Saipan and disappearing ships

[blastpop]

I'm on turn 3 of the Saipan scenario and a number of American ships have disappeared. Are they removed by the game at some point? For instance on a certain turn or ammunition expenditure or a bug? If they leave, do they return at some point?

Thanks!

[JSS]

All units have a withdraw setting (have only seen this used for ships so far). In both Saipan & Novo the naval gunfire decreases overtime. Think there is one ship that stays for the entire Saipan scenario.

[blastpop]

Thanks, pretty much what I thought.

After a few turns of Saipan I am starting to get "into" the game. Saipan is most interesting on a few levels- it contains amphibious operations, Naval bombarments, airpower, Marines, Banzai charges and even tanks. It is in a nice and small format to get your feet wet, as it were, and if you can handle this scenario, the rest will be a snap- they are merely larger. Further to that it starts slow and builds as US forces enter the map and the Japanese are brought to battle.

Recommended.

[Gregor_SSG]

ORIGINAL: blastpop

I'm on turn 3 of the Saipan scenario and a number of American ships have disappeared. Are they removed by the game at some point? For instance on a certain turn or ammunition expenditure or a bug? If they leave, do they return at some point?

Thanks!

The ships leave as they historically did. I agree it would be nice if they all hung around, especially the Batleships, but the Navy was very busy back then.

Gregor

[Wilhammer]

I wonder if it is enough ships - how many ships are in each counter?

[JSS]

ORIGINAL: Wilhammer

I wonder if it is enough ships - how many ships are in each counter?

Pretty sure each ship counter represents a single vessel.

[Gregor_SSG]

ORIGINAL: Wilhammer

I wonder if it is enough ships - how many ships are in each counter?

Each counter represents a single ship. Look in the unit display panel when a ship is selected, it tells you the ship name and pennant number.

Gregor