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And now the axis national advantages….

GERMANY

1. German Scientists - Germany prided itself on being the most technologically advanced army at the start of the war. It was in their interest to see this trend continue into the latter stages of the war. When Germans roll a 6 on tech rolls they may choose which tech they develop.

2. Flak 88s – The 88 mm gun anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun was one of the most recognizable German weapons of the war.
German anti aircraft batteries may fire at attacking enemy tanks and mechanized infantry. This works identically to anti aircraft fire against incoming planes. Roll 1d6 for every attacking Tank or mechanized infantry before the attackers roll. Every one that you roll immediately destroys an armor or mechanized unit and said unit is immediately removed from the board.

3. Krupp Steel – During an address to the Hitler Youth, Adolf Hitler stated “In our eyes, the German boy of the future must be slim and slender, as fast as a greyhound, tough as leather and hard as Krupp steel” German tanks may not be damaged during the first round of combat whether you are attacking or defending.
You may not chose tanks as casualties even if the enemy rolled enough successes to force you to lose a tank.

4. Heavy tanks - The massively powerful King Tiger was virtually impervious to Allied tank guns and capable of dominating the battlefield. A single Royal Tiger tank could halt the advance of a complete armored division.
Your tanks attack and defend at a 4 during the first round of combat.

5. Atlantic Wall - The Germans saw the beaches as the main defensive area, and had the costal fortifications strengthened and the artillery positioned accordingly. This was the German defensive “Atlantic Wall”.
All of your defending infantry and artillery hit on a 3 or less during the first cycle of combat in any amphibious assault against any of the following territories: Western
Germany, Denmark, Holland-Belgium, Normandy-Bordeaux, or Norway.

6. Luftwaffe Dive-Bombers - The allies would learn to fear German stuka aces like Hans Rudel. German tactical bombers roll 2 dice apiece during the first cycle of a land combat in which Germany is the attacker.

JAPAN

1. Indian National Army - The Indian National Army was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II.The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance. Initially composed of Indian prisoners of war captured by Japan in her Malayan campaign and at Singapore, it later drew large numbers of volunteers from Indian expatriate population in Malaya and Burma.

Whenever Japan captures one of the following British controlled territories (west India, India, Burma, Shan State, Ceylon, or Malaya) and destroys a British unit in the process, you may place down a free infantry unit on the territory. Place down two additional free infantry if you destroyed a British tank or fighter while capturing the territory.

2. Skilled Pilots - The Japanese pilot training program was very selective and rigorous, producing a high-quality and long-serving pilot corps, who ruled the air in the Pacific during early stages of World War II. At sea, or during sea battles, fighters can selects their naval target for the first round of battle.

3. Combined Fleet - The Combined Fleet was the main ocean-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy, analogous to the German High Seas Fleet. With the start of the Pacific War with the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Combined Fleet’s Kido Butai, the Combined Fleet was almost synonymous with the Imperial Japanese Navy, as it comprised the battleships, aircraft carriers, aircraft, and the components that made up the main fighting strength of the IJN.
The defense values for your Aircraft carriers, Destroyers, Cruisers, and Battleships are increased by one as long as one of each of these types of vessels is present in the seazone being attacked.

4. Island Defenders -When the time came to defend against American amphibious invasions, the Japanese prepared their positions well and fought tenaciously. Japanese soldiers hid in fortified caves armed with hidden machine guns and explosives; American forces often lost many men before clearing the Japanese out from each cave or other hiding place.
All infantry defending on Pacific islands (this includes Japan but not New Zealand) get to roll two dice in combat and pick the best result from the dice. If the dice hit both times it is not counted as two hits except for the first round of combat.

5. Special Naval Landing Forces - The Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF), were the marine troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and were a part of the IJN Land Forces. They saw extensive service in the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the Pacific theatre of World War II.
Japanese infantry in naval assaults hit at 2 in the first round of combat.

6. America First Committee - The America First Committee was the foremost non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II. Peaking at 800,000 members, it was likely the largest anti-war organization in American history.
America may not declare war on the axis powers until its 4th turn, unless it is attacked or Japan attacks the British and Anzacs.

ITALY

1. Gustav Line - All German and Italian infantry in northern Italy hit at 3 or less while defending.

2.Mountain Fortresses - All Italian and German units in Northern Italy, Albania, Greece and Yugoslavia are immune to offshore bombardment.

3. Vittorio Veneto class battleship – Italian Battleships roll two dice during the first round of combat or during offshore bombardments.

4. Joint Strike - Once during the game at the start of a round (before the German turn), you may declare a joint strike. That round, you complete your turn as normal, except you must skip combat move, conduct combat, and noncombat move phases. On those phases of the next German turn, the German player uses your units in his or her combat move, conduct combat, and noncombat move phases together with his own units. You and the German player must agree on attacking casualties, or the opposing player gets to choose them. Antiaircraft fire is rolled separately against each nationality of air units; all anti-Italian dice are rolled before any anti-German die is rolled. National advantages still only apply to the units of the power that gained the development or has the advantage. A joint strike may not be called off once it is declared.

5. Zara class cruiser – Italian Cruisers take two hits to destroy, just like Battleships and Carriers.

6. Regina Marina – Start the game with an additional 24 ipcs worth of naval vessels in the Mediterranean.

I felt like adding some advantages that I liked to the Global game. Some were taking from other people’s suggestions and others are my own.

Please let me know your thoughts on these advantages. :)

ANZAC

1.The Australian 1st Armoured Division - The 1st Armoured Division formed a key element of Australia’s defences against a feared Japanese invasion. ANZAC Tanks hit at a 4 or less when defending the Australian mainland.

2. Maroubra Force - Maroubra Force was the name given to the Australian infantry force that defended Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from the Japanese. They successfully fought a month long delaying action through the debilitating terrain of the Owen Stanley Range, before being reinforced and finally driving off the Japanese just outside of Port Moresby. ANZAC infantry defending New Guinea and Dutch New Guinea take two hits to kill. Any infantry units that survive combat are immediately healed.

3. Australian Commandos - Australia formed several small-scale raiding and reconnaissance forces. One of these forces, Z Special Unit, conducted raids far behind the front line, including a successful raid on Singapore in September 1943.
Before the ANZAC combat phase of every turn, the ANZAC player may attempt to sabotage a Japanese air or naval base. Pay 3 ipcs and pick a single Japanese naval or Airbase. Roll 1d6/2 damage to the facility (minimum 1). Thus, a roll of 4 would result in two levels of damage to the facility.

