It is number 5 on keyboard (not on numpad).

We have to remember, that Japan had started to industrialize only 50 years before WW II started.

So, while often brilliant, their science & engineering lacked massive manpower.

One of the missing features in AE is ability to use LRCAP to stop that sort of shenanigans...

It is those pilots that could not find target barge and dumped their bombs into jungle...

If Allied player just sits down and defends, good Japanese player has no problem achieving 4-1 in 1943.

With current (bit scary) development of AI, it might actually make game unwinnable for human player...

AI with enough computing power would excel in game like this, which is lot about logistics and maxing your combat power and advantages where it matters.

If Japan is still in June fighting in Batavia and Balikpapan, they are seriously behind in (non-historical) invasion schedule.

DEI and especially oil production bases are absolute primary targets for Japan.


My opponents pace has been slow. He seems to be working harder on side projects like ...

If Japan is still in June fighting in Batavia and Balikpapan, they are seriously behind in (non-historical) invasion schedule.

DEI and especially oil production bases are absolute primary targets for Japan.

Something to consider:

1. Receiving base has to have at least lvl 1 airfield to utilize supply transport shuttling. Range can be half of max range or less.
2. If there is no AF, supply transport utilizes paradrops, which can be done only up to normal range.

Pipe dream, but "AI" ability to switch between scripts and sub-scripts during game would make it more responsive to threats.

NGT.exe stays in memory if you close the window from X in upper right corner, instead of using menu option Quit.

Escort TFs are for getting damaged ships to port after battle etc.

They avoid all enemy contacts etc. and should not be used to carry cargo or transport anything.

They are for ships to be escorted to repairs/safety and not to "escort" anything else.

CV Escort is different, it is combat TF.

Michaelm's 1127 unofficial patch is here:

https://forums.matrixgames.com/viewtopi ... 3&t=386537

It fixes few problems 1126 has.

Yes! Yes!

Let the WitPAE flow through you!

I think I once managed to get night time torpedo hit on IJN CV that was in CV TF transiting strait between Sumatra and Java.

OT, but CV armour is a trade-off.

Brit CVs were very resistant to kamikazes, but could not carry as many planes.

ADB_Iceman wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2026 1:13 pm
Any news on progress toward the revised WITP Tracker?

On this one:

https://forums.matrixgames.com/viewtopi ... 0&start=60

To add, and as said, you often need NS to unload big stuff in small ports.

Typical examples are Radars and Motorized Support.

Also helps with repairs, by creating extra Repair Points.

Good Japanese player can achieve win against AI by 1943 pretty easily. It is very difficult for allied player until 1944.

PBEM is different story, but even in that Japanese early war advantages are quite significant, not to mention ability to smooth and grow production and economy.