Ridiculous Surface Combat Result

This new stand alone release based on the legendary War in the Pacific from 2 by 3 Games adds significant improvements and changes to enhance game play, improve realism, and increase historical accuracy. With dozens of new features, new art, and engine improvements, War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition brings you the most realistic and immersive WWII Pacific Theater wargame ever!

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Mike Scholl
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RE: Ridiculous Surface Combat Result

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ORIGINAL: herwin
The military operates on doctrine. If the guys on both sides of you have deadly weapons, you want to be able to rely on what they will do. Friendly fire is no fun. So if the programme implements doctrine and something gets screwed up, it will get screwed up according to doctrine.


Not quite right. The military STARTS wars with Doctrine. Which last just as long as it takes the people at the "sharp end" to find out what works and what doesn't, and make changes. After the war, the changes that worked become the new "doctrine".
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RE: Ridiculous Surface Combat Result

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ORIGINAL: herwin

ORIGINAL: Iridium

I would gladly see the removal of the possibility of surface ships to fire HA weapons (MGs on up till DP weapons). Most surface combat situations demand that light AA crews be away from their stations anyhow. Unless you prefer to have the argument about how everyone manning that 25mm gun on Yamato would be dead after the 18" guns fired...etc

What about MTB crews?
There are always exceptions to the rules...[;)]
Yamato, IMO the best looking Battleship.
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RE: Ridiculous Surface Combat Result

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On the shooting or target vessel.... both? [:'(]

Guinea pigs on the deck of the Yamato actually. Didn't take a shell hit, just firing them.
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RE: Ridiculous Surface Combat Result

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ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl
ORIGINAL: herwin
The military operates on doctrine. If the guys on both sides of you have deadly weapons, you want to be able to rely on what they will do. Friendly fire is no fun. So if the programme implements doctrine and something gets screwed up, it will get screwed up according to doctrine.

Not quite right. The military STARTS wars with Doctrine. Which last just as long as it takes the people at the "sharp end" to find out what works and what doesn't, and make changes. After the war, the changes that worked become the new "doctrine".

"No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy" — Field Marshall Helmuth von Moltke

And the Mike Scholl Corollary:

"No doctrine ever survives the next war"

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