Oil loading

[RangerJoe]

Don't forget Boela on the same island as Ambon with 25 oil production as well as resources then across the channel on Papua there is a oil production on 20 oil. A good use for those small tankers is to grab some oil there and consolidate at a larger port if you can.

If you lose those but can recapture and secure them later, then your tankers/oilers in the area hauling fuel in can then haul the oil out.

[Ambassador]

You’re right, I was forgetting those bases, but they’re within normal G3M/G4M range from Babeldaob. It can be tricky, you need to bring some fighters, and some aircraft support. But it could give a good opportunity to bloody a few more unescorted Netties.

[RangerJoe]

Those British carriers will work nicely for that. Keep them one hex away, not in the base.

[jdsrae]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
...don't worry about the Australian oil refineries...

[Alpha77]

This is vs. the AI (started new game with I hope better AI as Allied) and there is no problem sending some oil to OZ 2 big TKs would be enough.

Otherwise just send fuel to OZ and NZ, NZ is easy to feed 3-4 big TKs will be enough for a while.

Ofc Abadan to Karachi and Bombay is a "no brainer" In the past I also sent fuel from South Africa to OZ, but do not overdo it cause I had the 2 bases run out of fuel. So send some fuel also to there from Abadan.

But later in the war there will be enough (auto)convois that this is not needed anymore. Check reeinforcements screen for the convois and how many fuel they contain. As said in early 42 there will be a scareness of fuel in Capetown which later rectifies itself with bigger and more supply convois arriving there.

Abadan port ofc needs to build up but already in mid 42 Allies have so much supplies they can basically build every port and airfield up.

Yes the hint to turn a ref off on the WC is a good one, as no oil will load if there is not enough to feed the ref. Which is also important to know as IJ when you wonder why your TKs at Balikpapan etc. do not load oil. The locations will keep a reserve of oil for the refs.

[RangerJoe]

Send the fuel to Karachi and it will distribute from there, no need to waste time to send it to Bombay.

Ship fuel from the East Coast to Cape Town. The same thing with supplies. Until you have enough escorts for on map convoys, this is a nice place to stockpile those things and later they can either go to India or Australia as needed. This is also a good use for the short legged xAKs on the western part of the map since they will not need refueling. You can also use the AP/AKs if you want to keep them safe until you need them for invasions.

The same thing as above for the East Coast to Panama. That way, ships arriving there do not have to go to the West Coast of the USA to load.

Load oil from the DEI to ship to Australia. Abadan will also provide a slight excess. It is a waste of effort to ship oil from the USA to Australia, it is more efficient to ship fuel.