Texas_D (J) vs Marbakka (A) --- The Sun Rises in the East...

[marbakka]

Bah! I just agreed to give Texas_D a mulligan. He discovered a major mistake in his first turn which he'd had to recreate because his previous save was lost in a computer wipe. Basically, all his factories in Japan were expanding without him meaning for them too and ate up all his supplies *snicker*

*shrug*

I hate that it means I'll have to redo turn 1, but I made some mistakes in there anyway.

I'll start a new AAR for clarity. (Mods are welcome to delete this one if they wish)

[HansBolter]

I strongly recommend reconsidering the use of Suva as a main point in your US/Aus supply route.

I find Pago Pago to be a far better choice. The approach routes to Suva are very restricted and a submarine commanders dream. The approach to Pago Pago is wide open. the route from the west coast to PP is also further east and less subject to interdiction from Baker/Canton that the route to Suva.

Also consider a straight run from LA or San Diego to Auckland for ships with the legs to make that trip. Again it is much further east than a route to Suva. I also use the East Coast to Cristobal to Auckland to Sydney route for all air and LCUs headed to Australia from the East Coast. Air and LCUs headed to SoPac go from East Coast to Cristobal to Pago Pago and then on to Suva or Noumea.

A lot about what routes work best will be determined by whether or not you hold Canton, and of course Christmas Island and Palmyra.

[marbakka]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

I strongly recommend reconsidering the use of Suva as a main point in your US/Aus supply route.

I find Pago Pago to be a far better choice. The approach routes to Suva are very restricted and a submarine commanders dream. The approach to Pago Pago is wide open. the route from the west coast to PP is also further east and less subject to interdiction from Baker/Canton that the route to Suva.

Also consider a straight run from LA or San Diego to Auckland for ships with the legs to make that trip. Again it is much further east than a route to Suva. I also use the East Coast to Cristobal to Auckland to Sydney route for all air and LCUs headed to Australia from the East Coast. Air and LCUs headed to SoPac go from East Coast to Cristobal to Pago Pago and then on to Suva or Noumea.

A lot about what routes work best will be determined by whether or not you hold Canton, and of course Christmas Island and Palmyra.

Hans, thanks for the advice! I'm basically looking for an excuse not to use Suva. My main holdup in going elsewhere is that it already has a headstart on the kind of port size I want to see for my hub. I'll take this advise into consideration in the (restarted) game.


Please Note: This game was cancelled due to a unintentional setting by IJ in move 1 that pretty much ruined Japan's economy. We are restarting and a new AAR has been created