I have read here that AI troops do not suffer a penalty for being out of supply or at least to the same degree as a human player's LCUs will suffer. In my game, playing as the allies, I have held onto Rangoon despite a large IJA presence there (~40-50k troops). I managed to deliver an attack on Pegu...

Closing the loop , it is as ABG suspected. After a couple more days, the button appeared and everything is working properly. Thank you to all.

That makes sense to me as well. I must have drawn some aircraft from the reserve pool and am not yet clear of the time restrictions. I will report back when I advance a few more days (was it 7 days before it resets?).

Replacements were not on. I toggled them to "on" for the F4F squadron but it says "replacements delayed for the SBD. I will run a turn and see if replacements show up. So do the VRF squadrons work automatically, i.e. they will send out aircraft & pilots to eligible Navy units in r...

I did not have the CVE in a replenishment TF. I disbanded then reformed the TF as a replenishment TF but I still do not see any option to add replacement planes. Is it something that happens automatically? I am using 1126a if that makes a difference .

Thanks for the great advice and insight everybody. My closest base is Tagula which I have built up pretty well. It is too far for Navy/USMC tactical air but I do have several squadrons of B-26 / B-24 who are providing air strikes on the IJA 38th Division and what appears to be the remnants of the 2n...

I am playing as Allies in the Grand Campaign against Japanese AI opponent. It is October 1942. I have just concluded the third major CV vs. CV battle of my war. This was in many ways the most frustrating. Context: I am invading the island of Guadalcanal. Lunga is defended by at least 1 x IJA Divisio...

You know, I don't have a good answer for 'Why capture Rabaul?" come to think of it. I was sort of just by default pursuing it because it is the IJN's center of gravity in the South Pacific / Southwest Pacific theater. I suppose you could say it should be taken because it could be useful given t...

Thanks Bella. I am a big fan of HP Wilmott as well. I agree that an interconneced series of airbases in the Solomons is preferable all things being equal - but I suppose I am more wondering if the endeavor will be worth it once the Japanese have the whole 17th Army on the island with ~31k troops. Ma...

I actually got some good experience for my land based air in the Milne Bay operation. Had 4 or 5 B-24/B-17 squadrons flying out of Townsville and some A-20/B-26 out of Tagula. My sense is they are contributing a lot more to the success of the fighting there then the casualty reports during the turns...

I am playing Dec 8 Campaign and am in September 1942. I opened my first offensive with an invasion of Milne Bay, defended by the 71st IJA and a few base units. I used the 32nd ID and 7th Australian Div. Came off without a hitch, was shocked given that KB is still out there and due to the proximity o...

I am wondering whether and to what extent SIGINT can be inaccurate. In my current game as Allies vs AI (Grand Campaign, currently in September 1942) I have experienced a situation where I received a report of a planned attack on Enderbury Island, only for the actual IJN invasion force to arrive at n...

I've got the 13th and 8th Squadrons of the 3rd BG flying A-24's in my game. 1126a Dec 8 campaign.

I am in July 1942 and I have two A-24 units that are useful. One is in Pearl where it provides me some useful naval attack - they even put a bomb hit on the Yamato when the AI decided to try a surface raid in close. The second A-24 unit is in Luganville where it helps me exert some control over the ...

I don't have a fix on the KB, but I have detected two distinct CV task forces - 1 has been operating up and down the Marshalls, from around Kwajelein down to Funafuti... where I spotted them just before loading up the transports to take Canton. This caused me to postpone that operation, I like to th...

I am in July 1942 of the GC playing as the Allies. I was planning to launch my first offensive in July against Canton, but the surprise loss of the Hornet put me down to 2 active CV's while I wait for Enterprise to heal up so I postponed that operation and am planning to begin my offensive in the mo...

Thanks guys this is very helpful. I must have an outdated manual as I referenced it before posting but it does not contain the detailed breakdown from the excerpt above.

Interesting.. so RN ships may withdraw from Australian ports but not Indian ports? I previously have been unable to withdraw from Bombay but when I pop down to Sri Lanka (Commonwealth bases at Tric / Colombo) it has worked.

I have got the Indomitable in port at Colombo and overdue, but despite being in a Commonwealth port, the withdrawal button is not active. She is carrying 55 system damage points (due to me forgetting to remove mission speed on her way back from the Solomons), so all I can think is that I have to fir...

Thanks for the responses - so my problem is that by July 1942 the flotation damage on California and West Virginia just hasn't budged. I figured I would wait for it to get manageable then send them off to the west coast, but they have maxed out the possible repair points while pier side but are stil...