@yazoinkergrapft Yes, the United States is allowed to declare war. If it does, the sea zone immediately becomes hostile, as there are enemy surface warships in it. However, since the United States is not declaring war until the Collect Income phase, during the Combat Move, Conduct Combat, and Noncombat Move phases the sea zone is still friendly, so the United States can still occupy it freely. On Japan’s next turn, its units in the sea zone will be starting the turn in an enemy-occupied sea zone, so the normal rules for that situation apply (those units must either move away in combat movement or attack).
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Rule question: can Japan end it movement of his fleet (transport incl) in SZ26 when NOT at war with US?
The rulebook states: Japan may not end the movement of its sea units
within 2 sea zones of the United States’ mainland territories (Western United States and Alaska)“within 2 spaces” does that mean two or less?
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Correct. Within 2 spaces means one or two spaces or sea zones. Japan could be 3 spaces away and move two spaces to be adjacent to the US Mainland on the Turn they declare war.
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@cornwallis Yes it can, for it’s 3 seazones away from those territories- it’s a dumb rule, in the Real War it would’ve been an outright Dow if the Imperial fleet parked itself off of Hawaii (That’s Why I changed that rule in my house rules)!!!
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@nolimit That is not true. SZ26 is two sea zones away from Western US (SZ26=>SZ12=>SZ10. so ergo it’s forbidden to dock there.
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@andrewaagamer So SZ26 is out of bounds for them…
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@cornwallis Talking about the territory San Fran itself, sz 10 First, sz 12 Second, Sz 26 being the Third (Of which is Legal Eagle)!
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@cornwallis said in SZ26:
Rule question: can Japan end it movement of his fleet (transport incl) in SZ26 when NOT at war with US?
The rulebook states: Japan may not end the movement of its sea units
within 2 sea zones of the United States’ mainland territories (Western United States and Alaska)
“within 2 spaces” does that mean two or less?@cornwallis said in SZ26:
@nolimit That is not true. SZ26 is two sea zones away from Western US (SZ26=>SZ12=>SZ10. so ergo it’s forbidden to dock there.
Just to sum it up:
The rule is about seazones, not about spaces.
It means that Japan may not end the movement neither one seazone next to the said territories nor two seazones.So of course Japan may end movement in seazone 26:
Count as follows: From WUS seazone 10 is the first “forbidden” seazone , seazone 12 is the second “forbidden” seazone, so seazone 26 (third) is perfectly fine. -
If you feel like doing it:
https://www.kuriositas.com/2012/11/the-forgotten-battle-japanese-invasion.html?m=1
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