Random Questions from a New Player

[BBfanboy]

Look closely at the map - I think the hex west of JB also provides a path to/from Singers.

[rustysi]

Now if I cross the international date line....[:D]

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: rustysi
Now if I cross the international date line....[:D]

Aren't you married? [:D]

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: rustysi
Now if I cross the international date line....[:D]

Aren't you married? [:D]

Heavens, no. Been divorced 15 years, and for the most part loving it.[:)]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Look closely at the map - I think the hex west of JB also provides a path to/from Singers.

Update - the map appears to show a road coming into Singers from the hex west of JB, but it turns out (using F6) that hex side is coloured blue, meaning you need a boat to cross it.

[brian800000]

I have: MORE QUESTIONS! [:)]

I'm playing on normal difficulty (I wanted to get a sense of the game engine without advantages being given to the Japanese while I play the Allies).

There are a couple spots where the AI has invaded my bases, but I intercepted the fleets and disrupted the landings. At points the initial enemy AV was very low, but has significantly recovered. The AI has been unable to reinforce or land supply

However, months later the AI has significantly higher AV - what must be happening is they are receiving replacements and repairing disabled units. I'm just not sure how this would be possible without supply--is the AI cheating to get supply in these situations? I'm not complaining if so, just wondering if this dynamic is possible with a human opponent. I have been halfheartedly bombing the bad guys, but the impression i'm getting is that i need to land overwhelming force to finish them off if i don't want to commit significant defensive forces (as the AI keeps recovering).

The second question is more random...while running a turn i get a message that the PG charleston has failing floatation repairs. I found this interesting because it was escorting a convoy far from the front. Maybe it was involved in a ship collision. But checking its damage, it has over 50 engine damage and 11 float. I probably missed something in the ops report, but does anyone have an idea what happened? It seems like an engine malfunction more than anything else...the damage isn't consistent with a ship collision.

[btd64]

Short answer for question one is yes, the AI cheats. It will get repairs done with limited supply.
Question two, is the ship out of fuel. Also if there was a collision the ship screen would say so....GP

[brian800000]

As for the Charleston, it likely would have run out of fuel, but is in a convoy with plenty. It has fuel now.

51 engine damage with not so much float seems extreme for a collision. As though something went wrong in the engine room. It is very likely I got a note on what happened but missed it.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: brian800000

As for the Charleston, it likely would have run out of fuel, but is in a convoy with plenty. It has fuel now.

51 engine damage with not so much float seems extreme for a collision. As though something went wrong in the engine room. It is very likely I got a note on what happened but missed it.

That damage is not unusual for a collision. It just means that the water damaged some really important part of the engineering plant - boilers, engines, shafts, electrical system (although that may fall under system damage, you need some kind of engine to generate the electricity). Damage done in each category is subject to die rolls so lopsided results are possible.
If you still have the Op report from the turn where the damage happened, it will mention the collision during the naval movement phase (before the air phase/land combat stuff).

[brian800000]

Okay--that makes sense. I don't have the Ops report--was just thinking that there was a feature I didn't know about ("engine blows up" or something). The Charleston is smaller than most of the ships in the convoy so it would make sense it takes the brunt of the damage in a collision.

[brian800000]

Torpedo bombers attack--I fight them off but 1 gets through -- literally 1. Surely my AA will take care of that bomber, or my ships will maneuver to safety.

But it is not to be, and the brave bomber pilot puts a torpedo in the Warspite.

I sadly anticipate a couple months in the repair yard.

But then when I check the damage--only 3 float and no major damage.

Any thoughts on how that came to pass? I assume this is reasonably rare?

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: brian800000
But then when I check the damage--only 3 float and no major damage.

Delayed torpedo detonation that splashed a lot of water on the deck [:D]

[btd64]

ORIGINAL: brian800000

Torpedo bombers attack--I fight them off but 1 gets through -- literally 1. Surely my AA will take care of that bomber, or my ships will maneuver to safety.

But it is not to be, and the brave bomber pilot puts a torpedo in the Warspite.

I sadly anticipate a couple months in the repair yard.

But then when I check the damage--only 3 float and no major damage.

Any thoughts on how that came to pass? I assume this is reasonably rare?

I've seen this before. Consider yourself lucky....GP

[BBfanboy]

The damage algorithm allows for damage in a range starting at 0 and going up to whatever the max for the weapon effect is. You got a good die roll on the damage but not on the AA.

[Ingtar]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

For Air HQs, I just make sure they have enough torpedoes that I never have to worry about it (click into the TOE for them and set the default number).

I've had some in the 200s.

I did not think about that. Thank you for saving the annoying 20 at a time rechecks.

[sPzAbt. 502]

ORIGINAL: Ingtar

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

For Air HQs, I just make sure they have enough torpedoes that I never have to worry about it (click into the TOE for them and set the default number).

I've had some in the 200s.

I did not think about that. Thank you for saving the annoying 20 at a time rechecks.

+1

[Edward75]

I don't play as Allies.
Question. When replenishment planes arrive in pool? Every day or every month?

[btd64]

ORIGINAL: Edward75

I don't play as Allies.
Question. When replenishment planes arrive in pool? Every day or every month?

It depends on the number being produced per month. in a 30 day month, if a plane type has 15 being produced per month then you will get 1 every two days. Hope this helps....GP

[wegman58]

Same for me this week. Prince of Wales is hit, belt penetration, all sorts of awful things in the combat report.

Damage - nothing more than 5.

[bradfordkay]

ORIGINAL: btd64

ORIGINAL: Edward75

I don't play as Allies.
Question. When replenishment planes arrive in pool? Every day or every month?

It depends on the number being produced per month. in a 30 day month, if a plane type has 15 being produced per month then you will get 1 every two days. Hope this helps....GP

This is almost correct: in a 30 day month if a plane type has 15 being produced per month then you get a die roll with a 50% chance each day for one aircraft to be produced. I have had zero aircraft produced in a month when a particular type was supposed to get six of them that month. Conversely, I have had 20 produced one month when that type was only supposed to get 14.

My relationship with Murphy means that the ones that are seriously underproduced are the all important recon and search aircraft...