The subs options was polemical, I apologize. Interservice rivalry would prohibit
such an option in any case.

Look at what happened to Arnold for simply trying to get the B-29 to work.

You forget that subs can lay mines. And they did.

Also PBY and B-29...however I suspect that using a B-29 to lay mines
would grate on High Command.

Its a moot point.

A rationale Japanese pilot rotation policy, even if implemented, still needs
Avgas. The question is...did Japan have enough to train her pilots.
I dont know the answer.

<r><QUOTE author="Mogami"><s>[QUOTE=Mogami]</s>Hi, Chiteng did you miss the great U-boat debate? (In the Gary Grigsby interview thread-we hijacked it with U-boats.)<e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE> Nope, but I wasnt that interested AND I have my own opinions.<br/> Donitz was no fool. If training was the issue...

<r><QUOTE author="madflava13"><s>[QUOTE=madflava13]</s>To follow Mogami's post up - After mid-1943, the Germans withdrew their U-Boats from active service in the Atlantic. Losses were too prohibitive - go look at the percentage of U-Boaters who actually survived the war. All the good crews are on th...

If you allow FOW, I dont see how you can defeat Spain.
If you dont know where is partisan are, you would need to garrison each province. Only the French have that kind of muscle.

That doesnt cover Cossak or Friekorp. Its a can of worms.

<r><QUOTE author="madflava13"><s>[QUOTE=madflava13]</s>Chiteng,<br/> Just a quick note - you may have been able to produce more Gatos than actually came out historically, but there's no chance you could man them with trained crews. As it was, most fleet boats were going on patrol with approximately ...

<r><QUOTE author="byron13"><s>[QUOTE=byron13]</s>Nope, sorry Chiteng. Mdiehl wins this round. Assuming you actually said that Mac and Nimitz were wrong to try a two-pronged approach, you're licked. The statement - if made - presumes you believed that they had the assets available to successfully exe...

<r><QUOTE author="byron13"><s>[QUOTE=byron13]</s>Nope, sorry Chiteng. Mdiehl wins this round. Assuming you actually said that Mac and Nimitz were wrong to try a two-pronged approach, you're licked. The statement - if made - presumes you believed that they had the assets available to successfully exe...

<r><QUOTE author="Mogami"><s>[QUOTE=Mogami]</s>Hi, Nope. With just submarine production you don't shut down the Japanese. With no demand on the economy the Japanese could simply build air transports.<br/> Use the rail net and move everything to ports (Shanghai amd Pusan) and then fly it to Japan. Co...

<r><QUOTE author="byron13"><s>[QUOTE=byron13]</s>Nope, sorry Chiteng. Mdiehl wins this round. Assuming you actually said that Mac and Nimitz were wrong to try a two-pronged approach, you're licked. The statement - if made - presumes you believed that they had the assets available to successfully exe...

I would argue that you could bring Japan to its knees with simply Gato production. If you built enough Gato.

You COULD do that, with minimal impact on the rest of the war.

There are many strategy.

<r><QUOTE author="mdiehl"><s>[QUOTE=mdiehl]</s>That's a pretty meaningless answer. You've stated that you can't attempt that which you wish to attempt because the assets that you feel that you need to make the attempt are not available. They're not available because you don't get to control 30%. Got...

<r><QUOTE author="mdiehl"><s>[QUOTE=mdiehl]</s>Soo... you're saying that you've got enough CVs and such, but you'd like more AKs, AOs, AVs and so forth, and perhaps some early delivery LSTs?<br/> <br/> Does this mean that you think Mac and Nimitz had enough of these to pursue the 1-prong assault? If...

<r><QUOTE author="mdiehl"><s>[QUOTE=mdiehl]</s>Soo... you're saying that you've got enough CVs and such, but you'd like more AKs, AOs, AVs and so forth, and perhaps some early delivery LSTs?<br/> <br/> Does this mean that you think Mac and Nimitz had enough of these to pursue the 1-prong assault? If...

<r><QUOTE author="mdiehl"><s>[QUOTE=mdiehl]</s>What, specifically, would you like to build that is unavailable to you (types? numbers?) in the historical order of battle that substantially alters the strategic feasibility of the Pacific Blitz, Chiteng?<e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE> Those are YOUR words not...

<r><QUOTE author="mdiehl"><s>[QUOTE=mdiehl]</s>So, Chiteng, the crux of the problem for the Japanese player is: How do I prevent same from happening (or rather, from happening as quickly as it historically did)?<br/> <br/> Just as the crux of the problem for the US player is: How do I prevent the ea...

<r><QUOTE author="mdiehl"><s>[QUOTE=mdiehl]</s>Why am I not surprised? Before you were highly critical of the two-prongued approach, saying that it was an unnecessary waste of lives and berating the General Staff and SWPac command in particular for its lack of vision. Your claim was that all that wo...

<t>For people who remember:<br/> <br/> I suggested that you could cut at least 18 months off the war by ignoring<br/> the Soloman and Rabual (et al) and just head straight for Tokyo from Hawaii.<br/> <br/> It would seem that we will never know, since WITP will NOT be giving us total control of our 3...

So What? By 1945 any simulation should have the IJN at the bottom and the
Home Islands under attack. (or occupied)