4. Coastwatchers - The Coastwatchers were Allied military intelligence operatives stationed on remote Pacific islands during World War II to observe enemy movements and rescue stranded Allied personnel. They played a significant role in the Pacific Ocean theatre and South West Pacific theatre, particularly as an early warning network during the Guadalcanal campaign.
Once per game, when Japan finishes its combat move phase but before its conduct combat phase, you may make one special move. You may move any number of your units from an adjacent space into any one friendly space being attacked by Japan. Alternatively, you may move any number of your units from a space being attacked by Japan into an adjacent friendly space, but you must leave at least one unit behind. This special move otherwise follows the rules for a noncombat move. If your units survive, they remain in the space to which they were moved.

5. Brisbane Line - The Brisbane Line was a controversial defence proposal allegedly formulated by the Menzies government during World War II to concede the northern portion of the Australian continent in the event of an invasion by the Japanese.
Whenever Japan invades a province on the Australian mainland, the defending ANZAC forces may choose to retreat rather than fight. The Japanese automatically seize control of the province and the ANZAC forces may move to any allied controlled territory on the Australian mainland. If the Japanese were conducting an amphibious assault then they get to bombardment the fleeing Anzac troops with their battleships and cruisers.

6. Imperial War Cabinet - The Imperial War Cabinet was created by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George in the spring of 1917 as a means of co-ordinating the British Empire’s military policy during the First World War. Winston Churchill revived the Imperial War Cabinet during the Second World War at the insistence of Australian Prime Minister John Curtin.
ANZACS units in Europe make their combat and noncombat moves during the British player’s turn. This works like joint strike. The British player chooses casualties in joint operations and any territory taken by Anazac forces in Europe goes to the United Kingdom’s European income.

CHINA

1.Burma Road - The British used the Burma Road to transport war materiel to China before Japan was at war with the British. In addition to normal rules involving the Road, the US or the United Kingdom may purchase 1 artillery unit for China on every turn that the road remains in allied hands. This unit must be placed on Szechwan.

2.Operation Zet - Operation Zet was a secret operation of the Soviet Union to provide military and technical resources to the Republic of China as a part of the Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. China may build fighters as long as it has a land link between Szechwan and the USSR. The max number of fighters that China may field at any given time is 3. Furthermore, Soviet and  Japanese forces may clash in the Chinese interior (ie provinces that do not border the Soviet Union) without a declaration of war.

3.Eight Route Army - At the start of World War II, the 8th Route Army infiltrated itself behind Japanese lines in Northern China, where it established many bases of operations. It recruited Chinese semi-trained militia. In 1937, the army had 30,000~ 40,000 troops. It grew to 156,000 in 1938 and 400,000 in 1940, and 600,000 in 1945. If Chinese Infantry survive at least one round of combat when defending against a Japanese attack, then these units may choose to melt away into the countryside. For all intents and purposes treat this like when submarines submerge. The Japanese occupy the province and, on the next Chinese turn, the Chinese units are back in play. The Chinese player must either have these units attack the province or move on to another province. These units may chose to attack provinces behind the Japanese lines, causing Chaos in the rear.

4.Vinegar Joe - The Northern Combat Area Command was a mainly Sino-American formation that held the northern end of the Allied front in Burma during World War II. For much of its existence it was commanded by the acerbic General Joseph “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell, and controlled by his staff. Chinese infantry hit at a three or less when defending Burma Road provinces.

5.The Hump - The Hump was the name given by Allied pilots in the Second World War to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains over which they flew military transport aircraft from India to China to resupply the Chinese war effort of Chiang Kai-shek and the units of the United States Army Air Forces based in China. The allied commitment to supply China enables the Chinese to resist even when the situation seems hopeless. The British empire and the United States may transfer up to 6ipcs in total to China every turn as long as India and Szechwan remain in allied hands. The Nationalist Chinese regime is corrupt, however, and the allies must spend two ipcs for every ipc that they wish to transfer to China.

6. The United Front - The war with Japan forced the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party to suspend the Chinese civil war and form an alliance. Once per game the nationalist may declare that the United Front is in effect. For that turn only an influx of communist guerilla fighters reduces the cost of Chinese infantry by 1 ipc.

FRANCE

1. Maginot Line – The Maginot Line was a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, artillery casemates, machine gun posts, and other defenses, which France constructed along its borders with Germany and Italy.  Land units attacking France from West Germany or Northern Italy do not get to roll during the first round of combat. Units attacking from Holland – Belgium roll normally.  This advantage is lost after France falls. Please note that German tanks and mechanized units stationed in west Germany may move through Netherlands-Belgium to attack France.

2. Free France – Though driven from their homeland the Free French fought on from the colonies. Once France has fallen, you may establish a new capitol in French Equatorial Africa.  This happens one full turn after Paris has been captured by the axis. From that point on you may begin collecting income again and purchasing units. Place a free minor industrial complex in French Equatorial Africa. Your capitol returns to France after it has been liberated.

3. The Béarn – The Béarn was a unique aircraft carrier which served with the Marine nationale (French Navy) in World War II and beyond. Place a free aircraft carrier and fighter in Seazone 93. Planes may ride on the Bearn carrier for a full two spaces before using any of their movement points.

4. Char B1 Tanks – The Char B1 tank was among the most powerfully armed and armoured tanks of its day. French tanks defend at a 4 or less during the first round of combat.

5. Le Fantasque class destroyer – The Fantasque was the fastest class of destroyer ever built. French destroyers roll at the same time as submarines. Any unit that they kill is immediately removed from play and does not get an opportunity to roll their attack or defense.

6. Joint Strike - The most powerful strike in the war was the joint Allied assault on Normandy. The planning required to launch this simultaneous invasion has never been equaled.
Once during the game at the start of a round (before the German turn), you may declare a joint strike. That round, you complete your turn as normal, except you must skip combat move, conduct combat, and noncombat move phases. On those phases of the U.S. turn, the U.S. player uses your units in his or her combat move, conduct combat, and noncombat move phases together with his own units. You and the U.S. player must agree on attacking casualties, or the opposing player gets to choose them. Antiaircraft fire is rolled separately against each nationality of air units; all anti-French dice are rolled before any anti-U.S. die is rolled. National advantages still only apply to the units of the power that gained the development or has the advantage. A joint strike may not be called off once it is declared.

SOVIET UNION

1. Tankograd - In 1940 engineers in the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant began production of Soviet tanks (T-34, SU-152). Due to the rapid establishment of tank construction on a massive scale in 1941, Chelyabinsk gained the nickname Tankograd (‘Tank City’). In 1945 the plant was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 1st Class, and other honours for its efforts in helping to defeat Nazi Germany. Soviet tanks cost 5 ipcs.

