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AE/AKE
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2026 4:14 pm
by Dereck
In reading "Beans, Bullets and Black Oil", the author mentioned that ordnance came from depots on the west coast and that the AEs (and associated other ammunition type cargo ships) reloaded from there to deliver to the fleet.
Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering if anybody emulates that by sending the AE/AKE ships back to the west coast to reload instead of just reloading at any port.
Re: AE/AKE
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2026 4:24 pm
by Yaab
I play against Japanese AI with a non-universal supply house rule (US units must use US-made supply, Brit/Aus/NZ/india use Commonwealth supply etc.) but I just move US-made supply from CONUSA to PH by xAKs and load AKs/AKEs in PH with CONUSA-made supplies.
Re: AE/AKE
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2026 7:06 am
by Chris21wen
Dereck wrote: Tue Jan 06, 2026 4:14 pm
In reading "Beans, Bullets and Black Oil", the author mentioned that ordnance came from depots on the west coast and that the AEs (and associated other ammunition type cargo ships) reloaded from there to deliver to the fleet.
Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering if anybody emulates that by sending the AE/AKE ships back to the west coast to reload instead of just reloading at any port.
No never will.
Re: AE/AKE
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2026 12:03 am
by bradfordkay
They're far too valuable to risk the gauntlet of IJN subs that congregate off San Francisco and Los Angeles. Like other players, I use the myriad xAKs to bring supplies to forward depots (which vary according to how the war has developed).