<t> Do you have engineers at the bases? Best results I've had is with moving the Home Island AF support battalions and the Infantry divisions to the major factory sites: Maebashi, Gifu, etc. Steady repair of one point per turn once engineers are present. Otherwise, yes, you have to mickey around ...

<t> Does anyone have a book recommendation for&nbsp;the Aleutians Campaign?<br/>
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Background: one of my work colleagues is an Army brat and married to a Marine, and I had recommended both Shattered Sword and the Bergerud books to her as gift ideas for her family.&nbsp; However, her ...

What are the other A/C on the Hosho?&nbsp; If the carrier already has ready A/C equal to the max A/C loadout, I believe addl A/C stay in reserve.&nbsp;

Remember,&nbsp;the top Jap ace died on a transport plane!
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Hiroyoshi Nishizawa&nbsp;

<r> Interesting CNN article on how to visit Midway Island:<br/>
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<URL url="http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/01/31/visiting.midway.ap/index.html"><LINK_TEXT text="http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DEST ... index.html">http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/01/31 ...

<r> Hi, since I was an EOOW, though admittedly nuc, I did some searching on light off times. Traditionally, the black gang would light off at least 24 hours in advance prior to underway. I believe normal warm up time is 5-6 hours for a CV-sized oil-fired boiler, perhaps only 2-3 hours for a tincan ...

<t> Since we are OT on war movies in South Africa - let me put in a plug for Breaker Morant. This is an incredible film - subject is the real life trial of the Australian officers who "disappeared" some missionaries giving intel to the Boers in the Great Anglo- Boer War. Some battle scenes, but more ...

<r> Today's Sun Times:<br/>
<URL url="http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak05.html"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cs ... vak05.html">http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak05.html</LINK_TEXT></URL><br/>
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If the Marines saw what Bombardment does ...

<t> A fun mod would be to incorporate the ZRCVs - the zeppelin aircraft carriers: Snenandoah, Akron, Macon, and Los Angeles. Note that these airships were actually commissioned as USS - United States Ships.<br/>
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As ZRCVs, carried HTA fighters. Concept in the 20s was long-distance air attacks ...

<t> So, in starting a new game, does everyone go through their existing air units, looking at pilot experience, aircraft available vs. squadron build-out, etc. <br/>
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Then one has to re-start the scenario and start the action without touching any air units at all, so that their fatigue isn't ...

<t> Q: What is at-start fatigue supposed to be for air units?<br/>
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Background: It's been like 6 months since I started a new game (finishing a long campaign against the AI). So I opened a new scenario 15 before any turns, and as I started looking at the air units, each time I opened the unit ...

<t> My thoughts...<br/>
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Land combat in Burma is very tough for the Allies. If you send your troops down the trail network while the Japs sit in the cities/on the rail network, you will not get anywhere. The Japs will have the advantage of having forces in good health, good supply lines, and ...

<t> News item from CNN on Wednesday:<br/>
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"Japanese fighter jets have been scrambled 30 times to turn away Chinese planes approaching Japan's airspace in the last six months, more than twice the 13 times in the same period last year, officials have said."<br/>
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Guess that girl in the ...

<t> How about one forum for dream-list wishes, and one for wishes that might - someday - come true? [;)]<br/>
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For the latter, mine would be:<br/>
1) Able to change HQ for arriving units before they enter play for no PPs (unless assigned to a restricted HQ). <br/>
2) Able to withdraw ...

Karafuto (now known as Sakhalin).

Several websites to this discussing Japanese claims on Sakhalin & the Kuriles vs. Russian ownership. Makes some interesting reading if you ever have spare time.

<t> Following up on the historical theme (from the Yorktown discussion)<br/>
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This was after the undeclared war between France and the US - including the battle with Truxtun in the Constellation that caused a French ship to surrender - and then un-surrender when the Ameircans were disabled ...

<t> Quick comment...<br/>
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One of the issues is that ships have a cap on expereince gained through simply sailing around, the 75/55 (or whatever). <br/>
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As a hypothetical, to incorporate improved training, etc., I should think a simple fix would be to allow this maximum to increase ...

<t> It's not just the Chinese. In my allied vs. AI game, I took Wakkanai with US forces, and it promptly became a Russian base! 900 PP to change, damnit. [:@]<br/>
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Looking at the map while forces are moving in Burma, I have seen a Chinese division move, show up as yellow in the new hex, and ...

<t> Finally have two groups of Liberators in range ready to pound Japan into rubble. [:)]Question is - what to bomb? [&:]<br/>
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- The 2 or 3 oil centers?<br/>
- Big HI cities? (more hits at bigger sites, yes?)<br/>
- Naval/Merchant/Repair Shipyards?<br/>
- Aircraft Factories?<br/>
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<t> Thanks for the replies.<br/>
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I agree that the Allied player doesn't really need the oil in game terms - HI points and such for the Allies don't really matter. As far as I can tell, Australia's few factories will keep producing aircraft even if cut off from oil and resources. As for fuel ...