These are all represented by different unit counters and have different capabilities and include engineers, combat squads, Marine squads, support squads, air support sections, Sherman tanks, Stuart tanks, motorized forces, a number of mortars and field artillery and many others. The unit counters are mostly on division and brigade level, but there are many independent regiments and battalions. There are a goodly number of different types of land-based units. The War on the Ground - Troops are needed to maintain and garrison bases and to deprive the enemy of his bases. When pilots are in short supply, they can be placed into the pilot pool and reassigned to other groups Pilots and crews are tracked separately from aircraft and have individual skill and fatigue ratings. The War in the Air - A wide variety of aircraft are included in the game, ranging from the awkward P-39 and the nimble Zero, to the heavy hitting B-29 and the extremely fast and powerful Corsair. The game includes thousands of ships chosen from over 300 ship classes. Every ship from mighty carriers and battleships down to gun boats has a commander with his own strengths and weaknesses. The War At Sea - Besides critical hit locations for all weapons platforms and any radar installations, individual armor locations and a wealth of performance and characteristics data, each ship’s crew has an experience rating for day and night combat. War In The Pacific covers the entire Pacific Theater of WWII from Dec 7th 1941 until June 30th 1946. Since half the planet Earth is covered by the titanic Pacific struggle, the game is massive in scope, covering thousands of ships tens of thousands of aircraft. The scale is 60 miles per hex and losses are individual vehicles, aircraft, guns and squads. War in the Pacific: The Struggle Against Japan 1941-1945 is a classic strategy game, based on the award winning Uncommon Valor game engine.

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