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Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 2nd - Basic Rules and Setup Charts

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Notes on the Pacific 1940 2nd rules, mainly highlights of the most important rules as they appear in the rulebook along with some additional comments and explanations and some helpful tables:
Pacific 1940 2nd - Setup Charts:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkhe3it1gkhkwse/Setup Charts for A%26A P40 SE.pdf?dl=0
Pacific 1940 2nd - Basic Rules Guide:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0y4rogsbnri9rcr/Important Notes for A%26A P40 SE.pdf?dl=0
Some pages as a sample of these Notes below:

See also the posts for Europe and Global 1940 SE versions:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/post/1622770
and
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/post/1630786
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Attached are 6 PDF screen shots - my setup in pictures.
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