On the following Japanese turn, the lone U.S. That's a total of 32 IPCs, versus 38 IPCs at stake for the Americans (possibly another 8 if they lose the transport from the Pacific in the counterattack.) You will lose the sub in the battle, and the battleship either in the battle itself, or in the counterattack. aircraft, while allowing two fighters to attack, and retreat to the carrier. loses at least a turn in the Atlantic by sending the bomber and fighters west.ĭon Rae had a brilliant plan to defuse this threat: Move only the batttleship and sub into the Hawaiian sea zone, and leave the carrier in the Wake Island Sea zone, out of range of U.S. may prefer this strategy if the Japanese player is better than the German player. stands to lose one battleship, one carrier, one sub, two or three fighters, and one transport (in total), leaving the bomber and perhaps one fighter. The Japanese are likely to lose in all, one battleship, one carrier, one sub, and two fighters. brings its bomber and fighter from the East coast, and uses its west coast fighter, battleship and transport in a counterattack on the Hawaiian Islands sea zone. About the 'worst case' for Japan is 'mutually assured destruction' of the two Pacific fleets.
