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Sorry, I didn't see the other question. That's an Air Team issue, so please ask over there.

 
I will thanks.

Any chance to get "auto-disband" command switch for subs too ? Kinda weird that any other TF can auto-disband when back in home port but not sub TF.

ORIGINAL: Sardaukar

Any chance to get "auto-disband" command switch for subs too ? Kinda weird that any other TF can auto-disband when back in home port but not sub TF.

I'll second this request. I hate having to disband subs, as I sometimes miss checking all ports. Which wastes repair time.

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


True for most of the war. They were involved in transporting the AIF from Australia to North Africa circa 1940. One (or maybe both) of them was refitted in Sydney between start-of-war-in-Europe and start-of-war-in-Pacific. But by or soon after the US got into the war, they were moved to the cross Atlantic routes.

Always the possibility that they could be used in the Pacific again after the war ended in Europe.

I'm sure someone on the forum has a complete day by day tract of them, along with Aquitania and Nieuw Amsterdam.

Well...

You ask and you shall recieve....[;)] Timeline in the PTO
We got to get the 2nd largest ship (81,000 tons) in the world into AE...[;)]
SS Normandie was the largest at (83,423 tons)

RMS Queen Mary

11/30/41 - 12/18/41 Docked at Trincomlee, Ceylon
12/19/41 - 12/28/41 On Route to Capetown, SA

3/15/42 - 3/23/42 On Route to Freemantle, AUS
3/24/42 - 3/28/42 On Route to Sydney, AUS
3/29/42 - 4/5/42 Docked Sydney, AUS
4/6/42 - 4/21/42 On Route to Capetown, SA

2/9/43 - Docked Maldives
2/10/43 - 2/18/43 On Route to Freemantle, AUS
2/19/43 - Docked Freemantle, AUS
2/20/43 - 2/27/43 On Route to Sydney, AUS
2/28/43 - 3/21/43 Docked at Sydney, AUS
2/22/43 - 4/18/43 On Route to Capetown, AUS

Does AE have building cost and durability of ships as separate data fields? This would help with "transferred" ships like Ro 500 (=U511), the Type IXC sub transferred to Japan. The boat arrived in Japan in August, 1943. There should be a way to have the boat arrive at the correct time in the game without having the Japanese player pay shipbuilding points for it.

I think I'm reading that you will be able to run ASW patrols with naval units like aircraft can now. Maybe persistent minesweeping patrols too?

ORIGINAL: DerJimbo

Will you be able to organize your combat vessels in subunits such as "1st Cruiser Sqn" or "3rd Destroyer Flotilla"?

Yes, that would be very nice. Those of us crazies who actually manage our fleets this way could do it in the game. Also, it would make creating TFs much easier in ports with large numbers of ships.

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen

ORIGINAL: DerJimbo

Will you be able to organize your combat vessels in subunits such as "1st Cruiser Sqn" or "3rd Destroyer Flotilla"?

Yes, and No.

You can set lower level commands, although more likely something like Naval Districts within regional fleets, etc. This is just a display convenience however, there is no function for attach a complete DD squadron to a TF or any such thing. It is handy for "where's my ships"?

P.S. I looked into doing it already, don't bother to ask for it...

Darn.

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Now you know i'm gonna like that with my pedigree[:)]

Pffft!

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen

ORIGINAL: flipperwasirish

I thought the Queens for most of WWII ferried stuff between England and the U.S. because they were so fast.

I could be wrong.

True for most of the war. They were involved in transporting the AIF from Australia to North Africa circa 1940. One (or maybe both) of them was refitted in Sydney between start-of-war-in-Europe and start-of-war-in-Pacific. But by or soon after the US got into the war, they were moved to the cross Atlantic routes.

Always the possibility that they could be used in the Pacific again after the war ended in Europe.

I'm sure someone on the forum has a complete day by day tract of them, along with Aquitania and Nieuw Amsterdam.

Well...

I know that when the Bismarck was running amok, they were transiting the Atlantic unescorted (due to their speed). There was concern that the Bismarck could catch one of them and sink her.

ORIGINAL: Brady

Sloop, behind the DUKW:

That's not a sloop, Brady, it's a schooner. CHS has them included. I'm not part of the AE crew, so I have no idea aas to whether they'll be in it...

ORIGINAL: Terminus

We discussed that a lot, and the short and the long of it is, don't expect any big "never-weres", like lots of Taiho's and what-not. We're going to stay within realistic Japanese (and Allied) planning. With that said, we've got a huge new OOB, and some new tricks planned, courtesy of the very cool Convert-To routines.

T, what about all the Japanese ships that were planned but never constructed?

1) Will the Japanese player be able to convert Nisshin or Mizunho to light carriers?
1a) Will the AI be able to do this?
2) Will historically sunk ships have further upgrades available in later years?
3) Will the re-incarnation of Allied cruisers continue? Will there be a limit to how many cruisers can be recreated?
4) If US carriers are not sunk, will the replacements enter service under alternative names?
5) Will replacement US carriers have airgroups?
6) Will the AI understand the difference between normal and replacement carrier air groups on US escort carriers?

actually MRE stands for Meals refusing to exit!

ORIGINAL: Terminus

I'm not sure you can build Meals Ready to Eat today?[:'(]

And I thought MRE stood for Meals Rushing to Exit. [:D]

Sloop=one mast?

Yep.

Another pet peeve of mine:

Will CS Convoys be able to load Oil automatically ? In WitP one has to use manual convoys. Waypoints and CS Convoy able to auto-load Oil would lessen especially Japanese micromanagement. Ditto when I want to ship oil from USA to Oz.

ORIGINAL: MikeKraemer

actually MRE stands for Meals refusing to exit!

ORIGINAL: Terminus

I'm not sure you can build Meals Ready to Eat today?[:'(]

I thought "Meal, Ready to Eat" was three lies for the price of one.

Yep...and "Meals Rejected by Ethiopians"

Also, AFAIK, pack of 4 frankfurter sausages in one MRE variation are called "Four Fingers of Death" [:D][:D]

I have, out of curiosity, sampled few MREs, and can say that while some of it is edible, some is quite dire shite... I prefer my Finnish army rations.