<t>I've started ten games (scen#17) of UV and in seven of them my opponents <br/>
have bailed on me:<br/>
2x I thrashed them and they surrendered<br/>
1x when a new patch was released he wanted a restart but I didn't so we didn't continue.<br/>
2x the other persons bailed because of "ahistorical ...

<t>One way to reduce malaria is to move the supply to the base first if possible. Then move in the troops after that. That way you can keep the infantry in a non-malaria hex until really needed and maybe save ten turns of exposure. But if you don't have the turn around time for two or more trips ...

I have won eight games of scenario #17. (3 Japs and 5 Allied)
I am currently playing in three scenario #17 (1 Jap and 2 Allied).

<t>If one pops up in group of good 70+ experience unit who are at the front line, too bad. He knows no one will hear him scream because there isn't a radio in the plane. <br/>
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If a unit has many very low skill pilots it is worthwhile to try to make these guys combat worthy. If Rabaul not under ...

I'm pretty sure there isn't a night naval search by planes. Only surface ships, subs and coast watchers.

<t>I once had a pilot who must have been blind. HE was only 16 experience on arrival. I normally leave my training squadrons at Rabaul. I set them to 20%. I stand them down on bad weather days. <br/>
It doesn't take long for them to reach 59. When you think about it, the only real restriction is the ...

<t>If you don't get the auto-victory you can still fight on for a points victory. Spend the time to keep your air-forces as well trained as possible. Don't waste your resources defending at the wrong time or position. Sometimes you have to let a raid go past and save yourself for when the transports ...

<t>I have had air units regularly attack at night but only later in the war when their experience is higher, and you are desperate for strike planes. I have only had success with float plane types like the Mavis. I guess if the other planes get enough experience they probably would attack too. (But ...

<t>Once a TF with vulnerable ships like APs, TKs, or CVs scatters, you have to hunt down the ships before the end of the combat. The escort usually engages you, but if you sink that, the other ships are normally only sighted singularly, hence the overkill. In the first round you usually get a chance ...

Sorry to take so long to return your messages. I was waiting on some e-mails to confirm my commitments.

Unfortunately I don't have enough time to start any new campaigns. Good luck finding someone else.

<t>The Tonys are IJA and usually have leaders with stats less than 50. There is only one with 66. So a couple of missions and they are affected. But the Japs have to keep them in action to take the heat off the Zeros.<br/>
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On the plus side, they are really good at defending bases because they ...

<t>Maybe Truk, Brisbane and Noumea can have unlimited supply as they have, but limit how much can be stored at each base. Say 5,000 points of fuel and 10,000 points of supply at each base. That way the over-dumping of bases will be restricted. The most supply I have built up at Rabaul is 350,000.</t>

They carry the standard 250kg bomb. Though probably four-six of them. But they can sause some damage especially with multiple hits.

PS. If you use the IJA planes, they sometimes carry a smaller 100kg bomb. And floatplanes will carry only 60kg or 30kg.

<t>I have been using my Mavis and Emily on night naval attack (1000ft) from two different bases. Nearly each night 8-12 fly from each base (Rabaul and Kevieng) and hit USN ships in Gili Gili, Buna, and Lae. They are getting about 8 torpedo hits a night. I only started doing it in Oct 1943. My pilots ...

I outlined my general considerations of mid-ocean interceptions in the thread : Intercepting CV TF with surface TF (thread starter was Jrcar).

If you want my game by game descriptions I could start another thread.

<t>Mid-ocean intercepts are my favourite battles in UV. Sometimes you are (un)lucky and have one, but with some good planning you can achieve great results. I have destroyed many fleets with mid-ocean intercepts. You just have to practice a bit and look at the different return paths too. Remember ...

<t>Planes that are upgraded do not count as "used" and do not get recorded in that column. But the displaced types do appear in the "pool" section and if distributed to other units, they count as used. So if a Nell unit upgrades to a Betty, then the 27 Bettys are not counted as "used". And the Nells ...

<t>The AI is hopeless. It can not make a plan and without my input how can it possibly know what I want. I'm down to using Alfs and Jakes because so many of my planes have been lost of futile sorties. Even if they hit- so what. I'm trying to defend Buna, BeauGUNville, and Lae in Nov 1943 against the ...

I have found they FT will only operate at dot hexes like Tassaforonga, but not the hex to the SW of it. So maybe your are targeting a non-dot coastal hex and it is not carrying out your orders? As the Japs you might not have gone to these before, but now as the Allies might have to?

<t>I also bounced Lunkan's invasion of GG killing the entire land unit component. And then management to sneak many 1000AP to rotate regiments with fresh ones.<br/>
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But I was surprised at how quickly he took Lunga off me once he invaded. Once he took Irau, I withdrew all my baseforces from ...