Hmm, lots of questions, not many answers. Sorry if I turned anyone off with the thread title. We really appreciate those who have gone before us and can share their hard-won wisdom with the rest of us. Or is it that we need to learn it the hard way ourselves?

<r>Well, I started a new 41 campaign this weekend. I have a couple AZOC questions involving Catlinas. I am hoping that this will tunr into another long thread where expereinced players share their wisdom about AZOCs, if Pasternakski is going to say that he has only gradually come to understand them ...

Good point! I can live with that rationalization.

Pasternakski ( ) posted the update as an attachment in the "How can you guys stand this game?" thread. Thanks!

<r>Hmm, evacuation TFs grab the LCU with the lowest readiness. So if you march your reinforcement LCUs from SF to LA, and send your evac TFs to LA, then you might be able to do it and get the reinforcements instead of the garrison.<br/>
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So how's this: Form an evac TF in San Diego and send it ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s>You have to watch closely, though, because when a loaded convoy gets to a destination point, it unloads. You have to reload what you are carrying. A very annoying thing is when one of the LCUs or air units you are carrying starts to grow at the intermediate base and becomes ...

It's not working for me today either, I need the 3.1 update. Is there a mirror anywhere?

<r>Since this thread has turned into a general "how do I do this?" thread, let me ask these questions raised by Pasternakski's strategy:<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s>1. Do what you can to slow or stop the Japanese advance toward (and through) Rangoon. It's a lot dicier now than it used to be, but I am ...

<t>The more I read this board the more it seems that there really are two layers to the game: knowing what to do, and knowing how to do it. I must say I am much more interested in wrestling through trial and error with the former than the latter, but if they go together. . .well the latter is ...

<t>I do not have extra time right now, so I cannot commit to helping out. That being said, I hope it is okay to suggest that some of the people who help with the tutorial be newbies. I think the tutorial will be a lot more helpful if it is tested on its target audience before the final release. I ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s>Also a little side note about the size of each hex and how hard it is to find enemy fast carrier forces. There is validity to your points, but you must also realize these are one week turns. 2 opposing forces should be able to find each other in a week. <e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE ...

<t>Well, I swear I tried that at home before, and it didn't work, I'd get teh teh page where I can select individual ship groups and I never could, but now here at work it does! Hmm, I'll try it again at home tonight and let you know what happens.<br/>
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I'm out of luck on splitting up ship ...

<r>I am really intrigued by this game in theory, but not in practice. I just cannot figure out how to do what I want when it comes to manipulating ships, ship groups and TFs and it is really killing my enjoyment of the game. I don't want to be sour grapes at all, I really appreciate the time and ...

Bleah - never mind. Turns out the manual is obsolete when it comes to ship data. Porter DDs are only 31 knots, for instance.

<t>I've been thinking about how to set up my carrier task forces in the first turn. Here are my conclusions, which haven't faced a test by fire yet. I thought I'd get your feedback anyway before I get the AI's. I'm still in the process of going through my HQs one by one just to see what's there!<br ...

If you have an isolated base you need to create and run supply TFs to it because it won't get routine supply. How do you get supplies to an isolated landlocked base, such as those in eastern India and in China, or Clark Field.

<t>Okay, I have some questions about LCUs.<br/>
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When you look at an LCU, you get several categories, INF, ART, AFV, ENT, EXP, READY, and SIZE. Entrentchment, Experience and Readiness I understand. I assume that ART and AFV refer to the number of guns and tanks. Does the INF line refer to the ...

In defense of deVada I had solicited this thread from him, he had offered to describe how he learned the game to me by e-mail and I suggested he post it instead becasue I had looked for a thread that gave a better tutorial than the manual.

I get it. The historical first turn is necessary for the Japanese AI to be on an even footing with a human allied player.

And you are right about the POW, it did take a freak hit right at the beginning.

Well now that I think about it only 2 BB were sunk in real life at Pearl anyway, Oklahoma and Arizona. The rest survived to give payback to many garrisons and ultimately poor old Yamashiro.