2. Katyusha Rockets - The Soviets were able to supplement the artillery with massed batteries of rocket launchers. The sheer volume of fire more than compensated for individual lack of accuracy.

Your artillery have a first-strike ability at an attack factor of 1. Any casualties are destroyed and removed from play, with no chance to counter-attack. This first-strike ability is for the first cycle of combat only and in succeeding cycles of combat, your artillery hit normally.

3. Sharashka – The secret Gulag research facilities developed many advanced designs for the USSR. The USSR gets one free tech dice to roll each turn.

4. Not one Step backwards – When the Red Army appeared to be on the ropes, Stalin made his famous “not one step backwards order” and turned the tide. When the Germans invade a Soviet victory city province(Stalingrad Leningrad, or Moscow) Soviet Infantry defend at a 4 or less for the first round of combat.

5.Partisans – Unconquerable Soviet Partisans continued fighting the Germans even when all hope seemed lost.
Soviet infantry may enter and pass through the Pripyet marshes. Additionally, Germans must leave at least one ground unit in any soviet starting territory in order to retain control of the province. At the end of the German turn any un-garrisoned province in the USSR’s starting territories will revert to Soviet control. Russia places a free infantry in any provinces liberated by partisans.

6. Heavy Industry – “We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us.” – Joseph Stalin. Place a free minor industrial complex in Amur, Ukraine, and Novosibirsk. Additionally, you may chose one unit type (besides infantry) to mass produce. For the rest of the game that unit costs 1 ipc less than normal to build.

UNITED KINGDOM

1. Joint Strike - The most powerful strike in the war was the joint Allied assault on Normandy. The planning required to launch this simultaneous invasion has never been equaled.
Once during the game at the start of a round (before the German turn), you may declare a joint strike. That round, you complete your turn as normal, except you must skip combat move, conduct combat, and noncombat move phases. On those phases of the U.S. turn, the U.S. player uses your units in his or her combat move, conduct combat, and noncombat move phases together with his own units. You and the U.S. player must agree on attacking casualties, or the opposing player gets to choose them. Antiaircraft fire is rolled separately against each nationality of air units; all anti-U.K. dice are rolled before any anti-U.S. die is rolled. National advantages still only apply to the units of the power that gained the development or has the advantage. A joint strike may not be called off once it is declared.

2. Fighter Command - A radar and fighter control system was essential for the Royal Air Force to win the Battle of Britain.
Your fighters on the United Kingdom, Scotland, or Eire may scramble as though the provinces were islands. You still need an airbase on a province in order to scramble planes.

3. Cripps Mission - The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II. The purpose of the mission was to negotiate with the Indian National Congress a deal to obtain total co-operation during the war, in return of progressive devolution and distribution of power from the crown and the Viceroy to elected Indian legislature. However, the talks failed, having failed to address the key demand of a time frame towards self-government.

Once per game, during the British collect income phase, the British player may promise independence for India. India, West India, Burma, and Shan States immediately become neutral countries and any allied pieces in those territories move to the nearest allied controlled province. From that point on the UK’s European and Pacific incomes are combined and a free minor industrial complex is placed on British Columbia. If any of the Indian territories are attacked they receive ten infantry.

4. Chindits - The Chindits were a British India “Special Force” that served in Burma and India in 1943 and 1944 during the Burma Campaign in World War II. They were formed into long range penetration groups trained to operate deep behind Japanese lines. Your infantry may perform attacks for one round and immediately retreat from where they came. Japanese defenders do not fire back. This is only to be used in mainland Asia.

5. Canadian Patriotism - At the end of the Second World War, Canada possessed the third-largest navy and fourth-largest air force in the world, as well as the largest volunteer army ever fielded. Conscription for overseas service was introduced only near the end of the war, and only 2,400 conscripts actually made it into battle. Recieve a 2 ipc refund at the end of your turn for every unit (besides infantry) that you built in Canada.

6. Enigma Decoded - Working in a secret facility in Bletchley Park, Alan Turing’s cryptographers broke the codes of the Nazi Enigma machines. They could then send false messages back. Once per game, when Germany finishes its combat move phase but before its conduct combat phase, you may make one special move. You may move any number of your units from an adjacent space into any one friendly space being attacked by Germany. Alternatively, you may move any number of your units from a space being attacked by Germany into an adjacent friendly space, but you must leave at least one unit behind.

This special move otherwise follows the rules for a noncombat move. If your units survive, they remain in the space to which they were moved.

UNITED STATES

1. Liberty Ships- Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. The majority of these ships came from new yards built on the West Coast and operated by Henry J. Kaiser. During the war, a Liberty Ship could be built in a about two weeks at a Kaiser yard. Nationally, the average construction time was 42 days and by 1943, three Liberty Ships were being completed each day.
Receive one free transport for every three transports that you purchase during a single turn.

2. Mechanized Army - With its Fleets of trucks, the U.S. Army was the most mobile force of soldiers in World War II.
Your infantry and artillery have a move of 2 and may blitz when paired with a tank or mechanized infantry. Mechanized infantry may blitz without an attached tank.

3. Marines - “Send in the Marines!” was a popular U.S. rallying cry in World War II. Your infantry attacks on a 2 in the first cycle of the land combat portion of an amphibious assault.

4. Arsenal of Democracy - The U.S. mobilized its economy for war on a scale never before seen. Every resource of the country was tapped for the war effort. Rationing, war bonds and Rosie the Riveter became iconic parts of the American culture.
The West Coast territory’s ipc value jumps from 10 ipcs to 50 ipcs once it enters the war. The US may no longer benefit from its +30 ipc national objective. Additionally, the 50 ipcs is considered to be physically present in the West coast, so an axis player that captured the territory would see their income increase by +50 ipcs rather than + 10. Furthermore, the effects of the war bonds tech is doubled, so that you get 2D6 extra ipcs at the end of your turn, rather than 1d6.

5. The Fast Carrier Task Force - From the start of the Pacific War the US fleet contained what are referred to as “fast carrier task forces.” But the formation known as “The Fast Carrier Task Force” came into being in late 1943, after the arrival in the Central Pacific of the first ships of the Essex and Independence classes.
This force was the Pacific War’s equivalent of the great gun-armed battlefleets of earlier conflicts. By the time of the Battle for Leyte Gulf it had already proved itself to be one of the most potent instruments in the history of naval warfare -obliterating Japanese air power, and sweeping enemy warships and merchant shipping from the seas, wherever it had ventured.

