<t>I'm inclined to agree to a point on the piracy issue; the point being that in some respects developers have brought the piracy problem upon themselves.<br/>
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With a few notable exceptions - like Matrix - you buy software, especially games, on hope. Even in those cases (less common every day ...

Didn't most of the Allied AFs use ferry pilots for long-range transfers behind the lines instead of combat pilots? Perhaps that contributed to the high loss rates - inexperience?

The only drawback to the current setup is that you can't capture Marcus to eliminate the Japanese base.

<r>Bet your convoys will work better now! <E>:)</E><br/>
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It's an oddity of sorts that *some* new MCS will show up in SF or Seattle.<br/>
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Mmmm...maybe in a future version ALL the new MCS will show up in LA. It may be a bit ahistorical, but it makes the player's life a bit easier, and ...

OBC41.

Shows West Coast as subordinate to Nat'l China; SWPac under SoPac; CentPac under West Coast; Combined Fleet under 8th Area Army, etc.

<t>I seem to recall from the old PacWar list, too, that new RC's are created from ships in the pool. This means that if you have 5 20+ groups in the "home port", and none in the pool, you'll only have 5 RC's. If you send all but one of the ships per group to the pool, though, it'll create as many RC ...

<r>Deciding to get the straight word on this matter, I went to <URL url="http://www.rafweb.org/"><s>[url]</s>http://www.rafweb.org/<e>[/url]</e></URL> - an excellent site for info on every RAF squadron ever in existance. Not all have histories up yet, but every squadron does have a list, in order ...

<r>The Vengeance (I-IV -minor variations between models) was a dive-bomber flown by the RAF/RAAF.<br/>
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The Aussies had 5 squadrons (342 aircraft total buy) starting in 1942; the squadrons mostly upgraded to the B-24 in 1943.<br/>
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The Brits bought 700 of them in July 1940 and got another ...

<r>Kewl on the groups of CVE's. I can hang with a group of two, no problem. I just keep remembering Taffy 3 on the issue of "ferry only". <E>:)</E><br/>
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The fighter group comment was referencing the slots used by the individual CVE's airgroups - they seem to be using up a disproportinate ...

<t>Using the editor, one can get rid of a base's "isolated" status. Just go to the "base" sheet and edit the terrain cell. <br/>
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The AI does seem tougher, but I'm not sure yet whether it's because the AI is actually smarter or if the AI has been given a bunch of advantages.<br/>
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The ...

<r>Like I said - design decision <E>:)</E> And on the updated list matter - it doesn't help anyone for a developer to make a bunch of changes and keep them secret. This leads to all kinds of "WTH"? posts...<br/>
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I don't agree that it's realistic for a regiment/division to be moved between ...

<t>For those playing OBC41, Allied in v3: Edit your F6F arrival time downward by about 10. <br/>
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The aircraft isn't sked to arrive until July 43 but you start getting CV/CVL/CVE with them onboard around May 43. <br/>
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If you don't make the edit, you'll have to keep those decks in training ...

I've seen it all over. I had a P-38 squadron stand up in San Fran and it never grew beyond 4 - even though the pool had over 300 planes in it.

I finally changed it to another aircraft and then back after it grew to full strength.

Has anyone been able to set Marcus Island as a Allied TF destination?

I can set it as a air target, but I can't send my bombardment force/CV TF there. Wierd glitch, or real bug?

Right then...intentional. A heads-up in the readme might have been nice, however.

An interesting design decision, too, since one can infer reasonably that if the force is retreating it's hard-pressed and those fishing boats would be easy to damage with ground fire.

See the other thread on this topic No more airgroups were added to the game in terms of the total number; the single CVE's w/airgroups took slots from land-based airgroups thereby reducing their numbers.

<r>Concur. I finally did get some CVE's with airgroups, so it kinda answered my question <E>:)</E>. I'm in favor, though, of the group CVE's. It's easy to forget that PW is an operational-level game and get into too much micromanagement.<br/>
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I find individual CVE's cost too much in terms of ...

<t>CynicalAl does have a very good analysis, but the conclusion is, IMO, incorrect. I see no particular problem with having a P-40 attack ground targets at 400 nm, for several reasons:<br/>
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1. The assumptions on range are based on INTERNAL fuel loads only - use of drop tanks (common, but not ...

<r>"The War Department announced today that the US Army, while fighting in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Operations Area, has recently discovered a new, secret Japanese technological marvel. <br/>
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Elements of the 25th and 27th Divisions, under the command of MGEN Rupertus, were ...

<r>Hmmm...that Rangoon Line thing is a new one on me. Definately could be a factor, though, because I do use them aggressively. I usually try to hang on to Medan as a jump-off for retaking the peninsula and use the RN pretty heavily for protection and bombardment to slow down the Japanese incursion ...