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How does this game compare to War in the Pacific Admirals Edition?

Less complicated. More complicated than WitE.

The ground combat is much better. The air combat is generally better. it really depends on what your preference is. Naval combat (even air-to-ship) is heavily abstracted. The Axis have some cargo/transport ships, and no naval units.

You do not attack the allied task forces really (these task forces are mostly transports/cargo, but basically include cruiser/destroyer weapons to abstract the presence of naval bombardment/warships), Axis tactical/level/torpedo bombers and patrol aircraft essentially run naval interdiction missions, these increase the movement cost in the area interdicted, and that increased movement cost increases cargo/transport casualties dramatically, including damage/destruction of units if transports are sunk. The presence of operational Axis ports near Allied landing beaches/sea lanes also increases the naval interdiction levels, which simulates Axis E-Boats and light ships/minelaying. Often as the Allies, you heavily bomb nearby Axis ports before you conduct a landing, to knock out the ports and reduce the naval interdiction coming from them. There is a general very light level of naval loss baked into normal naval movement, which is to simulate submarine losses, general ship maintenance losses, hitting stray mines, etc.