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ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Just to check something I think I am reading between lines in press release and your answers here...

Several of mine (and I am sure many others) old ideas done years and years ago in time of UV (yes even before WitP [:)]) that must have been around 2002/2003/2004 and which were finally added to main WitP wish list:


#1 Ammo replenishment regarding port size

In current WitP we can replenish ammo of almost any ship in any port size.

IMHO it is impossible to believe that some lowly port size 3 would have, for example, 16" shells for BBs.

This should be altered to reflect historical situation and something simple could be implemented (numbers are just for example):

port size 1-3 : ammo for all guns up to 5"
port size 4-6 : ammo for all guns up to 8"
port size 7-9 : ammo for all guns

Is something like that done in WitP AE?


#2 Port size, number of ships and cargo ship loading/unloading

In current WitP we can load/unload cargo ships regardless on port size and number of ships.

Historically, for example, US had severe problem with this because many ships had to wait for weeks (and months) to be loaded/unloaded (Noumea was prime example BTW).

This should be altered to reflect historical situation and something simple could be implemented...

Is something like that done in WitP AE?


Thanks in advance!


Leo "Apollo11"

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Will tonnage sunk be tracked for individual subs and will this contribute to more skill for the crew as it does for pilots?

ORIGINAL: String

Will the British (and other commonwealth) naval leaders have their stats altered? It's kinda annoying to have a few bad and a bunch of generic leaders to choose from.

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Just to check something I think I am reading between lines in press release and your answers here...

Several of mine (and I am sure many others) old ideas done years and years ago in time of UV (yes even before WitP [:)]) that must have been around 2002/2003/2004 and which were finally added to main WitP wish list:


#1 Ammo replenishment regarding port size

In current WitP we can replenish ammo of almost any ship in any port size.

IMHO it is impossible to believe that some lowly port size 3 would have, for example, 16" shells for BBs.

This should be altered to reflect historical situation and something simple could be implemented (numbers are just for example):

port size 1-3 : ammo for all guns up to 5"
port size 4-6 : ammo for all guns up to 8"
port size 7-9 : ammo for all guns

Is something like that done in WitP AE?


#2 Port size, number of ships and cargo ship loading/unloading

In current WitP we can load/unload cargo ships regardless on port size and number of ships.

Historically, for example, US had severe problem with this because many ships had to wait for weeks (and months) to be loaded/unloaded (Noumea was prime example BTW).

This should be altered to reflect historical situation and something simple could be implemented...

Is something like that done in WitP AE?


Thanks in advance!

Yes to both your questions...

ORIGINAL: herwin

In WWII, CVs stayed out of gunship range (200 miles) at night. (See Hughes, Naval Tactics). This was a _major_ consideration in WWII naval operations. Will it be possible for a TF commander to release his screen in the evening to go hunting carriers? Alternatively, will it be possible for a fueled-up surface TF to react at night out to five hexes and then return in the early morning, low on fuel but satisfied from having sunk a carrier or some cruisers?

ORIGINAL: Mifune

Will the cap of how far a TF can travel in a day be eliminated with this code revision?

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson
Yes but we have offset this by making it easier as well. Don or Kristian can elaborate.

ORIGINAL: Mifune

From the manual "no TF can move more than 6 hexes per turn". Surely with a 40nm hex you must mean they can move at least 9 hexes per turn?

ORIGINAL: Jim D Burns

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson
Yes but we have offset this by making it easier as well. Don or Kristian can elaborate.

I always thought mid-ocean intercepts were already far too easy, in fact they were pure fantasy. I can’t count the number of times Japan placed a couple of DD’s somewhere in the Philippine Sea and intercepted dozens of task forces moving through their hex all on the same night.

It should be very hard to even find one task force at night in a 40 mile hex and impossible to find 8, 10 or 20 different task forces. Given how Japan always found every single task force that moved through their hex, I can’t see how it could even be made easier, unless mid-ocean reaction moves have been increased.

Is there some kind of limit to the number of engagements a task force can fight in one phase other than their on board ammo stocks?

Jim

ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft

Sub patrol, gotta love that!

I was wondering, can other TF types also be set to patrol in a like manner? Thinking particularly of ASW for example.

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft

Sub patrol, gotta love that!

I was wondering, can other TF types also be set to patrol in a like manner? Thinking particularly of ASW for example.

Yes, patrol zones and routing options are open to all TF's.

ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft

Sub patrol, gotta love that!

I was wondering, can other TF types also be set to patrol in a like manner? Thinking particularly of ASW for example.

Yes, patrol zones and routing options are open to all TF's.

Yeehaw! Seriously, that is a MASSIVE improvement.

Is the React/No React thing still the same?

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Do we get more of the Royal Navy's late war stuff? At least give me Bay Class AA Frigates [:D]