Designate one fleet with at least one carrier as The Fast Carrier Task Force. Every vessel in this fleet has a move of three. The number of ships in the fleet is limited by the number of carriers in the fleet. You may bring along either one Battleship or two vessels of any other type for each carrier in the fleet. You may add additional ships to the fleet at anytime as long as there are enough carriers to support the new ships. If the Fast Carrier Task Force is destroyed, you may designate a new fleet as your Fast Carrier Task Force. You may only field 1 Fast Carrier Task Force at a time.

6. Superfortresses - The B-29 Superfortress Flew higher and packed more of a punch than any other plane in the U.S. arsenal. US bombers are immune to anti aircraft fire. They may still be shot down by fighters during strategic bombing raids. Additionally, US bombers take part in the dogfighting phase of strategic bombardments, they hit at a one or less.

I need some play testing help to balance it.

Hey folks,
I’ve been hammering out a scenario based on a Third World War breaking out in 1946. Please try it out and let me know what you think.

COLD WAR GOES HOT SCENARIO

Turn Order
Ussr
Usa
Nato
Uk
Anzac
Communist China
Nationalist China
First a few notes before the setup:

National Objectives – All of the Global objectives are in play with a few revisions.  First, the Soviet Union will not get the National Objective for controlling Archangel and zone 125, as the allies will not be sending them any lend lease. Second, the UK national objective regarding German submarines now requires that no Soviet submarines be present on the board. Third, the anzac objectives can be met even if NATO controls Dutch New Guinea. Fourth, the US gets its +30 ipcs national objective once it goes to war with the USSR. Fifth, Nato will get the French and German national objectives. Finally, communist China has a national objective. They will receive 6 ipcs and the end of their turn as long as both Amur and Manchuria remain in communist hands.

Victory – The allies win by conquering Moscow. The communist win by holding 12 victory cities and at least 2 allied capitals while still controlling Moscow at the end of any round.

Neutrals – Almost Every unoccupied Neutral territory in the game is considered to be pro allied. The one exception is strictly neutral Switzerland.

Political Situation – Nationalist China and Communist China are at war when the game starts. The USSR or the US may declare war on one another during their turn. It costs 60 ipcs to declare war on the other bloc. Whoever attacks first gets a first turn surprise attack advantage. Their surprised enemies will only hit at a one or less during the aggressor’s first combat turn.  Once a war breaks out between the superpowers the nationalist Chinese will join the allies and the communist Chinese will join the Soviets.

Allied Faction – USA, United Kingdom, NATO (technically NATO hadn’t been formed yet, so sue me), Anzacs, and Nationalist China
Communist Faction – Soviet union, Communist China

Special note on Chinese factions – both Chinese factions may now build every unit type. Infantry and artillery may be built in any starting Chinese territory (including Formosa), but other units may only be built at an industrial complex. Industrial complexes captured by the Chinese are no longer destroyed. Infantry build by the Chinese don’t count towards the build cap of industrial complexes. Neither Chinese faction has a capital and both may continue purchasing and placing units until they are completely wiped off the board.

Pieces – I don’t like seeing t34 on t34 violence, so I suggest using French markers and German pieces for NATO, French pieces for communist China, and Italian pieces for Nationalist China.

Note on placement of Industrial Complexes – Some complexes have been preplaced on territories that they could not be built on in the rules. It is not my fault that Larry didn’t give Amur or Novosibirsk enough ipcs. Additionally, some territories that had major industrial complexes in 1940 have been downgraded to minors because of the damage inflicted during the Second World War and demilitarization policies carried out during the occupation.

Note on technologies – This scenario uses the same technologies as global. Each player will be able to pick a certain number of technologies to begin the game with. The number of free technologies varies by country and are given in the Country Setup section below.
Now, without further ado…

COUNTRY SETUP

USA
Cash on Hand: 42 ipcs
Starting IPC value: 84
Capital: Eastern United States (Victory City: Washington)
Starting Territories: All original US territories plus all of the South American neutrals, Iceland, Greece, turkey, Western Germany, Iwo Jima, Marshall islands, Caroline Islands, Paulau island, Marianas, Okinawa, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Liberia
Starting Technology:  Player may pick 8 technologies to begin the game with
Starting Forces:
Iceland – 1 infantry, 1 airbase
Chile – 2 infantry
Argentina – 4 infantry
Brazil – 3 infantry
Venezuela – 2 infantry
Saudi Arabia – 2 infantry
Central America – 2 infantry
West indies – 1 infantry, 1 naval base
Eastern US – Major industrial complex, Naval Base, airbase, 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 armor, 1 fighter
Central USA – Major industrial complex, 2 infantry
Sea zone 91 – 2 Aircraft Carriers, 6 transports, 2 fighters,  2 fighters, 2 tactical bombers, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 1 Battleship, 2 submarines
United Kingdom – 2 infantry, 2 bombers
Western Germany – 6 mechanized infantry, 2 armor, 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 2 tactical bombers, 1 minor industrial complex, 1 anti aircraft gun
Northern Italy – 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 fighter
Greece – 4 infantry, 1 fighter
Turkey – 8 infantry, 1 fighter, 1 minor industrial complex
Korea – 2 infantry
Alaska – 2 infantry, 1 airbase, 1 naval base
Western USA – 1 major Industrial complex, 1 naval base, 1 airbase, 2 infantry
Midway – 1 infantry, 1 airbase
Hawaiian Islands – 2 infantry, 1 airbase, 1 naval base
Marshall islands – 1 infantry
Caroline Islands – 1 infantry
Marianas – 1 infantry
Guam – 1 air base, 1 infantry
Iwo jima – 1 infantry
Okinawa – 1 infantry, 1 air base
Kiangsu – 1 infantry
Philippines – 2 infantry, 1 air base, 1 naval base
Paulau – 1 infantry
Japan – 1 minor industrial complex, 1 anti aircraft gun, 1 naval base, 1 airbase, 2 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 artillery, 1 armor,  2 fighters, 2 bombers
Sea zone 6 – 2 aircraft carriers, 2 fighters, 2 tactical bombers, 2 submarines, 6 transports, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 2 Battleships
Sea zone 26 – 1 aircraft carrier, 2 fighters, 1 battleship, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 2 transports
Sea zone 10 – 1 aircraft carrier, 2 fighters, 1 destroyer, 2 transports
Sea zone 101 – 1 aircraft carrier, 2 fighters, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 transports

