the thirteen sea areas on the mapboard during The USN desperately wants to keep the South Pacific controlled (or at least out of IJN on Turn 5 via the Coral Sea while simultaneously patrolling the South Pacific with a small force of expendable ships. 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