Pacific 1937

Axis and Allies Pacific 1937 Scenario (v1.1)

- by Cublie Moogerheadshot -

Introduction

Starting time: July 1937. Japan and China are at war. The UK and US are not at war. The US is starting to prepare defenses. The UK is sending Australian troops and supplies to the Middle East via the Suez Canal.

Timeline

On turn six, Japan declares war on the UK (if not already at war with the UK).
Japan may attack the US and UK at any time.
The US may not attack Japan until Japan attacks the US or Japan has an IPC income of 30 IPCs.
If the US is attacked before turn six, the UK declares war on Japan immediately and both sides may attack each other as normal.
Japan may not attack the UK before turn six unless the UK declares war on Japan.
The first time Japan attacks either allied power excluding China, that allied power's units defend at a roll of one.
China does not collect troops from the Burma Road until turn six or until the UK declares war on Japan.
If Japan attacks only the US, before turn six, resulting in the UK automatically declaring war on Japan, then UK units defend normally after that turn is done.
Japan does not begin collecting Victory Points until the US declares war on them.
If the US declares war on Japan because Japan is generating 30 or more IPCs per turn, Japan's Victory Point objective is raised to 25.
The US and UK receive no IPCs until they declare war on Japan!

Additional Units

At the start of some turns new units are placed on the map:

On turn one, add one aircraft carrier with two fighters to SZ 5 for the US.
On turn two, add one destroyer to SZ 38 for the US.
On turn three, add one destroyer to SZ 9 for the US.
On turn four, add one destroyer to SZ 5 for the US.
On turn five, add one destroyer to SZ 5 for the US.
On turn six, add one destroyer to SZ 9 for the US.

If the US declares war on Japan, they no longer receive any more units.

Initial Setup

Japan - 11 IPC

Japan - 7 inf, 2 rtl, 1 arm, 1 ftr, 1 bmr, 1 aa, 1 ic
Korea - 2 inf, 1 rtl, 1 arm
Manchuria - 6 inf, 2 rtl, 1 arm, 1 ftr, 1 aa
Ryukyu Is. - 2 inf, 1 ftr (was: 1 inf)
Bonin Is. - 2 inf, 1 ftr
Mariana Is. - 2 inf, 1 ftr
Formosa - 1 inf, 1 ftr
Palau Is. - 2 inf (was: 1 inf)
Marshall Is. - 2 inf
Caroline Is. - 4 inf, 2 rtl, 2 ftr, 1 bmr, 1 ac (was: 1 ftr)
SZ 18 - 1 DD
SZ 23 - 1 ac, 2 ftr
SZ 24 - 1 trn, 1 BB
SZ 25 - 1 trn
SZ 26 - 2 trn, 1 bb, 1 dd, 1 sub
SZ 34 - 1 trn, 1 dd
SZ 35 - 1 dd, 1 transport
SZ 36 - 2 trn, 1 sub, 1 bb, 1 ac, 2 ftr, 1 sub
SZ 37 - 2 trn, 1 BB

NOTE: units listed in bold indicate a change; the initial setup included in version 1.0 did not include these units.

China

Shantung - 5 inf, 1 rtl
Anhwe - 3 inf
Suiyuan - 3 inf
Hopei - 2 inf
Hunan - 1 inf
Kiangsi - 1 inf
Kwangsi - 1 inf
Yunnan - 2 inf
Kweichow - 2 inf
Szechwan - 3 inf, 1 rtl, 1 ftr, 1 aa, 1 ic
Sikang - 1 inf
Tsinghai - 1 inf
Hainan - Empty
SZ 45: 1 transport

NOTES:

China does not receive income. However, it receives one infantry for each area worth any number of IPCs. So China starts receiving 3 infantry. Use Russian from A&A Europe to represent Chinese units like the transport in SZ 45 and the fighter in Szechwan..