ANZACS
Cash on Hand: 10 ipcs
Starting IPC value: 10
Capital: New South Wales (Victory City: Sydney)
Starting Territories: All original Anzac Territories
Starting Technology:  Player may pick 2 technologies to begin the game with
Starting Forces:
New South Wales – 1 minor industrial complex, 2 infantry, 1 armor, 1 naval base
Queensland – 1 naval base, 1 airbase
Sea zone 62 – 3 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 2 transports
New Zealand – 1 airbase, 1 naval base, 1 tactical bomber, 1 fighter

UNITED KINGDOM
Cash on Hand: 22 ipcs (Europe) 17 ipcs (Pacific)
Starting IPC value: 34 in Europe and 17 in Pacific
Capital: United Kingdom (Victory City: London)/India (Victory City: Calcutta)
Starting Technology:  Player may pick 6 technologies to begin the game with
Starting Territories: All original British territories (except Belgian Congo) plus siam, Ethiopia, Italian Somaliland, Iraq, Persia, Eastern Persia, Tobruk, Libya, and Sierra Leone
Starting Forces:
Gibralter – 1 infantry, 1 naval base, 1 airbase
Borneo – 1 infantry
Malaya – 1 infantry, 1 naval base
Siam – 1 infantry
Shan State – 1 infantry
Kwangtung – 2 infantry, 1 naval base, 1 airbase
Sea zone 20 – 2 transports, 1 submarine, 1 destroyer, 2 cruisers, 1 aircraft carrier, 1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber
India – 1 major industrial complex, 1 airbase, 1 anti aircraft gun, 1 naval base, 6 infantry, 1 fighter, 1 armor, 1 mechanized infantry, 2 artillery, 1 bomber
Eastern Persia – 1 infantry, 1 artillery
Persia – 2 infantry
Iraq – 3 infantry
Cyprus – 1 infantry, 1 fighter
Egypt – 2 infantry, 1 armor, 1 naval base
Malta – 1 infantry, 1 fighter, 1 naval base, 1 airbase
Ethiopia – 2 infantry
Union of South Africa – 1 minor industrial complex, 1 naval base, 1 air base, 2 infantry
Quebec – 1 minor factory, 2 mechanized infantry
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia – 1 naval base, 1 air base, 1 fighter
Western Germany – 2 mechanized infantry, 1 armor
United Kingdom – 3 bombers, 1 major industrial complex, 1 anti aircraft gun, 1 air base, 1 naval base, 2 fighters, 2 infantry
Scotland – 2 infantry
Sea zone 110 – 2 destroyers, 1 battleship, 2 transports, 3 cruisers, 1 submarine, 1 Aircraft carrier, 1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber

NATO
Cash on Hand: 23 ipcs
Starting IPC value: 46
Capital: France (Victory City: Paris)
Starting Territories: All original French territories plus Sumatra, java, Celebes, Dutch new guinea, Belgian Congo, Sicily, Sardinia, southern Italy, northern Italy, Holland- Belgium, Denmark, and Norway
Starting Technology:  Player may pick 5 technologies to begin the game with
Starting Forces:
Norway – 3 infantry
Denmark – 1 infantry
Western Germany – 1 armor, 1 infantry, 1 mechanized
Holland/Belgium – 3 infantry, 1 minor industrial complex
Normandy/Bordeaux – 2 infantry, 1 naval base, 1 minor industrial complex
France – 1 major industrial complex, 1 airbase, 6 infantry, 1 tactical bomber, 1 artillery, 1 armor, 1 anti aircraft gun, 1 mechanized, 1 bomber, 1 fighter
Northern Italy – 6 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 minor factory
Southern Italy – 1 minor factory, 1 anti aircraft gun, 2 infantry, 1 fighter, 1 airbase, 1 naval base
Sea zone 93 – 1 destroyer, 1 submarine, 1 aircraft carrier, 2 fighters, 1 Battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 transports
Algeria – 3 infantry and 1 artillery
Belgian Congo – 1 infantry
Syria – 1 infantry
French Indochina – 2 infantry
Sumatra – 1 infantry
Java – 1 infantry
Celebes – 1 infantry

COMMUNIST CHINA
Cash on Hand: 30 ipcs
Starting IPC value: 12
Capital: NA
Starting Technology:  Player may pick 1 technology to begin the game with
Starting Territories: Sikiang, Tsinghai, Kansu, Suiyuyan, Jehol, Manchuria, Shantung, Kiangsi, Kwangsi
Starting Forces:
Sikang – 1 infantry
Tsinghai – 1 infantry
Kansu – 1 infantry
Suiyuyan – 2 infantry
Jehol – 1 infantry
Shantung – 2 infantry
Kiangsi – 1 infantry
Kwangsi – 1 infantry
Manchuria – 1 major industrial complex, 1 anti aircraft gun, 2 infantry, 1 fighter, 2 artillery, 1 air base, 1 naval base

NATIONALIST CHINA
Cash on Hand: 18 ipcs
Starting IPC value: 12
Capital: NA
Starting Territories: Formosa plus all Chinese national territories (marked with the Chinese roundel) that are not under communist control.
Starting Technology:  Player may pick 1 technology to begin the game with
Starting Forces:
Szechwan – 2 infantry, 1 artillery
Kiangsu – 2 infantry, 2 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 major industrial complex, 1 anti aircraft gun, 1 naval base
Formosa – 1 infantry, 1 air base
Shensi – 2 infantry, 1 artillery
Chahar – 2 infantry

