Page 56 of 96
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:32 am
by BBfanboy
I had a look through my ships and could not find a vessel taking the KB mine either. Perhaps Argonaut, Nautilus or Narwhal before conversion to SST?
I googled KB naval mine and came up with a picture with Russian writing. So now I am guessing they are for the Russian cruisers that arrive in 1945.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:44 am
by obvert
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
I had a look through my ships and could not find a vessel taking the KB mine either. Perhaps Argonaut, Nautilus or Narwhal before conversion to SST?
I googled KB naval mine and came up with a picture with Russian writing. So now I am guessing they are for the Russian cruisers that arrive in 1945.
The Soviet cruisers both use the Pattern 08/39 mine. I looked through all Soviet ships and unless I skipped over something, I can't locate anything that can use it. Maybe after an upgrade?
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:47 am
by obvert
Lowpe has been without power for three days now! [X(]
He sent me another note today to say the whole town is still without, so I hope the infrastructure is fixed up soon. Scary to lose it for so long.
I remember one time when we didn't have electric or our gas boiler for heat for 3-4 days in the 80s when I was little. Portland, OR often has ice storms, and this one coated everything with over an inch of ice. Pretty and dangerous. Hard to get anywhere to even get food from the store as well. Of course as a kid I didn't realise how rough it was.
So the game is on hold until his electric is back on.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:08 am
by Bif1961
Don't worry they will have another Nor'easter Wednesday this one bringing even more snow.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:04 pm
by obvert
ORIGINAL: Bif1961
Don't worry they will have another Nor'easter Wednesday this one bringing even more snow.
Grrrrrrr!! [:@]
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:51 pm
by Lokasenna
ORIGINAL: obvert
ORIGINAL: Bif1961
Don't worry they will have another Nor'easter Wednesday this one bringing even more snow.
Grrrrrrr!! [:@]
Might not affect things too much, or at least less than the last one - the winds the Midatlantic/NE US got over the weekend were really ridiculous. I haven't experienced sustained winds like that out here since the "hurricanes" passed through in 2011 and 2012.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:14 pm
by obvert
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
ORIGINAL: obvert
ORIGINAL: Bif1961
Don't worry they will have another Nor'easter Wednesday this one bringing even more snow.
Grrrrrrr!! [:@]
Might not affect things too much, or at least less than the last one - the winds the Midatlantic/NE US got over the weekend were really ridiculous. I haven't experienced sustained winds like that out here since the "hurricanes" passed through in 2011 and 2012.
The damage looked extensive when I checked it all out on the news. Still cold too which makes it worse.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:24 pm
by obvert
While I'm waiting I'm preparing for some group withdrawals of the USAAF units. Here is a look at the P-38E group operating mostly out of Singers. Not bad. [&o]
I've sent about 2/3 of these guys to the unit that is taking over P-38E duty there. Unfortunately I've only received 15 P-38Es this month out of what are supposed to be 24 planes arriving. It's very late May now, and I think I'm going to get cheated out of some very useful airframes. Has anyone else had this happen? I'm over producing P-40Es by a few, but under on some others.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:26 pm
by BBfanboy
Allied production should be pretty reliable. Any chance another unit upgraded to P--38Es while you weren't looking?
Only other thing I can think of is something Alfred mentioned about the Allies being able to run out of HI points in some circumstances. Or maybe supply at the city that manufactures P-38s?
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:31 pm
by Lokasenna
Newsies like to go film the most/worst storm damage they can find - it's like that old adage about crime, something about blood selling. Well, in cases of "extreme" weather, downed trees sell.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:32 pm
by Canoerebel
"If it bleeds, it leads."
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:37 pm
by obvert
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Allied production should be pretty reliable. Any chance another unit upgraded to P--38Es while you weren't looking?
Only other thing I can think of is something Alfred mentioned about the Allies being able to run out of HI points in some circumstances. Or maybe supply at the city that manufactures P-38s?
Here is the airframe replacements screen. Notice the production for the month.
No idea what's causing the differences from what is listed as the expected totals. With four days to go and only at 2/3 of the total it seems we'll be short.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:08 pm
by Lokasenna
ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
"If it bleeds, it leads."
