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I ordered a sealed original Axis and Allies Pacific and was wondering about the Japanese pieces, I saw the back of the box they are a pretty red color, but saw some used ones with orange and the HbG website has orange and red pieces, is it a random chance to get the red ones?

Ah okay, also I noticed that some boxes said 345 units while some said 330? The one I got has 330. What will I be missing?

Okay! So I now have both the 330 piece print and the 345 piece print, here’s the differences(keep in mind my 345 piece set I bought used and the box is beat up.)

345:

• Japanese are a beautiful Red color
• British are a dark/dull khaki, almost like the color of cardboard
• USA is exactly the same between 330/345
• Task Force cards are a thicker, more durable piece
• Chinese are a dull Brown (darker than Italy)

330:

• Japanese are the same orange as newer editions except maybe a bit more dull
• Pieces seem to be of lower quality? Remember I just unboxed this which was sealed today
• British/Commonwealth are the same tan/khaki as newer editions
• Chinese are bright red USSR pieces(maybe use them for elite Soviet NKVD in global40 or something)

Both:

• British/USA battleships are smaller than other editions, Japanese pieces are the same size
• Same piece count
• map is the same

That’s basically all, I actually MUCH prefer the red Japs and ordered spare fighters from hbg. So anybody looking to get A&A Pacific classic there’s info you hopefully needed on the aesthetics of the game. Just be warned that Japan does not have enough fighters to place them all during setup. What i plan to do is buy atleast one more used 345 piece print to reinforce my Red Jap set.