USSR
Cash on Hand: 120 ipcs
Starting IPC value: 60
Capital: Russia (Victory City: Moscow)
Starting Territories: All original Soviet territories plus finland, all of Mongolia, northwest Persia, Bulgaria, Albania, Yugoslavia, Romania, Slovakia-Hungary, Poland, Germany, and Greater Southern Germany
Starting Technology:  Player may pick 7 technologies to begin the game with
Starting Forces:
Northwest Persia – 3 infantry
Turkmenistan – 2 infantry
Caucus – 3 infantry, 1 artillery, 2 armor
Volgograd – 1 minor industrial complex, 1 anti aircraft gun, 2 armor
Novosibirsk – 1 major industrial complex, 1 tactical bomber, 2 mechanized infantry, 3 infantry, 2 armor
Manchuria – 6 infantry, 2 mechanized infantry, 1 artillery, 2 armor
Amur – 1 minor factory, 1 anti-aircraft gun, 1 air base, 1 naval base, 6 infantry, 3 armor, 3 tactical bombers, 3 fighters, 1 bomber
Soviet far east – 2 infantry, 1 fighter, 1 airbase, 1 naval base
Buyant-Uhaa – 2 infantry
Ulanbaatar – 2 infantry
Central Mongolia – 2 infantry, 1 armor
Tsagaan–Olom – 2 infantry
Olgiy – 2 infantry
Dzarhan – 1 infantry
Yakut SSR – 1 minor industrial complex, 2 infantry, 1 armor
Albania – 1 infantry, 1 artillery
Sea zone 100 – 3 destroyers, 1 battleship, 1 transport, 1 submarine
Bulgaria – 4 infantry
Romania – 2 infantry, 1 armor
Ukraine – 1 minor industrial complex, 1 naval base, 1 air base, 1 anti aircraft gun, 3 infantry, 1 tactical bomber, 1 fighter, 1 artillery
Belarus – 2 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 armor
Russia – 1 major industrial complex, 1 anti-aircraft gun, 1 air base, 2 armor, 12 infantry, 3 mechanized infantry, 3 artillery
Archangel – 2 infantry
Novgorod – 1 major industrial complex, 1 air base, 1 naval base, 1 anti aircraft gun, 12 infantry, 1 armor, 1 mechanized infantry
Finland – 4 infantry, 1 artillery
Baltic States – 4 infantry, 1 artillery
Poland – 2 infantry, 2 armor
Sea zone 115 – 3 destroyers, 4 cruisers, 1 battleship, 2 transports, 3 submarines
Slovakia-Hungary – 2 infantry, 1 armor
Yugoslavia – 6 infantry, 2 artillery
Greater Southern Germany – 2 mechanized Infantry, 12 infantry, 5 artillery, 2 armor
Eastern Germany – 12 infantry, 4 artillery, 3 armor, 3 Mechanized infantry, 2 tactical bombers, 3 fighters, 1 bomber 1 minor industrial complex, 1 anti aircraft gun

This is an aar of a game in progress

As per some suggestions by IL, the axis player opened up by using his airpower to destroy every British navy besides the fleet off of Gibralter and the fleet in the Med.

He was still able to crush France but he was down to only 3 or 4 tanks when he took it.

USSR rolled one tech die and got warbonds, much to the chagrin of the axis player.

Japan pressed heavily into China and didn’t dow the allies till J2.

On the Uk’s first turn it was able to destroy the Italian fleet with its fleets from Gibralter and Egypt.  This lead to much grumbling about how this act destroys the holy way that divine Larry wanted us to play. “Why would Larry give us an Italian fleet only to take it away from us?” He bitched and moaned about this and wound up saving for 3 turns to build a new fleet – which Britain would also quickly sink.

UK built 8 inf at the beginning because sealion seemed imminent, but as Germany never built more that the 2 transports, the UK was then at liberty to build a big fleet for the Mediterranean. Minor factories are built for both West India and Egytpt in subsequent turns. So the UK’s European income could help India out.
Anzacs had their usual slow plodding start.

China resisted mightily but Japan threw everything at it and its existence is perilous.

On G2 Germany spent 45 ipcs on techs. No 6es. So he complains about this and I was feeling merciful and hold him to roll again. The result was improved mech infantry and improved artillery, which he would use to monkey stomp Leningrad in a few turns. I’m regretting that now, and may insist that Russia get 9 free dice to roll.  As its only fair.

Ger has taken Leningrad, but not Moscow or Stalingrad. All of North Africa has fallen to the allies, but a ton of German units are stacking Rome. After a series of epic battles the Japanese fleet is limping back towards Tokyo. 3 damaged carriers and 3 damaged battleships.  My Hawaiian fleet will be able to hit them before they can heal up but he may try to attack that fleet with the aid of aircraft on the home islands.

ANZACs now have a respectable CTF of 1 CVN, 2 destroyers, 1 cruiser, and 2 transports. Sumatra has fallen and soon the Japanese will lose the east indies. The Anzacs may be able to destroy the rest of the Japanese fleet hanging around Indonesia and the Chinese coast.

IPC totals
Ger 46 (+ 10 NOs)
Jap 56 (+5 NOs)
Italy 12

USA 52 (+30 NO)
China 1
France 4 (but no capitol)
UK 34
India 9
Anzacs 14 (+8 NOs)

Fleet Sizes
EUROPEAN THEATER
UK Med Fleet – 1 damaged CVN, 1 damaged BB, 2 dds, 1 cl, 1 tac, 1 ftr, amd 2 tp
US med fleet – 1 CVN, 1 TAC, 1 FTR, 3 TP, 2 BB, 2 DD, 1 CL
German Fleet (Gulf of Finland) – 1 BB, 1 cl, 1 CVN, 1 sub, 2 ftrs, 2 tp
RUS – 1 sub off of Denmark
PACIFIC THEATER
ANZAC – 1 CL, 2 tps, 2 dds, 1 sub, 1 CVN, 2 ftrs
India – 1 BB, 1 CL, 1 tp
US West Coast – 1 cl, 3 tps,
US Hawaii fleet – 1 BB, 1 CVN, 1 ftr, 1 tac, 2 dds (backed up by 4 bmbrs and 1 ftr on Hawaii)
Japanese Sumatran fleet – 1 dd
Japanese sz 23 fleet – 3 damaged CVNs, 2 damaged BBs, 3 ftrs
Two tps off shanghai
And 1 tp off Celebes

I’m having trouble deciding whether to abandon the Italian campaign and focus on knocking out Japan or to dump a ton of resources into the anti Italian effort.

Its Germany’s turn when we pick back up tomorrow. It should be interesting to see what he does.

I was going to use a light blue for the French.
In my version of Pacific the Japanese pieces are red.

I eagerly await this, but I hope its a little cheaper than what IL is suggesting. If I could get all the pieces together for around $100 that’s doable, but I couldn’t justify spending $50 on each individual nation’s set.

Well I wound up painting the ANZAcs a dark Blue, because it was reminiscent of the Aussie flag. I’m gonna paint Indian units orange. I’ll probably do some Canadian units in Red or white.

Hey,
I’m hammering out rules for a global game of the old versions of axis and allies Europe and Pacific
I’ve decided to paint the ANZAC and INDIAN units separate colors to distinguish them. What colors do you suggest I paint them?

You get a chance to try these out yet?

@finnman:

I really like dauntless and code breakers and they give the US a lot more naval options. I think operation vengeance is pretty cool. I have one question about fast carrier fleet, will naval bases add to the fleets movement. I will hopefully play test all of your NAs this week end.

I’d say playtest it with the naval bases adding to movement.

@crusaderiv:

Once per game, at the end of the US turn, the US may declare that it is launching Operation vengeance. Roll 1d6. On a 3 or less you successfully assassinate Admiral Yamamoto, sending the IJN into disarray for a turn. Until the end of the next American turn all Japanese naval units attack and defend at one less than normal and all allied naval units attack and defend at 1 higher than normal.

