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ORIGINAL: michaelm

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Michael,

A quick question not strictly related to the Beta:

Naval HQs - do they help speed ship repair independent of any Naval Support Squads they have?

The Naval HQ is usually only going to count if it does have any Naval Support in it.

Shore Parties as part of the overall Naval Support for repairs, count separately.

So a base containing Naval HQs with just Shore Parties will assist in repairs in SAME hex, but those same HQs cannot support repairs outside of the base. They would need Nav Support squads present to use the command radius to affect other bases in range.

8.1.1 HEADQUARTERS

These are all support troops (the much-maligned “brass” sitting in the rear). However, these
rear-area troops earn their keep in War in the Pacific, Admiral’s Edition™ by providing large
numbers of support personnel to support other units and for construction and logistics tasks.
They give combat benefits to combat units who are within a certain range, generally the same
hex, and enable more bombers to fly Missions from bases under their control. A unit can benefit
from its HQ, of which there are six types:

» Command - Helps in several ways. They help in giving a bonus to ground
combat. If no Corps HQ is in range of a ground unit, the Command HQ can give
a bonus like a Corps HQ if it is in range of a ground unit. If there is a Corps HQ
within range of the battle, and the Command HQ is within 2 times its command
range of the battle, it can add up to an additional 90% bonus to the Assault
Value of an attacking force for odds calculations. The bonuses are impacted by
the leaderships rating of the commander of the HQs. Command HQs are also
important for air replacements and upgrades (see section 16.2.3 for details).

» Army - Helps with ground combat. Ground units in range can gain up to
a 10% bonus to their Assault Value (whether attacking or defending).

» Corps – Helps with ground combat. Ground units in range can gain up to
a 10% bonus to their Assault Value (whether attacking or defending).

» Amphibious – Helps amphibious invasions suffer fewer losses.

» Naval – Helps to speed ship repair time.

» Air – Helps by allowing more aircraft to fly and allows more air units
to be based at a base with this type of HQ, coordinating aircraft
replacement/upgrades and supporting more groups at a base.

ORIGINAL: michaelm

For ship repairs, the amount of assist is dependent on how much Naval Support there is. It was this way in WITP IIRC.

So a base containing Naval HQs with just Shore Parties will assist in repairs in SAME hex, but those same HQs cannot support repairs outside of the base. They would need Nav Support squads present to use the command radius to affect other bases in range.

ORIGINAL: inqistor

ORIGINAL: michaelm

For ship repairs, the amount of assist is dependent on how much Naval Support there is. It was this way in WITP IIRC.

I do not think there was such thing as Naval Support in original WITP. All HQs had only support in them.
And I am pretty sure it was working somewhere around the lines, that Command Radius of Naval HQ was added to port size (or half, or square, whatever, anyway, it was added to port size in regards of repair ships).

So a base containing Naval HQs with just Shore Parties will assist in repairs in SAME hex, but those same HQs cannot support repairs outside of the base. They would need Nav Support squads present to use the command radius to affect other bases in range.

So, Naval HQ can assist in repairs in other bases? Gee, good to know.

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Michael

The Beta is fantastic - thank you.

An idea I had, not sure if its possible, which would add a bit of clarity and flavour: Is there a way of displaying the leader's nationality in the TF commander pick list? Added bonus, if you could chose between various nations' Admirals.

Situation: I am fighting a pitched navel melee in the DEI as the Allies vs. VH AI. Based in Darwin and trying to shield Timor and Ambon I have 3-4 SCTFs but have a steady stream of ships shunting between Sydney for repairs and Darwin to get dented again. So ships from the USN, RN, RAN, RNZN, Dutch and a lone French DD are mixing it up and there is no way I can keep the TFs organized along national lines. Currently - I think - the TF leader pick list is based on the nationality of the flagship. Is there, or could there be, an easy way of telling which nation the pick list is representing (I may be blind but have not seen it), besides checking the flagship. Where I get messed up is when I have swapped several ships out and the nationality of the 'in place' Admiral no longer matches the ships under command.

Secondly: If you have a TF consisting of ships from multiple nations - would it be possible to chose a TF leader from among those ships and not simply from the Flagship's nation. I can see a downside here that this may develop a cheat where you have a TF of RN BBs with one US DD commanding by RADM 'Ching' Lee (USN). That is theoretically possible now anyway by building a US TF of sufficient size and swapping the ships - not that it is likely or desirable. Perhaps a control could be put in place along ship classes; i.e. SCTF of 3 CLs and 4 DDs, only the nations with a CL in the mix would be eligible.

I only through these out as ideas to add a bit of clarity and flavour. It would be nice, but not a biggie.

Thanks.
B

3 groups restricted and 1 group with no flyable planes = no movement out of base to CT.

ORIGINAL: khyberbill

3 groups restricted and 1 group with no flyable planes = no movement out of base to CT.

I have consistently moved restricted planes from EC to CP with no problem. There I would change their HQ them and ship them out. This dates back to WITP. I had no problem before as you can see by the several groups already in CP. This change occurred somewhere between p7 and q7.

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

Michael,

What I'm looking for is that the game would automatically make 0 delay pilots "active" instead of the player having to manually click on each of these pilots individually. It would just remove a lot of unnecessary button clicking.

ORIGINAL: michaelm

There is already a 'follow TF' command under TF routing. I use it constantly to replenish my TFs.

ORIGINAL: michaelm

When a group needs pilots to man planes, it will take them automatically from the group's '1' delay pilots (ie making them '0' delay) before getting any from the replacements/reservres/etc.

Just looked up old code.
The repair assist given by Naval Hq was 1/50 of the number of devices in the first slot of the unit in the same hex as base the ship being repaired was in.
Again this would be have been Support - 250 devices in slot 1 comes to mind which would equate to +5 from HQ assist.

The total assist (inc reapir ships) would not exceed the base port size +4.