List of all different A&A playing pieces (types) for all A&A games?

[Midnight_Reaper]

From my list of pieces from A&A 1942, 2nd Edition. “Fighting Men” is just a reference that this is an infantry sculpt, good luck finding the model for that.

Some explanation for my notes below:
2nd Ed = 1942, Second Edition; Europe 1940, Second Edition; Pacific 1940, Second Edition
40/42 = 1942, both editions; 1940, all four editions
40 = not in 1942; 1940, all four editions

Unit Types	Germany
Infantry	fighting man
Arty-2nd Ed	Ger 10.5cm LeFH 18
AAA-2nd Ed	Ger 8.8cm Flak 41
Tank-40/42	Ger Panzer V Panther
Mech Inf-40	Ger Sd.Kfz-251
		Germany
Fighter-40/42	Ger Bf-109
Bomber-40/42	Ger Ju-88
Tac Bmbr-40	Ger Ju-87
		Germany
Carrier-40/42	Ger Graf Zeppelin
BB-40/42	Ger Bismarck
Cruiser-40/42	Ger Hipper
DD-40/42	Ger Type 1934a
SS-40/42	Ger U-Boat Type VII
Trans-1st Ed	Ger Danzig Class*
Transport-42	Ger Hilfskruever*
*Possibly Dithmarshen Class
		Germany
Unit Types	Japan
Infantry	fighting man
Arty-40/42	IJA Type 92 70mm How.
AAA-2nd Ed	IJA Type 88 75mm
Tank-40/42	IJA Type 95 Ha-Go
Mech Inf-40 2nd	IJA Type 1 Ho-Ha
		Japan
Fighter-40/42	IJN A6M Zero
Bomber-40/42	IJN G4M Betty
Tac Bmbr-40	IJN D3A Val
		Japan
Carrier-40/42	IJN Shinano
BB-40/42	IJN Yamato
Cruiser-40/42	IJN Takao
DD-40/42	IJN Fubuki
SS-40/42	IJN I-Class (1st class)
Trans-40/42	IJN Hakusan Maru
		Japan
Unit Types	United Kingdom
Infantry	fighting man
Arty-2nd Ed	UK Ord. QF 25 Pnder
AAA-2nd Ed	UK QFAA 3.7 inch
Tank-40/42	UK Matilda II
Mech Inf-40 2nd	UK Priest Kangaroo
		United Kingdom
Fighter-40/42	UK Spitfire
Bomber-40/42	UK Halifax
Tac Bmbr-40	UK DH.98 Mosquito
		United Kingdom
Carrier-40/42	UK Illustrious
BB-40/42	UK Royal Sovereign*
Cruiser-40/42	UK County Class / Kent
DD-2nd Ed	UK S Class
SS-2nd Ed	UK Truculent/T Class
Trans-40/42	USA Liberty Ship
*Revenge or Royal Sovereign Class
		United Kingdom
Unit Types	United States of America
Infantry	fighting man
Arty-40/42	USA 105mm How.
AAA-2nd Ed	USA M1 90mm
Tank-40/42	USA M4 Sherman
Mech Inf-40	USA M3/M5 Half-track
		USA
Fighter-40/42	USA P-38 Lightning
Bomber-40/42	USA B-17
Tac Bmbr-40	USA SBD Dauntless
		USA
Carrier-40/42	USA Wasp
BB-40/42	USA Iowa
Cruiser-40/42	USA Portland
DD-40/42	USA Fletcher
SS-40/42	USA Gato
Trans-40/42	USA Liberty Ship
		United States of America
Unit Types	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Infantry	fighting man
Arty-2nd Ed	USSR 152mm How.
AAA-2nd Ed	USSR M1939 85mm
Tank-40/42	USSR T-34
Mech Inf-40	USSR Zis-42
		USSR
Fighter-40/42	USSR Yak-3
Bomber-40/42	USSR PE-8
Tac Bmbr-40	USSR Il-2 Sturmovik
		USSR
BB-40/42	USSR Gangut
Cruiser-40/42	USSR Kirov
DD-40/42	USSR Gnevny
SS-2nd Ed	USSR Srednyaya/S-Class
Trans-40-2nd	USSR Baltic Timber*
*Possibly Volgoles type
		Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

-Midnight_Reaper

[Midnight_Reaper]

I have charts going further back, but they mostly repeat. I will post them if asked, but only if asked.

-Midnight_Reaper

[thrasher1]

@midnight_reaper

Thank you very much for all these links.

Might it - in the future - be possible to add all this info as a ‘resource’ to this site? So instead of a ‘post’ it would be an article or page then…

The reason I was looking for all this info (again) is that I plan to order some stuff. And I really hope to be able to use some of the pieces with multiple games.
Having said that: color indeed is an issue.

As is mentioned in this post:

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/14355/evolution-of-axis-allies-pieces-take-2

… some games came with mismoulds (like the American-German mashup with infantry in Axis and Allies Classic) and some games had different versions.

[Midnight_Reaper]

As for mis-molds, there are 3 major ones that I can think of. As 2 of the 3 are in some of the rarest A&A games, getting them all might be a challenge.

