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ORIGINAL: davidachamberlain quote:
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ORIGINAL: davidachamberlain "I" believe that once US and Japan are at war, even if the Marshalls was not militarized, it should not matter. Dave Oh yes David, it does matter (unless you were referring to the notional doing the triggering, then I agree). US Entry actions are always rolled for the first time they occur, providing the US is not at war with all of Italy, Germany and Japan (exception: occupying Chinese cities can occur and re-occur if China takes them back). It is the US entry options exclusively against these Axis powers which are deemed to have been taken once the US goes to war with them (exception: Northern Ireland). So suppose US and Japan are at war, but the US is not at war with Germany and/or Italy, and the Marshalls action has not yet occurred (and I realize that is not the case here), and then the Japanese move a unit into the Marshalls. That definitely triggers a roll for a chit and if the US gets a chit, half its entry value is still useful against the other Axis powers. I just found the clarification for that in the Rules as Coded book (section 13.3.2, page 92 first paragraph) "When the U.S. goes to war with a major power you are treated as having chosen every unchosen entry option aimed at that major power. You still roll for each of the options but don't have to moave a marker to the tension pool when called for unless you so desire (except for your declaration of ware; see 9.4). You do this on a case by case basis." Dave Yes, but Japan militarizes the Marshalls is not a US entry option; it is a US entry action. These are two totally different things. US entry actions still have their effect until you are at war with all Axis powers.
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