Getting started...loading troops a puzzle

[riccarter]

Just got the game...applied all the patches...looks like it's going to be great. Having a difficult time predicting what troops will be allowed to load to my AP ships. I've been trying just the first scenario and at Brisbane not all troops are eligible I guess (just found out that troops of the Northern Command can't move out of Austrailia...makes sense). Is there some general rules or scenario specific rules that I missed? I just want to plan out my troop movements ahead of time a little better....Thanks for any advice!

[Drongo]

As far as I know, Northern Command troops are the only ones you can't pick up in any scenario (never ran into the load restriction except for them). They're the only one's mentioned in the rules.

You should be able to freely move and mix Jap Army/Navy and SWPAC/SOPAC troops (although if you mix Japanese troops with allied, it normally will cause problems )