KB after Pearl Strike

[Andvari]

After the Dec. 7th game turn, should I immediately break up the KB into three smaller TFs because of the Coordination Penalty? Well...immediately, being when I round up enough escorts to fill out the ranks. Also, do I have each CV following the other in succession, or plot courses for all three to the same destination?

"The chance of uncoordination is doubled under the following circumstances:
�� Allied TF in 1944 or later or a Japanese TF at any time and the number of aircraft in the
TF is greater than 200 + rnd (200)."

[Milman]

more tf = more escorts

If you can spare that much escorts just for cv tf's than do it . But it is better that you create 2 cv tf's with 4cv each and one with those cvl's , cve's and maybe cs's . That is best compsition in my opinion till late '42 . Everything depends on avilable escorts ship . I don't like to commit 50% of jap DD's to CV TF's that is my reason why i do this .

[LAGAVULIN]

I have never found a problem if I keep the KB in one piece. Unless one of the carriers need dock time (always seems to be Kaga) all my big carriers stay together.

The CVLs and CVEs from a min KB for secondary ops or to back up the main force.

Despite what is said about over concentration I have always found the big scary blob more than efficent enough.

[wwengr]

My approach has been to run two TF's, with 3-4 CV's, doing as much sea time as possible and run a shuttle keeping the most damaged CV (from operational damage) in port repairing.

[wwengr]

ORIGINAL: wwengr

My approach has been to run two TF's, with 3-4 CV's, doing as much sea time as possible and run a shuttle keeping the most damaged CV (from operational damage) in port repairing.

Most of my operational apporaches focus on sustained and sustaining operations. I find that if I run around with everything and don't keep at it with refitting, then I get to a point where overall performance becomes mediocre

[Milman]

When you attack allied base with strong cap or DS it will happen to you that 15 Val's or KAtes decides that they can do job alone . Not allways but if you want to risk to lose 50 pilots in that kind of operation than keeping KB with 6 or more CV's is best way to handle CVTF .