May I ask what VR stands for?


The full term is VRF. It stands for Navy Ferry Squadron. You could also think of the "R" standing for "reserve" if that helps you remember. These are special naval air units stationed on some escort carriers and usable as a source of replacement aircraft for ...

Very cool - thank you for sharing.

Those subs must have been incredibly cramped.

Very nice - thank you for sharing.

Best museum I've been to in a while was Udvar-Hazy National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, VA (near Dulles Airport).

Sardaukar wrote: Sat Jun 15, 2024 1:12 pm IMHO, Shattered Sword is definitive book about Battle of Midway and reasons & events that did lead to that battle.

It gives very good insight about events and clears lot of misconceptions about the battle.

+100

From mid-1944 (if not earlier) until the end of the war USN carrier task force size was close to 25 ships. They might have figured the extra AA was worth the increased chance of collisions. In my (limited) experience ship and task force commanders with high naval skills reduce collisions to some ...

Mikawa wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:08 am Great book. Lots interesting detail on pre-war and early war intel ops. Just a few smart folks working out of a basement. Well written. Definitely a buy.

+1

Rest in Peace Sailors.

Regarding your original question about resources on what unit went where during the war this map is pretty good on showing the deployment of US Army divisions anyway. No Marine divisions shown unfortunately. Japanese unit information is always a bit harder to find but maybe there's a good Japanese ...

Nice find - thank you for sharing.

Wow, unexpected good news! Thank you for your efforts.

AndrewV wrote: Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:04 am Any idea on whether the updated scenarios and AI files be included as part of the planned final patch?

+1

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Cool. Looks great. How many ships do you have?....GP

+1 Let's see everything!

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I know for sure that WITP:AE is more realistic. I just wanted to know if a ratio of 4 screens to 1 capital ship is realistic (Which is the optimum ratio in that other game) or it is more like 2:1 ...

Just saw this thread. All I have to say is [&o]

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The overall site: <LINK link="https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html"><s>[link=https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html]</s>PCL Maps<e>[/link]</e></LINK> is an excellent resource for historical maps from all over the world. Used it ...

Very entertaining. Thank you for posting ReadyR.

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It's actually easier to run a search on each pdf, followed by a forum search, to get the answers, insofar as they exist. <br ...

<t> Because I am OCD about such matters I have been keeping track & renaming accordingly. Playing as Allies against AI (am up to April 28, 1944) & have made changes to ship reinforcements with editable names, for example:<br/>
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Very sad news. RIP.

Have been re-reading "The Fleet At Flood Tide" - the book is on my nightstand now.

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When the cat steps on the numbers pad, anything will show up on the screen. [:@]

Truth right here!