Much of the eastern map is taken up by ocean, dotted with island groups - a player need not occupy every single island to control the group, provided no enemy units are present. Strategic Redeployment of forces from one theatre to another (it takes a turn to move from one off-map box - the European US box, the Pacific US box, South Africa, Western India, Southern Australia, SouthWest Pacific - to another) can take several seasons. The game includes rules for a successful Japanese player to force the surrender of India or Australia by transferring units into the relevant off-map box and conducting attrition combat.

A (black-and-white) extension map for the whole of Australia was published in 'Ultra' magazine in the late 1990s. The capture of hexes through attrition is much less likely.Д®astern India and the northern parts of Australia (including Darwin and Cairns) are shown on the map. The map is on a larger scale than the European war, so air units have range of 3 not 4, armour Zones of Control cost only one extra movement point (not 2) to move through and do not extend into rough terrain, while exploiting armour must keep to a chain of adjacent hexes, rather than one hex apart. Box, although the Aleutian Islands ( Alaska) and the Hawaiian Islands are shown on the map. As in Europe the United States is represented by an off-map U.S. Then, do what needs to be done.The map (designed by Charlie Kibler) is made up of two 31' Г— 22' sheets with 1' hexes and depicts the whole of the Pacific Ocean including parts of Australia, India, China, Russia & Japan. The Allies believe that we were inferior to them, they always have. You do not understand how they think, father. It holds so many of our sacred shrines, it houses half our fleet. They are planning an attack on our base at Pearl Harbor. Not after seeing our *crushing* of the Soviets.Д«ut father, we have intellegence from my spy, deep within Allied command. We should have atacked without warning, and annihilated them. You disapporve.ДЇather, we should not have given the Allies the option of surrender. Survival is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. The Soviets have resisted and suffered for their arrogance. Bolster our defenses, prepair for the attack on Pearl HarborД¬itizens of the world, the Empire of The Rising sun has risen. That is why we must show them no mercy.Emperor Yoshiro: Then, do what needs to be done. It will be foolhardy for them.Crown Prince Tatsu: You do not understand how they think, father. They are planning an attack on our base at Pearl Harbor.Emperor Yoshiro: Pearl Harbor? Impossible.Crown Prince Tatsu: Is it?Emperor Yoshiro: It holds so many of our sacred shrines, it houses half our fleet. Not after seeing our *crushing* of the Soviets.Crown Prince Tatsu: But father, we have intellegence from my spy, deep within Allied command. We should have atacked without warning, and annihilated them.Emperor Yoshiro: They will not resist, my son. You disapporve.Crown Prince Tatsu: Father, we should not have given the Allies the option of surrender. Emperor Yoshiro: Citizens of the world, the Empire of The Rising sun has risen.

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