The idea is not bad but the consquence is too much.

Maybe we could revise it a bit. Perhaps it just affects Japanese attack values and US attack and defense values. Units that can not attack/defend usually still can’t roll.

Alternatively, since codebreakers and dauntless are kind of similar… We could replace dauntless with:

Operation vengeance - Operation Vengeance was carried out to kill Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto on April 18, 1943, during the Solomon Islands campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, was killed on Bougainville Island when his transport bomber aircraft  was shot down by U.S. Army fighter aircraft operating from Henderson Field on Guadalcanal.

Once per game, at the end of the US turn, the US may declare that it is launching Operation vengeance. Roll 1d6. On a 3 or less you successfully assassinate Admiral Yamamoto, sending the IJN into disarray for a turn. Until the end of the next American turn all Japanese naval units attack and defend at one less than normal and all allied naval units attack and defend at 1 higher than normal.

I wrote up a few, using some of the suggested US advantages that I liked and adding my own stuff.

1. Liberty Ships- Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. The majority of these ships came from new yards built on the West Coast and operated by Henry J. Kaiser. Best known for building the Bay Bridge and the Hoover Dam, Kaiser pioneered new shipbuilding techniques. Components were built all across the US and transported to shipyards where the vessels could be assembled in record time. During the war, a Liberty Ship could be built in a about two weeks at a Kaiser yard. Nationally, the average construction time was 42 days and by 1943, three Liberty Ships were being completed each day.

Any transports that you purchased are placed off the west coast at the end of the purchase units phase and thus, are available for use during the combat and noncombat phases of the turn that you purchased them in. Additionally, you receive one free transport to place at the end of the purchase units phase of the US turn.

2.Marines - “Send in the Marines!” was a popular U.S. rallying cry in World War II.
Your infantry attacks on a 3 or less during the first cycle of the land combat portion of an amphibious assault. Your infantry hit on a 2 or less during the second cycle of the land combat portion of an amphibious assault. After that your infantry hit normally.

3.The Fast Carrier Task Force - From the start of the Pacific War the US fleet contained what are referred to as “fast carrier task forces.”  But the formation known as  “The Fast Carrier Task Force” came into being in late 1943, after the arrival in the Central Pacific of the first ships of the Essex and Independence classes.
This force was the Pacific War’s equivalent of the great gun-armed battlefleets of earlier conflicts. By the time of the Battle for Leyte Gulf it had already proved itself to be one of the most potent instruments in the history of naval warfare -obliterating Japanese air power, and sweeping enemy warships and merchant shipping from the seas, wherever it had ventured. It was divided into carrier task groups, each group containing typically between three and five carriers, and with each group having its own strong escort - a large number of cruisers and destroyers, and often two or more of the new fast battleships.

Designate one fleet with at least one carrier as The Fast Carrier Task Force. Every vessel in this fleet has a move of three.  The number of ships in the fleet is limited by the number of carriers in the fleet. You may bring along either one Battleship or two vessels of any other type for each carrier in the fleet. You may add additional ships to the fleet at anytime as long as there are enough carriers to support the new ships. If the Fast Carrier Task Force is destroyed, you may designate a new fleet as your Fast Carrier Task Force. You may only field 1 Fast Carrier Task Force at a time.

4. B-29 Superfortress - The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was  the first true “systems” aircraft. It’s turrets were all controlled by a central fire control system and radar was integrated as a navigation and bombing aid. The Superfortress was also the first aircraft to utilize a pressurized cabin allowing it to fly higher than any previous aircraft. Weighing in at 135,000 pounds fully loaded and capable of speeds exceeding 350 miles per hour, the B-29 was the fastest, heaviest and longest ranged bomber of the war.

Your Bombers doing SBR over Japanese Factories roll two dice and pick the best result as their score against Japanese IPC.  Additionally,  your strategic bombers must be hit twice to be destroyed when conducting a SBR. If they are hit once, however, they abort their bombing run. Furthermore, your Strategic Bombers hit at a one or less during the dog fighting phase of their SBRs.

5 - Codebreakers - The vulnerability of Japanese naval codes and ciphers was crucial to the conduct of World War II. Every Japanese code was eventually broken, and the intelligence gathered made possible such operations as the victorious ambush at Midway and the shooting down of Isoroku Yamamoto in Operation Vengeance.

Once per turn, when your naval units in one combat situation are defending against the Japanese, you may attempt to use intelligence information to gain the upper hand before combat begins. Roll 1d6. If you get a 3 or less then the defending fleet can attempt to either: A) retreat from combat before any rolls, B) become the attacker even though it is not your turn, or C) bring as many additional fighters into the combat as can reach (and safely land).

6 SBD Dauntless - The preponderance of scout bombers in air groups attest to the significance the Americans placed on scouting. The exercises of the early 1930s had pointed to the need for a fast, well armed scout plane that could not only find the enemy carrier but attack its flight deck. Heeding the advice of the aviators, the U.S. Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics began to develop a series of scout bombers that evolved into the Douglas SBD Dauntless , a plane that proved to be a superb dive-bomber as well as an effective scout.

Once per turn, when Japanese carrier based aircraft attempt to attack an American fleet, the US may attempt to make a preemptive strike with its own carrier based aircraft. To do this the US must roll 1d6 and hit a 3 or less. If this happens then you may launch a preemptive strike with all US carrier based aircraft with the range to hit the Japanese fleet and land. Combat lasts for only one round and each American hit must be applied to a Japanese carrier or Carrier based aircraft.  Any Japanese fighters that are used to defend against this attack may not be used to attack the US fleet.

Cool map

I’d give Amur 2 ipcs so the Reds could build an industrial complex there. They’ll need it to build the Pacific Fleet, afterall.

Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk, and Ninzhy Tagil were so productive that they were pumping out thousands of tanks a month throghout the war. I think that Chelyabinsk’s ipc value should be increased to reflect the value of that region. I also think there should be a tankograd national advantage where you place a fre tank on Chelyabinsk every turn.

I would give Switzerland, Eire, and Portugal an ipc value of 1.

Good work!

Sounds like a great idea razor!

Some Soviet Generals…

Zhukov
All tanks attacking the same province as Zhukov hit at a five or less during the first round of combat.

Vasilevsky
All tanks within 1 province of Vasilevsky get a sneak attack during the first round of combat.

Chuikov
All infantry in his province take two hits before being destroyed.

Konev
All tanks attacking the same province as Konev hit at a 4 or less.

Timoshenko
Forces in the same province as Timoshenko may retreat after the first round of combat when defending.

Are there no sneak attack rules in the base game?

