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ORIGINAL: John B.

It seems to me that I was told at some point that Ramree island could also get supply to China even if Burma was occupied. I took it in my current game and (a) something was sucking a lot of supply from it and (b) China started getting more supply. It's also my understanding that this is different than the Burma Road.

Also, did anyone ever figure out the minimum amount of supply China should strive for each day just to keep body and soul together?

ORIGINAL: rustysi

I imagine this would vary based on ops that occur within China. My philosophy would be to get as much as I can in there at all times. If a glut should occur (which I doubt) then I could back off a bit.

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

There is a lot of confusion here about Ramree.

Ramree can be a source for supply flow to China, gut the road network form near it to China has to be clear for it to happen.

What players have been saying about Ramree is that it can be used to push supply to China without Rangoon having to be cleared and occupied by the Allies.

This is true.

You will NOT get the free 500 points a day you get when the road from Rangoon is open, but you can pull supply unloaded at Ramree into China if the road net to China, above Rangoon, is open.

If Rangoon is strongly held by the Japanese, the Allies can open a supply line to China by driving deeply enough into Burma to clear the road network from near Ramree to China, without having to clear all of Burma down to Rangoon.

Obviously, you will be able to pull far more supply to China from Rangoon than from Ramree due to Rangoon being a larger port with the road network connected to it, but you don't have to clear Rangoon to get an overland supply flow started into China.

ORIGINAL: palioboy2
If you build up all the bases in north east Burma is it possible to supply China with supply from Indian through a "Ledo Road"
Hardly for China supplying. Most of bases inbetween can be built up to AF4 only and have small initial draw, so they will still be draw bottlenecks, especially during monsoon. But every little bit helps
How much supply would it be possible to draw through to China this way?

Does fort building increase supply draw at all or just port and airfield building?
Yes, but twice less effect from a level of forts compared to AF or port building
Is there anywhere in the manual that lists how much draw you can expect for a certain base size
First, it depends on the scenario. You can look up current draw ingame on base screen. For your own bases only of course. Build up 1 level of forts and you would get half an increment that you get from expanding other facilities. I believe most of the time dwaw increment is proportional to initial size, if 0-1-0 base gets X draw then A-P-F base would get A+P+F/2 draw.
Second, draw is halved during monsoon season.
Third, draw depends on the length of supply route

ORIGINAL: Yaab

Just a minor question.

I reckon, prior to the fall of Rangoon in 1942, the Chinese were getting Allied supplies via the Burma Road, and send them raw materials like tung oil and tugnsten ore in exchange. They exported this stuff using the Burma Road as well. Yet, with the Rangoon port occupied by Japs, did the Chinese stop exporting the raw materials altogehter? Were Allied trucks, running supplies to China in the period of 1942-1945, coming back empty on the return leg on the Burma Road journey?

Were Allied trucks, running supplies to China in the period of 1942-1945, coming back empty on the return leg on the Burma Road journey?