United Kingdom

British Commonwealth - 12 IPCs
Indian - 20 IPCs
Australian - 20 IPCs
India - 4 inf, 1 arm, 1 ftr, 1 aa, 1 ic
Burma - 1 rtl, 1 inf
Shan State - 1 inf
Siam - 1 inf
Fr. Indochina - 2 inf, 1 rtl
Hong Kong - 2 inf
Malaya - 3 inf, 1 ftr
Sumatra - 1 inf
Borneo - 1 inf
Java - 2 inf
Celebes - 1 inf
Papua - 2 inf, 1 ftr
New Britain - 1 inf
Solomon Is. - 1 inf
W. Australia - 2 inf, 1 rtl
N. Territory - 1 inf
Queensland - 2 inf, 1 rtl, 1 ftr, 1 aa
Dutch New Guinea - Empty
New Guinea - Empty
Gilbert Is. - Empty
S. Australia - Empty
New South Wales - 1 inf, 1 rtl, 1 aa, 1 ic
New Hebrides - 1 inf
Fiji - 1 inf
New Zealand - 1 inf, 1 aa, 1 ic
Canada - 1 inf
SZ 29 - 1 trn, 1 dd
SZ 30 - 1 trn
SZ 40 - 1 trn
SZ 41 - 1 trn
SZ 42 - 1 trn, 1 inf, 1 rtl
SZ 43 - 2 dd
SZ 46 - 1 dd, 1 bb
SZ 50 - 1 bb, 1 ac, 1 ftr
SZ 54 - 1 trn, 1 dd

US - 75 IPCs

United States - 2 inf, 1 rtl, 1 arm, 1 bmr, 1 aa, 1 ic
Hawaii - 2 mar, 2 ftr, 1 bmr, 1 ic
Aleutian Is. - 1 inf, 1 bmr
Johnston Is. - 1 mar
Midway Is. - 1 mar
Wake Is. - 1 mar
Guam - 1 mar
Line Is. - 1 mar
Samoa - 1 mar
Philippines - 1 inf, 1 mar, 1 rtl, 1 ftr
SZ 3 - 2 sub
SZ 5 - 3 trn
SZ 6 - 1 sub
SZ 8 - 1 dd
SZ 9 - 1 trn, 3 bb
SZ 10 - 1 trn
SZ 11 - 1 trn, 1 ac, 2 ftr
SZ 38 - 2 trn

China & United States

Once the US is in the war, China's turn is integrated into the US turn. And because of the greater importance China will have in the beginning of the game, they will receive one infantry unit for each IPC they produce, instead of one for each of their territories that produces IPCs.

Optional Rule:

Shantung starts as the Chinese capital. Once it's taken over the factory, aa gun, and capital are moved to Szechwan. This gives them more power but prevents the Japanese from getting a factory on mainland Asia.

French Indo-China

When Japan and the UK go to war, a die is rolled to determine the affiliation of FIC. If it's a high roll (4, 5, or 6), then the UK units there are removed from the board and it's controlled by Japan. If it's a low roll (1, 2, or 3), nothing happens.

Victory Conditions

Same as in regular game, except that Japan doesn't begin collecting victory points until it goes to war with the US.

Remarks

Japan attacking US and UK

Japan may attack the US and the UK at any time. To prevent them from waiting around for hundreds of turns, they must declare war on the UK on turn six if they haven't already.

United Kingdom entering the war

The UK declares war on Japan when Japan declares war on the UK by attacking or reaching turn six, or if Japan attacks the US. On the same turn as the declaration, the UK defends at 1. Afterwards, they defend normally.

History: The reason turn six is chosen for the UK to enter the war is that this is starting in mid-1937. Assuming a six-month turn, turn six would be mid-1940. French Indochina was attacked and taken over by Japan in mid 1940. Japan was too occupied with China until then.

United States entering the war

The US declares war on Japan when Japan either attacks the US or gets an income of 30 IPCs. They do not automatically go to war with Japan when Japan attacks the UK. After all, they waited a few years until they entered the European conflict. On the turn during which the US declares war on Japan, they defend at a 1. After the declaration has been out for a turn, then they defend normally. Because Japan can only reach a certain income during the Japan turn, the US declares war on them for income reasons during the US turn.

Version 1.1 Setup

The setup was adjusted. Japan gained some units.

I just counted it up and Japan is missing 243 IPCs worth of forces, if you subtract the amount of income they get on their first six turns (provided they don't declare war on either power until then). Here's the added units:

1 arm to Korea
1 inf, 1 ftr to Ryukyu
1 ftr to Bonin
1 inf, 1 ftr to Marianas
1 inf to Palau
1 ftr to Carolines
1 dd to SZ 18 1 ac, 2 ftr to SZ 23
1 bb to SZ 24
1 sub to SZ 26
1 trn to SZ 35
1 sub to SZ 36
1 bb to SZ 37

Total cost of new units: 188 IPCs. This should balance the game out more. Japan can concentrate its resources towards China or they can get into a position to attack the US. They don't have any fear of a preemptive strike on the US's part, and this is a major advantage.