Seems like a game design issue to me. I've never understood the rationale behind the "isolationist complaints" rule about US prewar deployment in the Pacific that stunts US readiness. There were over 35,000 army troops stationed on Oahu prior to December 7th, 1941 not to mention the bulk o...

VikingNo2 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2025 3:27 pm A long time ago I was very active player, is SPWAW still active?

We get the odd inquiry on the forum about a long-anticipated mirage called Steel Tigers. That's about it.

My understanding was that new air crew had to be trained to land on carriers and that could only happen close to where they arrive as reinforcements. Obliging carriers to return to Japan or Hawai'i to reinforce their air crew would increase the impact of carrier vs carrier battles. This could be do...

MKmark wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 4:33 pm (just like Hitler in Kurks who later abandoned 5 elite divisions surrounded by Stalingrad.)

Stalingrad happened after Kursk?

Wait a second - are you saying that the IJN has sent only four carriers to Midway instead of nine in respect of the Japanese Bushido code of Honor which demands offering the USN a fair fight? What's funny is technically the Japanese did use eight carriers in the overall Midway operation. But they f...

As the player you don't handle rail repair. It's calculated and conducted by the game engine automatically between turns at a rate of 3 hexes per turn if the map supply level is 5 or higher.

Nimitz was willing to fight if the odds at the point of contact were roughly even, but not if they favored Japan. That might not have been a bad decision considering the ground reinforcements Midway had received prior to the battle. Probably the most eye-opening chapter in Shattered Sword for me was...

What version are you running? The last two patches have had a requirement of needing to be being installed over a fresh installation of the base game, not over a previously patched installation or beta. That could be the root of the Aden mismatch problem.

bradfordkay wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:38 am Am I correct in gathering that 1128b has reverted to using the original map? So map mods based on that map will be usable?

There are small differences from the original. Some islands and atolls added, rivers, rail and roads moved or amended, some hex terrain changes.

Packo wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 11:07 pm Where can I download the Map please ?

Try here on Andrew Brown's site---

https://sites.google.com/view/witp-ae-m ... e/map-mods

bradfordkay wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 6:56 pm The US Tacoma class patrol frigates are excellent ASW platforms. Even the RAN River class PFs are better ASW platforms than most RN destroyers.

The Tacomas also have better endurance than most destroyer escorts.

wasn't turkey axis leaning? Despite trade with Germany in raw materials like chromium, neutral Turkey walked a strict diplomatic tightrope between both sides. The memories of the Ottomans' disastrous involvement in World War One were too fresh and the still recovering Turks weren't interested in an...

For Malta you need to land troops on the beach hex. Malta has one on the southeast side at 162,21.

Also it depends on if you select a small AOG or large one, for example if you select JG 53, it will just show those air range circles for JG 53, if you select Luftwaffe 2 it will show the range circles for every sub AOG in Luftwaffe 2. I don't think that actrade is inquiring about War in the East 2.

Last I looked, neither of the single theater scenarios for Europe or the Pacific have been finished and made available yet.

I don't use Tracker but the option to convert is still there for the Dutch CM Rigel in Batavia. If I recall, there aren't a lot of Allied ships that can convert to an AR. The only one I can think of offhand is the Rigel and it can't happen until 12/42.

OMG! I hope some of the better map mods could be updated then. This Bellum and its Victoriam variant (i dont know the differenced between them, they look the same) are my favorites. The overall changes to the map in v1128 are rather minor. I suppose with good PS skills it probably wouldn't be too d...

havoc1371 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2025 5:09 am Some new rule for ships and action points?

It got a something of a passing mention in the new patch notes...


Near as I can tell you now have to pay six AP to enter a full naval ZOC plus the one for entering the hex for a total of seven.

Nazcatraz wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 10:24 pm Hoping for an update that represent the map changes in 1128

Might be a long wait. MakeeLearn hasn't been active here in three years.

goryshaw wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 6:55 pm Does anyone have a link install to install 1128? I'll try a fresh install.

The download link should still be here on the beta announcement page....

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/view ... 3&t=407088