Yes, as the in-game messages say, the only requirement is that the units have to be Japanese. The USSR was so busy fighting the Axis that it was not really that keen on war with Japan at the time. If I remember correctly that's basically how it worked in World at War as well. You just had to keep a...

Side note: Don't know if you are aware of this but in WaW, if Germany forces a surrender on the USSR, they get a DEC whether to take the whole country to the Pacific, or partition it with Japan. The line is at the Yenesei River in central Siberia. Interesting decision to make, depending on circumst...

One historical question. The USA sent funds to Russia via Vladivostok. Did the Japanese ever attack these convoys? I am guessing Japan never declared war on the USSR so they ignored these convoys. US lend-lease was sent to Vladivostok on Russian-flagged ships, so attacking them was a big no-no if J...

Everybody wants an Allied AI or human opponent that makes the same mistakes the Allies made in 1940. Plus, in a game with a one unit per hex stacking limit it's hard to concentrate the panzers the way the Germans did historically.

4) Finally, should I take these single nation playthroughs seriously? I mean, if I continue with Italy, can I count on my allies' AI to have a fair chance at winning? Or the game intends for the player to assume control of each side as a whole? The only time I ever played one nation was in Strategi...

BBfanboy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 10:21 pm Yes! There is no hope!

Short but sweet.

The question comes up every few months and the answer is always no. Maybe there should be a sticky?

If you can spare one, an anti-aircraft unit posted next to the port would probably be the most cost effective response. Doesn't ever take any losses in return when defending an adjacent resource.

I must admit I like it as is although it does stretch credulity.

BillRunacre wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:15 pm It's a good question, I'll have a think about whether we can allow them maybe 1 level of Mobility upgrade?

Did this ever change?

The problem for the OP could be whether the target is in range of the bomber if it is equipped with torps. But the way he described it (can't choose torps) makes me think that is not the problem. Perhaps he has chosen a Port Strike? Gratch stated he found the reason for the problem already in respo...

I've been finding the videos informative. Thanks!

The way storms at sea work now in Strategic Command is that they strike a hex randomly based on a percentage set in the scenario causing reductions in morale and damage to naval units sometimes. Which probably works fine for a strategic game of this scale. Nobody had satellite, GPS or NAVTEX technol...

Reminds me, haven't played SC-ACW since release, is it better? The game now puts more pressure on the Union to keep to the offensive, but with one unit per hex the crowded strategic situation is the same. It still plays like WW I mass-scale attritional war with very little maneuver, flanking, and d...

I also hate the naval system in general, so this probably is a reason I have a tough time here. Kind of a tangent but this is why I tend to stick to the big map games like SC: WiE and WWI. The naval war isn't quite as critical in those games as the land conflict is and the larger map scale make up ...

heliodorus04 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:11 am Why would someone choose to invest in artillery/rockets in favor of tactical and medium bombers which have far superior range?

Probably because artillery isn't subject to interception or bad weather, can be used multiple times in a turn and can also fire in defense of units in front of them.

Grab things when you can as you can't put much faith on permanence with the internet.

A lot of geographical oddities in the game. Yokohama is named Yakohoma, Eniwetok is Enewetak. Kyoto is named Fukui (which I think is the prefecture name) Henderson field is a port/airfield that is operational on the map from day one. I found the blockade mechanism rather gamey. If you can successful...

I found a Japanese site devoted to these types of ships. Unfortunately, the vessel specifics when you click on the thumbnail pictures are all in Japanese. A lot of the ship names are familiar though. http://www.tokusetsukansen.jpn.org/E/index.html I must admit that before I purchased this game, I h...

Some of those CVE's carry replacement aircraft. The ones with extra planes stuffed onboard. Put them in a replenishment TF and they will replace aircraft losses the larger CVs suffer. You can strip the replenishment CVEs of their extra planes to convert them into regular CVEs.

Hmm. I have no issues upgrading Dutch aircraft at Soerabaja provided that the MLD air HQ is also there.