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I frequently visit this forum but I didn`t catch this:
Is it quicker to repair the ships when the TF is docked, or disband them as soon as they arrive at port. I know, port size matters but I am talking about a TF in one specific port.
What are your experiences?:)

Repair is quicker when the damaged ship is anchored rather than docked - so you need to disband the damaged ship TF.

Spooky

Thanks, Spooky.

I have wondered that as well. thanks for the answer. I have also noticed that system damage drops about 1 point for every 2 days at Rabaul. I believe it is Port(8).

Originally posted by corbulo
I have wondered that as well. thanks for the answer. I have also noticed that system damage drops about 1 point for every 2 days at Rabaul. I believe it is Port(8).

In fact, the smaller the ship, the quicker the repair

A DD or APD with a 40 System damage can easily be repaired in Rabaul or Truk while to repair a CV or BB with the same level of damage in these ports will take a very long time ...

Spooky

The thing is that I have a CV with 17 system damage sitting disbanded in my port in Cairns. It took 2 weeks to knock off about 3 sys damage and I was just wondering, what would have been more efficient.

Greetings,

2 weeks to knock off 3 sys damage is an excellent rate of repair, from what I've seen. In one of my previous games, I put Hornet in L'ville on 1 December with 15 points of sys damage. By 1 March, she was down to 12 points. Repairing capital ships in-theater, even if only slightly damaged, has been excruciatingly slow, in my experience.

By the way, L'ville was a fully developed, size 9 port, with 300k+ supplies, for the duration of the time mentioned, and Hornet sat and did nothing the entire time. Just in case anyone was curious.

Regards,
Randy

Hi, During the DEC- March time period there was an acute shortage of Sprockets in Pacific area depots.

Also in short supply were:
Grid Squares
Gun Target Line
Frequency Grease.
Sweat pumps
Main Deduction Gears
reversable Zenor Diodes
left handed monkey wrench

Originally posted by Mogami
Hi, During the DEC- March time period there was an acute shortage of Sprockets in Pacific area depots.

Also in short supply were:
Grid Squares
Gun Target Line
Frequency Grease.
Sweat pumps
Main Deduction Gears
reversable Zenor Diodes
left handed monkey wrench

and a left handed spanner...

What, no chewing gum and tin foil?

Originally posted by Mogami
Hi, During the DEC- March time period there was an acute shortage of Sprockets in Pacific area depots.

Also in short supply were:
Grid Squares
Gun Target Line
Frequency Grease.
Sweat pumps
Main Deduction Gears
reversable Zenor Diodes
left handed monkey wrench

Dieter would be very upset. "You have become boring . . . " "Would you like to touch my monkey?"

Originally posted by Mogami
Hi, During the DEC- March time period there was an acute shortage of Sprockets in Pacific area depots.

Also in short supply were:
Grid Squares
Gun Target Line
Frequency Grease.
Sweat pumps
Main Deduction Gears
reversable Zenor Diodes
left handed monkey wrench

Mogami, you forgot

Relative Bearing Grease
Fallopian Tubing
Bosun Punches
Transit Lines
and last but not least
WOMEN!

My experience is that ships with over 70 flotation damage docked in a size 2 port will tend to get worse. What is others' experience? Anchored in a size 3 port they always get better.
Does the rating of the naval commander of the task force affect the repairs of the ship? If so, what is the critical rating? I replayed a damage situation once with Wilkinson in command after having the ship commander did with it and it seemed to make a difference but that may have been random variation.
Do people playing PBEM games think it is kosher to go into the editor to sheck out co's full ratings?