Any thoughts on those 15 proposed Japanese advantages?

Here are a few additional ones:

Aircraft Carrier Akagi – The Akagi was the Flagship of the first Air Fleet. 
Designate one aircraft carrier as your flagship. Its defense value is increased by 1. Any aircraft based on the Akagi have their attack and defense values increased by one for the first round of any combat they engage in (for a max possible value of 5). Once the Akagi is destroyed you may not designate another flagship.

Kaiten Torpedos - The Kaiten was a torpedo modified as a suicide weapon, and used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.
Whenever a Japanese submarine is involved in a combat against allied fleets the Japanese player may declare that they are launching Kaiten Torpedos. Spend 2 ipcs for each Kaiten torpedo that you wish to launch. Kaiten torpedos hit at a one, but you get to chose which units they hit. The Kaiten attacks are rolled at the same time as the Submarine and whatever they kill may not retaliate. You may only launch two Kaiten attacks per submarine per turn.

America First Committee - The America First Committee was the foremost non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II. Peaking at 800,000 members, it was likely the largest anti-war organization in American history.

The Japanese player may not start a war with the US, UK, or ANZAC players for the first two turns of the game. However, the US may not collect any income until the war begins.

Japanese Advantages

POLITICAL  ADVANTAGES

Quit India Movement - The Quit India Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi’s call for immediate independence.  The British swiftly responded with mass detentions. Over 100,000 arrests were made nationwide, mass fines were levied, and demonstrators were subjected to public flogging.
Once per game, at the beginning of the British player’s turn, the Japanese may declare its support for the Quit India movement. The British player may not build any units on India this turn. This may not be used if the United Kingdom has already promised independence for India (see the Cripps Mission national advantage).

Indian National Army - The Indian National Army was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II.The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance. Initially composed of Indian prisoners of war captured by Japan in her Malayan campaign and at Singapore, it later drew large numbers of volunteers from Indian expatriate population in Malaya and Burma.
Whenever Japan captures a British controlled territory and destroys a British unit in the process, you may place down a free infantry unit on the territory. Place down two additional free infantry if you destroyed a British tank or fighter while capturing the territory.

East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere - The term “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere” is remembered largely as a front for the Japanese control of occupied countries during World War II, in which puppet governments manipulated local populations and economies for the benefit of Imperial Japan.
Immediately Collect a number of ipcs equal to the ipc value of any colonial territory that you seize from the allies (British territories in mainland Asia, Hawaii, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies). This is in addition to the ipcs you will collect at the end of the turn for occupying the territory. Furthermore, you may mobilize new units on each of these colonial possessions worth at least 2 ipcs as though you had a minor industrial complex on it.

AIR POWER ADVANTAGES

Skilled Pilots - The Japanese pilot training program was very selective and rigorous, producing a high-quality and long-serving pilot corps, who ruled the air in the Pacific during early stages of World War II.
At sea, or during sea battles, tactical Bombers can selects their naval target for the first round of battle.

Kamikaze - The Kamikaze  were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible.
During your purchase units phase, you may buy additional Kamikaze attacks at the cost of 2 ipcs per Kamikaze plane. You may never have more than 6 Kamikaze’s at a time.

Mitsubishi A6M  Zero - When it was introduced early in World War II, the Zero was the best carrier-based fighter in the world, combining excellent maneuverability and very long range. In early combat operations, the Zero gained a legendary reputation as a “dogfighter”, gaining the outstanding kill ratio of 12 to 1, but by 1942, a combination of new tactics and the introduction of better equipment enabled the Allied pilots to engage the Zero on more equal terms.
Japanese fighters defending a Seazone hit at a 5 or less during the first round of Combat.

NAVAL  ADVANTAGES

Tokyo Express – The Tokyo Express was the name given by Allied forces to the use of Imperial Japanese Navy ships at night to deliver personnel, supplies, and equipment to Japanese forces operating in and around New Guinea and the Solomon Islands during the Pacific campaign of World War II.
One infantry each turn can move from any naval or air base to another naval or air base without need of transports. Do this after purchasing new units, but before mapping out your combat moves.
Additionally, destroyers may transport 1 infantry apiece.

Combined Fleet - The Combined Fleet was the main ocean-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy, analogous to the German High Seas Fleet. With the start of the Pacific War with the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Combined Fleet’s Kido Butai, the Combined Fleet was almost synonymous with the Imperial Japanese Navy, as it comprised the battleships, aircraft carriers, aircraft, and the components that made up the main fighting strength of the IJN.
The defense values for your Aircraft carriers, Destroyers, Cruisers, and Battleships are increased by one as long as one of each of these vessels is present in the seazone being attacked. The defense value for units may not go above 5, even if you have Yamato Class Battleships.

Yamato Class Battleships - The Yamato-class battleships  were the largest, heaviest, and most heavily-armed battleships ever constructed.
Japanese Battleships cost an additional 4 ipcs to build but defend, attack, and bombard at a 5.

LAND ADVANTAGES

Island Defenders -When the time came to defend against American amphibious invasions, the Japanese prepared their positions well and fought tenaciously. Japanese soldiers hid in fortified caves armed with hidden machine guns and explosives; American forces often lost many men before clearing the Japanese out from each cave or other hiding place.
All infantry defending on Pacific islands (Japan and Australia/New Zealand do not count) get to roll two dice in combat and pick the best result from the dice. If the dice hit both times it is not counted as two hits except for the first round of combat.

Long Live the Emperor - During World War II, Tennōheika banzai!, literally “Ten thousand years to the Emperor” became a Japanese battle cry during charges.  “Banzai charge” was a term applied during World War II by the Allied forces to human wave attacks mounted by infantry forces of the Imperial Japanese Army. These attacks were usually launched as a suicide attack to avoid surrender and dishonor or as a final attempt at maximizing the odds of success in the face of usually numerically superior Allied forces.
When you begin an attack with only infantry, all those infantry attack on a 2. This also applies to any amphibious assault in which your attacking land units consist of only infantry. Air support and amphibious bombardments don’t negate this, but the presence of artillery or armor will. Additionally, infantry on mainland japan hit on a 3 or less when defending.

Ha-Go Light Tank - The Type 95 light tank was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army in combat operations of the Second World War. Although it was very slow for a light tank, it proved sufficient against opposing infantry in campaigns in Manchuria and China, as the Chinese National Revolutionary Army had very few tanks or anti-tank weapons to oppose them.
Whenever you are attacking only Chinese land units, your tanks hit at a 4 or less. If British, Anzac, or American ground forces are present, your tanks don’t receive this bonus.