ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft
Good points
My idea (I do not speak for CHS) was simply to slow the game down at the beginning and stop the Allies moving their vast level bomber fleets forward too early. This was in response to having faced daily attacks from 200+ 4E bombers out of Darwin in March 1942 using the stock scen.
As you say the problem is fundamentally with the logistics model and probably can't be "fixed" whatever is tried.
Having thought about it more I think the solution might be doable and some of it would be include the following (I am writing a paper to more throughtly document the rational for this that will include sources):
1. Reinstate the Supply and Fuel allocations back to official levels
2. Reduce by at least 20% the endurance of all major vessels
3. Increase the cruising speeds for all major combatants to 18-20 kts that have max speeds over 25kts. Other vessels like liners and such also get a speed boost (the Queens, for instance, consistantly average 25 kts).
4. reduce by 50% the cargo capacity of all AK's at start
5. As the programmed refits kick in increase this value so by late 1944 all vessels are at 90% of their paper capacity (will never reach 100%)
6. Take the large increase in US AK's and TK's that arrive in early Jan 1942 and spread then out over the next 6 months.
This would I hope achieve the following:
1. Greatly increase the fuel consumption of naval units engaged in offensive operations, thus limiting allied abilty for any large scale naval action early on due to inability to move the required fuel.
2. Slow down the the supply pipeline early on when the US logistical apparatus was poorly developed. There was a reason why Guadalcanal was done on a logistical shoestring.
3. Gradually increase the capacity to reflect the US ability to more effeicently handle the logistical challenge as the war progressed.
Richard
Or maybe I should just go and read the editor manual ...