MB A&A:
US & Ger Infantry color swap (1 or 2 production runs, early in the series).

A&A Guadalcanal:
US & IJN Cruisers color swap (the whole run, replacements were available on request).

A&A Anniversary Edition (1st printing)
Some, but not all, Italian M14/41 tanks replaced with UK Matilda II tanks in Italian brown (happened randomly, I think it averaged 1 per set, in those games that had that problem).

And now you know.

-Midnight_Reaper

[thrasher1]

@midnight_reaper said in List of all different A&A playing pieces (types) for all A&A games?:

As for mis-molds, there are 3 major ones that I can think of. As 2 of the 3 are in some of the rarest A&A games, getting them all might be a challenge.

MB A&A:
US & Ger Infantry color swap (1 or 2 production runs, early in the series).

I hear this one quite often. I bought my own game in the early 1990s. I have seen both the correct one and the US-German swap one in The Netherlands (where I am from).

A&A Guadalcanal:
US & IJN Cruisers color swap (the whole run, replacements were available on request).

Yes. And yes, this is a rare game. Very glad I bought it immediatelly when it came out.

A&A Anniversary Edition (1st printing)
Some, but not all, Italian M14/41 tanks replaced with UK Matilda II tanks in Italian brown (happened randomly, I think it averaged 1 per set, in those games that had that problem).

I did not know about this one. Thanks for posting this info.

[thrasher1]

@midnight_reaper

Regarding Axis and Allies Europe and Pacific 1940 First Edition:

There are reports about slightly different US sets. So that the Europe and Pacific pieces for the US are not exactly the same shade of green.
Do you know how often this occured?

Regarding A&A Europe / Pacific 1940 Second Edition:

Are the colors of the pieces the same? I only own the First Edition so I cannot compare.

As always: your help is really appreciated!

[thrasher1]

@Panther

Thanks for moving this message/discussion to the right place.
I really did not know where to post it.

As many of us are looking for additional playing pieces (and this message is about playing pieces) I deceided to post it in the Marktplace subofrum.

But thanks again.

[Midnight_Reaper]

@thrasher1 said in List of all different A&A playing pieces (types) for all A&A games?:

Regarding Axis and Allies Europe and Pacific 1940 First Edition:

There are reports about slightly different US sets. So that the Europe and Pacific pieces for the US are not exactly the same shade of green.
Do you know how often this occured?

Regarding A&A Europe / Pacific 1940 Second Edition:

Are the colors of the pieces the same? I only own the First Edition so I cannot compare.

As far as I can tell, the colors between Europe '40 and Pacific '40 are very similar. I’m not going to say exact, but I don’t remember seeing a difference the last time I looked.

And the same for 1940 1st Ed and 1940 2nd Ed - they may be a difference, but I don’t remember seeing one.

You have probably reached the limit of my knowledge. I do hope someone further versed in the intricacies of version differences in A&A pieces can come along to help you.

-Midnight_Reaper

[Midnight_Reaper]

@thrasher1 said in List of all different A&A playing pieces (types) for all A&A games?:

@midnight_reaper said in List of all different A&A playing pieces (types) for all A&A games?:

MB A&A:
US & Ger Infantry color swap (1 or 2 production runs, early in the series).

I hear this one quite often. I bought my own game in the early 1990s. I have seen both the correct one and the US-German swap one in The Netherlands (where I am from).

A look at those US/German Infantries (and, two different color IJA infantries as well):
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/14355/evolution-of-axis-allies-pieces-take-2/24.

A&A Guadalcanal:
US & IJN Cruisers color swap (the whole run, replacements were available on request).

Yes. And yes, this is a rare game. Very glad I bought it immediatelly when it came out.

A look at the Guadalcanal IJN USN cruiser color swap:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/14355/evolution-of-axis-allies-pieces-take-2/30.

A&A Anniversary Edition (1st printing)
Some, but not all, Italian M14/41 tanks replaced with UK Matilda II tanks in Italian brown (happened randomly, I think it averaged 1 per set, in those games that had that problem).

I did not know about this one. Thanks for posting this info.

A look at Anniversary Edition’s Brown Matilda IIs:
https://boardgamegeek.com/image/490594/axis-allies-anniversary-edition.

-Midnight_Reaper

[Midnight_Reaper]

One last reply for now.

First, let me hit you up with some pictures of how colors of units for different countries varied in the early days of Hasbro/WotC/AH A&A.

Tanks of the United Kingdom, from A&A Europe/Pacific to A&A Anniversary. (Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/424344/) - See the source link for a listing of what piece is from which game.

And finally, a couple shots of the rarest (non-mistake) pieces in A&A - RN County Class cruisers in Russian Red. These were only done for the first print run of A&A Anniversary. The next time Soviet cruisers were seen in an A&A game (A&A 1942, 1st Edition), they were replaced with Kirov-class cruiser.

First, a comparison shot of all of the cruisers from A&A Anniversary, 1st print. (Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/362555/)

Next, a clearer picture of those rare Soviet County classes, aligned with the rest of the Soviet Navy in A&A Anniversary. (Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/399605/)

I hope that helps somebody.

-Midnight_Reaper