ORIGINAL: AlaskanWarrior
Strange, I am playing agaisnt the AI as allied and I am having problems getting anything into the S. Pacific. Of course I am also playing with 60 +- on my reenforcements. So maybe it is the lack of cargo vessels early.... Right now the only bases that has ample supplies are PH and all the West Coast bases.
I suppose it depends what you mean by "swimming". At this stage of the war I regard it as 20,000+, enough to get air replacements and upgrades working ...
Due to the very aggressive nature of my opponent I am not shipping large amounts of anything to the South Pacific right now, or indeed any region where he might possibly invade. I was talking about the rear areas, namely West Coast, Hawaii, Southern Australia and India.
Sydney and Melbourne are at 30,000+ and Brisbane is nearing 20,000. Bombay and PH have 100,000 odd, Colombo 20,000+ and the Calcutta/Dacca area bases are all at c.20,000.
I have shipped oil from the DEI to Australia which has made a big difference. There is more on the way from the West Coast too. Similarly, what little surplus there is at the Middle East has gone to India. It is my plan to try and keep the local industries going at full blast as much as possible. Later on the plan would be to ship surplus US oil to India via Perth.
The United States gusher seems hardly troubled and supplies there have not dipped below 800,000 for ages. SF and LA seem to fluctuate between 80,000 & 120,000 whilst Seattle and San Diego do the same between 60,000 and 80,000. Anchorage is at 35,000 or so and Panama City at c.40,000.
My only problems with getting supplies out have been at Johnston Island, Midway and Canton Island, but that may have something to do with the presence of some inconvenient Japanese aircraft carriers ...
AKs are not in short supply anywhere. In fact I would say that I could not possibly use all that I have. My method is to send large (or large enough) infrequent convoys BTW.
The date is 25th January 1942. Reinforcements are at +- 15 days.
