ORIGINAL: ny59giants
Fuel & Oil: I would use both Balikpapan and Tarakan to build up your fuel surplus at Truk and beyond. If using CS convoys, use waypoints and then click the small icon at bottom of these three waypoints to have convoy return the same way with "Do Not Refuel" set to not use any fuel to return back to these two bases. The oil from Boela and Babo should go to a base that you bring the resource back for collection before going back to Japan. Is it Davao for you or Babeldoab?? I use the dual capacity xAKs (cargo and liquid) to load both resources and oil for trip back to Japan for efficiency. Most of mine are operating out of Singapore when I play Japan. I use those small 1250 capacity TKs or smaller (std-'x') to go from Miri to Manila and use the 'coastal' routing option to keep them in the shallow hexes to avoid Allied subs. Naga on Luzon is built in size 4 port for those small resource gathering TFs in the archipelago. The oil/fuel from Miri gathers at Manila for eventual use or transport back to Japan.
Urumuchi (China) - you will probably need a small LCU as garrison after your Tank Division takes the base. To get the AI to move the oil out of this base, you will need to create a need in Manchuria. So, once you see what you have after capture, be prepared to haul lots of oil back to Japan from Manchuria to get it sucked out.
Adak - I would mine a hex/base/dot base to the east to see if the BB TFs coming in are being routed through the shallow sea hexes. Then, above the mined hex, place two to fours subs both above and below this hex. Force him to get hit by something so you can see how his TFs is getting in and out.
As always, wonderful info, Michael. I'll take it one at a time:
Balikpapan: I do just as you say.
Tarakan: I was using this fuel to stockpile at Davao for the Combined Fleet, which was stationed there. Since that is no longer the case, I'm using Manila and Babeldaob as my hubs and am using this fuel to build up a small reserve at those bases for operations there. Eventually, I'll ship some of this to Truk.
Boela and Babo's oil goes to Babeldaob now, along with resources from various bases in that region. And yes, my preference is to use the duel capacity xAKs at Babeldaob (as well as Singapore).
Miri/Brunei: I use 18 of the 1250 TKs here, but I send it to Cam Ranh Bay. That works perfectly to keep them drained. I use 4x 11.6k TKs from Cam Ranh Bay to Nagasaki, alternating fuel and oil. I use some dual xAKs out of Saigon because that base tends to accumulate resources and oil as well.
Manila: I use the coastal hexes as you say. I also use Naga for the 5 resources bases to the south of the Philippines.
Urumuchi: I plan on keeping the Tank Regiment there until I can get a proper garrison there. I get some Chinese reinforcements soon and a brigade is allocated to head up there. Thanks for the tip on how to get the oil out of there. Roughly what level of oil do you keep at Pt. Arthur? I usually keep 120-150k there. Should I suck more out to create a need?
Adak: That's a great idea. Ted has staged his bombardment (and the carriers the one time they showed up) in the dot hex 3 hexes to the east of Adak. There are some mines with that dot hex's name on them. I do keep subs north and south. That's where I caught the WV and put her down after she took a couple sub torpedoes at Adak.
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