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I am playing the '41 campaign as the allies against the Japanese AI with max help Japanese. I have started to receive CVE's, Essex class CV's and just this turn, two CVL's. All with full complements of F6F's. But. I cannot change any of my factories over to F6F production ...

<t>ok, so the ai still isn't all that bright. I know from sigint where the IJN wanted to go (efate), had tasked my tf's to go to Santa Cruz Is. (under IJA control). The AI sends his carrier tf's right next to Numea, ComSoPac HQ where all the carriers are based from. So, before my tf's sortie to ...

<t>I have been playing PW for a long time. The IJN is definitely friskier in 3.0 than previously. I play Allies with max help Japanese to give the AI a break and can see the efforts Jeremy and the rest have put into this release. <br/>
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The IJN no longer seems to go to sleep in early 1942 like ...

<t>Hi Jeremy, as one who watched your computer adventure with the 2.3 release, I have only one thing to say.... BUY A TAPE BACKUP PLEASE<br/>
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I would hate for you to get virus'd or have another hard drive crash at just the wrong time. Note that zip drives work very well for this reason also (I ...

<t>Hmmmm. Didn't notice the loss of LST's. If we get a more realistic modelling of total sealift capacity, I think that this is a "win". <br/>
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The severe cutback in B17E capability is a bit much, IMO. I agree that the B24 has superior capacity and range, but not that much. (I am a former ...

<t>Hi Steven,<br/>
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Rangoon is a notably tough place to stay supplied. There are many comments to this effect on older threads. I usually keep Port Blair in supply by making it the home of Eastern Fleet, with occasional manual supply runs from India. Same goes for Medan. Palembang is harder ...

<t>This reply is not just a random set of responses. Well, ok, maybe it is. <br/>
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First, the B17 capability as a Zero killer is IMO accurate. Caidin's co-author (who's name I can't remember and couldn't spell if I could) in "Zero" was pretty clear on the subject. He claimed that B17s and B24s ...

<t>Y'all misunderstand me on the subs. I am pretty aggressive with my sub placements, I just am not getting a lot of contacts this game. Not really a problem.<br/>
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As far as being an aggressive commander, well, shucks. Usually I am pretty conservative, though I have been known to 'throw the ...

<t>Hmmm. IMO, the Japanese got hammered in 1943 on because of what they did and didn't do. They didn't get their air training program into "war" gear soon enough. Sakai in "Samurai!" pointed out that at many of the men washed out in training early on would have made superior pilots. One of Martin ...

<t>Sniff. I am jealous. In the game I just started, I forgot to check intel on December 21, 1941. I had selected Johnson island to regroup my forces. The IJN had also selected Johnson as a target, so long before I was ready, I encounter eight IJN flattops with Lexington and Enterprise with Saratoga ...

<t>The CV values are in the manual. There is a matrix in there that relates the total number of carrier 'points' against the air rating of the commanding admiral and gives a value that must be 'passed' for a full strike to lift off. Anyone remember saving throws? The short of it is, when you get ...

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MT I am with Blackhorse on the "don't delay 2.3" looking for the magic formula.<br/>
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Tomanbeg, you and I are very close in what we are saying. There are some shades of difference though. You are talking about speed while maneuvering (that 'critical speed' you talk about ...

<t>Hmmmm. Not sure you're going to come up with a generic formula that will make everyone happy, MT. The short answer to your question about turning ability is an equation (lost waaaay back in the cobwebs of my brain) that relates wing loading and L/D ratio to turning ability. A lightly loaded ...

<t>Happy Holidays to all of you. I enjoy these discussions, though I don't always agree with the facts/opinions being expressed. Part of the fun, I think. I also want to thank all of you for the, ahem, genteel tone of our debates. We seem to have lively discussions without questioning each other's ...

<t>Blackhorse, to change the number of subs in a group, you need to transfer the group to port. Select a sub group, select a port (I tend to base my subs out of Midway), select 'sub mode' to relocate the sub group to the port. Then, select the port, select 'sub mode' again, then 'remove' the group ...

<t>Hi TIMJOT, byron, Madflava and all the rest,<br/>
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my point wasn't that Guam could be held, but that a healthy Guam (for a while) extends the PI campaign, making it even longer. Combined with an intact Pacific Fleet, the IJN strategic position would be a bit tough. Reducing a reinforced Guam ...

<t>Hi all, TIMJOT, remember it is not just the PI that would get reinforced, but also the islands along the way. IJN would be cramped if they had to deal with a reinforced Guam (a couple of additional airfields, shore defenses, put a couple of divisions there, some bombers, some fighters, etc.), a ...

I think that url that Von Rom posted above is supposed to be:

http://www.theunderdogs.org/

FYI.

<t>[copied from another thread as this one is more on point]<br/>
In this day of many people trying to impress their friends by taking down websites and writing viruses, a little paranoia is a good thing. Check the mail program you use for the option to hide filename extensions. Turn it off. Check ...

<t>In this day of many people trying to impress their friends by taking down websites and writing viruses, a little paranoia is a good thing. Check the mail program you use for the option to hide filename extensions. Turn it off. Check for unknown extensions, if you see them, delete the message ...