Just got done with Midway in Fading Victory (Ugaki's diary). Did the IJN know there were two carriers coming to fight?

<t> Yeah, I echo the spiked chariots. Have had the game for many months and have run many many races and have not seen a single spiked chariot.<br/>
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The AI does seem very aggressive in attacks. But instead of guard I try to move lanes or block. But yes, it seems you can count on the attack ...

Saw that last night also. Even though I was aware, how striking was the comparison of the B29 assembly line vs the Japanese factories crafting airline parts by hand?

Are the characteristics of the races random from game to game? That provides new discovery instead of oh, race 4 is always less aggressive so I'll do this...

Just put on reserve at the library - free!

<t> OK, not movies, but I highly recommend books by Allan Eckert: Wilderness Empire and Wilderness War. They both cover activites by the indians and the settlers, with neither necessarily being heros or villians. They were what they were. The first covers up to the defeat of the French in the French ...

Add in Sgt York, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Goodfellas (Your a funny guy).

Have never gotten tired of any of them.

I think the war in Iraq may have delayed it? He embedded with 101st & wrote In the Company of Soldiers.

Always enjoyed SPIs Sniper. Was particularly good when we had 2 boards, a referee, and could play blind.

well....since my Blues pretty much stink up the joint (actually that would be all of the joints) this year I guess I'm on an anywhere but Detroit kick. Go Sens!

<t> Lets say I'm the Allies and I capture Saipan at a airfield 5. I get my engineers in there to upgrade the base to a level 7 so my B29s can do there stuff. as soon as it gets to be a 7 the Japanese know to start expecting raids the next turn. No recon, no mystery, they automatically just know it ...

<t> anyone able to clarify? Is there any point to researching the A6M3? Or will I have to first reserach and then build enough A6M3 to cover the A6M2 (not upgrading), and then when the Zeke is available upgrade first to the A6M3 (waiting for them to become ready) and then turn around and upgrade to ...

maybe covered before, but what's the thoughts on this? Seems silly to me you somehow use a crystal ball & know airfields and ports are expanding. I think you should get this info only if you recon.

yes, but the AA ratings are not.

<t> How can I determine what AA rating an IJN ship that was historically sunk before possible upgrades to in the game? For example, the Akagi rating at start is 522, with addl upgrades 8/42, 3/43, 2/44, and 8/44. I can see it gets more stuff in the ship class screen, but what rating does that turn ...

I finally got mine on Monday. Ordered July 3, so what's that, 37 days? Only took one complaint, so I may have been one of the lucky ones. Of course I have not checked my credit card account to see if I got whacked twice.

<t> your sure not alone out there. original order July 3. complain & told its being fixed - but no CD on the ole doorstep or mailbox yet. of course the credit card has been wacked. Looks like the first time in my life I'm gonna be disputing a charge on a credit card.<br/>
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I'm trying to give ...

Email sent.

Thanks for the address.

<t> Ordered CD on demand on July 3. Tried using on-line support, but when I try to submit an email through Digital River (which says my order is complete) I get a screen not found error. And I see no phone numbers or other avenues of support.<br/>
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Anchor Steam all the way.