That's the one.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:19 pm
by Rafid
AFAIK each day there is a die roll of ([REPLACEMENT_RATE] + [PRODUCTION_RATE])/30 to determine if a plane is produced or not (if this is >= 1, than the number before the decimal point is the guaranteed production and the rest is die rolled). So with replacement rate 24, you have a daily 80% chance for a plane to show up. You might just have gotten very unlucky.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:04 am
by obvert
ORIGINAL: Rafid
AFAIK each day there is a die roll of ([REPLACEMENT_RATE] + [PRODUCTION_RATE])/30 to determine if a plane is produced or not (if this is >= 1, than the number before the decimal point is the guaranteed production and the rest is die rolled). So with replacement rate 24, you have a daily 80% chance for a plane to show up. You might just have gotten very unlucky.
I seem to remember that as well, but this is definitely bad luck. The most important plane on map, and the home team is coming up short. [:-]
It'll be fine, and the F will start in a a few months, so maybe it'll go for extra!
I just noticed I got shorted on the P-400 as well. Only 68 produced but supposed to be 72 for two months at 36/month.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:12 am
by obvert
Lowpe had power again last night and ran the turn. I don't have the finished turn file yet though. Hope the weather doesn't get too crazy again there.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:55 am
by obvert
He's sent another one, and I'll write it up soon. Apparently another 12inches of snow, but has power currently, so that's good. Looks like we're moving forward again. [:)]
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:22 am
by HansBolter
ORIGINAL: obvert
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Allied production should be pretty reliable. Any chance another unit upgraded to P--38Es while you weren't looking?
Only other thing I can think of is something Alfred mentioned about the Allies being able to run out of HI points in some circumstances. Or maybe supply at the city that manufactures P-38s?
Here is the airframe replacements screen. Notice the production for the month.
No idea what's causing the differences from what is listed as the expected totals. With four days to go and only at 2/3 of the total it seems we'll be short.
Very long ago I learned from Symon that the production and replacement rates are subject to a variability die roll each day and there is a small percentage chance that you will not receive that day's allotment.
I noticed it on a special one off variation of the F4F that is a recon version that the US only receives 12 planes of.
In one game I only received 11 of them and it wasn't enough to be able to upgrade the only squadron capable of upgrading to that airframe because it has a withdrawal date and 12 planes were required for the upgrade.
So thanks to the variability die roll the US was deprived of the use of that airframe.
I posted asking what had happened and Symon explained that I had fallen victim to the variability roll.
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:05 am
by ny59giants
Concur with what Hans said. My issue was with the F-4 recon coming in at only 4 per month replacement rate. One month I got only ONE. When it came to John 3rd various mods, my desire of more Allied recon was realized. [;)]
RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 11:40 am
by obvert
ORIGINAL: HansBolter
ORIGINAL: obvert
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Allied production should be pretty reliable. Any chance another unit upgraded to P--38Es while you weren't looking?
Only other thing I can think of is something Alfred mentioned about the Allies being able to run out of HI points in some circumstances. Or maybe supply at the city that manufactures P-38s?
Here is the airframe replacements screen. Notice the production for the month.
No idea what's causing the differences from what is listed as the expected totals. With four days to go and only at 2/3 of the total it seems we'll be short.
Very long ago I learned from Symon that the production and replacement rates are subject to a variability die roll each day and there is a small percentage chance that you will not receive that day's allotment.
I noticed it on a special one off variation of the F4F that is a recon version that the US only receives 12 planes of.
In one game I only received 11 of them and it wasn't enough to be able to upgrade the only squadron capable of upgrading to that airframe because it has a withdrawal date and 12 planes were required for the upgrade.
So thanks to the variability die roll the US was deprived of the use of that airframe.
I posted asking what had happened and Symon explained that I had fallen victim to the variability roll.
Thanks Hans. I didn't think it would happen so many times in one month!!
Interesting to note the variability is all over the pace. If I ever mod something I might just increase every short run production for airframes by 5 or so to mitigate this. It would keep a player from upgrading to the P-38E if they were counting on this month and hadn't gotten some from [R] groups.