Apart from what the Moose states, be very careful with your expansions. While manpower will probably never run out...ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson
Here's a question for you economy experts: I was tinkering around with the oil refinery's looking for ways to boost the output of supplies for China and I found a refinery in Bangkok and when I went to expand it the message was that it would cost X amount of HI and Y amount of manpower........so I looked at the manpower pool and saw that I had enough manpower available and the thought occured to me.....why would you not want to put all that manpower to work immediately doing something productive? Is there some minimum amount of manpower that you need to reserve for some other purpose besides industry? I'm thinking of expanding all kinds of industry things so as to use up all that extra manpower because I don't know of a good reason not to. Yes?
I'm finding, as I try to learn to play the Japanese, that re-reading Chapter 13 is useful. It illustrates why Tracker shows what it does. Re Manpower, you need it for replacements in military units, as well as some forms of military device production. When a new LCU comes onto the map you'll be charged for its initial outfitting. A division usually costs something around or just above 3000 Manpower points, all charged that one turn. You're still early and haven't seen a lot of LCUs activate, but you will. Those "fees" are manageable, but you need to run a balance in Manpower to be ready. Of the major accounts, I find it's the easiest to keep in the black.
Firstly, there is a threshold for how many Res/Oil are available on the map. Hence, a limit to how much can be sustained for HI/LI production.
Secondly, expansion costs supplies. Expanding too much, too soon will create a supply problem.
Finally, wholesale changes will need to be balanced with HI production ...
PS. Why expand the refinery in Bangkok? Refineries only provide 1 supply, 9 fuel for 1 Oil. Oil is limited, it will run out around the end of '43. Of course it never fully runs out, there will still be enough to cover Oil Ref, just no surplus.
Secondly supplies will not trickle into China from here unless you've openned the road and are more likely to pool in Bangkok or go to Singapore.
Finally, even though expanding HI might seem like a good thing for supply production in china, remember it takes 500 days (1000(repaircost)/2(suppliesproduced) to get back the investment. Of course you get the added bonus of HI points too... what about LI ? No way, 1000 days and it is less efficient resource wise than HI plants.
I'm sure I've forgotten some stuff, but essentially, be slow, be careful - esp. as a new player.
[edit] Knew I forgot ... and Bangkok will have to import oil too ...
