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I opened up Scenario 10, the Ironman scenario meant to played with a buffed Japan AI against an Allied player, but I noticed in the Ship Availability screen that Japan was only expecting the single Kii-class Battleship on May 1 1942.

I could have sworn there was a scenario that gave the Japanese a LOT more forces, including German Battleships and whatnot. Was this a user-created scenario that I just forgotten about?

Not sure how many more forces it gives. I'm playing the mirror version and Allied Ironman gives the allies some more forces, but most of the changes are to exisitng forces: higher exp, bases with supply sources, "BIGGER" units (battalions that look like corps), things like that. Oh and Andy has done some really devilish AI.

ORIGINAL: gradenko_2000

I opened up Scenario 10, the Ironman scenario meant to played with a buffed Japan AI against an Allied player, but I noticed in the Ship Availability screen that Japan was only expecting the single Kii-class Battleship on May 1 1942.

I could have sworn there was a scenario that gave the Japanese a LOT more forces, including German Battleships and whatnot. Was this a user-created scenario that I just forgotten about?

Yes, Scenario 10 has German ships. the German OOB includes:

2 x BB
2 x BC
3 x CA
6 x AMC
11 X SS

In addition to the German forces, Japan has 6 BBs in the Ship Availability list at start.

I can see the German ships if I start the sceanrio from the Japanese side too.  But I played the Ironman all the way through to the end and never encountered them.  I think I did encounter 1 or 2 AMC but that was all.  I looked and it says that the German ships appear in some Task Force.  Can anyonc clarify where they appear?  I sank the entire IJN but cannot remember ever meeting the German battlecruisers.  Do they also withdraw after a certain time?

I played it up to about April 1945 and never encountered any major German ships. I vaguely recall a German-sounding AMC, but that's it. Certainly no BBs, BCs or CAs.

Cheers,
CC

ORIGINAL: gradenko_2000

I opened up Scenario 10, the Ironman scenario meant to played with a buffed Japan AI against an Allied player, but I noticed in the Ship Availability screen that Japan was only expecting the single Kii-class Battleship on May 1 1942.

I could have sworn there was a scenario that gave the Japanese a LOT more forces, including German Battleships and whatnot. Was this a user-created scenario that I just forgotten about?

Japan starts war with lots of extra ships, including Yamatos, so there is no need to build any extra. There are also extra CVEs at Marshalls, and lots of RUFEs station on CSs.

I have encountered at least one German ship, at around 21st December 1941 between Java, and Australia. There is another, north of Darwin, but it can be the same, because it is Heavy Damaged, and I have not remember hitting any other (maybe unreported sub?).

That looks wrong should have a lot more force in Ironman

Is anyone else not seeign German forces operating they should just be sucked into jap TF's after the initial missions are complete.

If anyone has a mid or late war Ironman save (allied or japanese) would be goods to take a look

ps send them to a.mcphie@btinternet.com