LCU slots

[Bodhi]

The scenario editor manual states

ORIGINAL: WITP Editor Manual

�� Japanese HQ’s must be located in slots 1-98.
�� Allied HQ’s must be located in slots 100-215.
�� Bases must be located in slots 217-900. Do not move any
Base to a different slot as some parts of the game program
assume these bases are in their current slots.
�� Japanese ground units must be located in slots 979-1999.
�� Slots 1940-1979 must be left open as these are the slots
used by Japanese Militia ground units that are automatically
mobilised in 1945.
�� Slots 1980-1983 must be left open as these are the slots
used by Japanese North Vietnamese militia units that are
mobilized each time (up to a maximum of four) an Allied unit
moves into a border hex inside North Vietnam (from China to
Hue).
�� Allied ground units must be located in slots 2120-3499.
�� Japanese TO&E’s must be located in slots 901-977.
�� Allied TO&E’s must be located in slots 2001-2119.
�� Japanese TF’s must be located in slots 3500-3899.
�� Allied TF’s must be located in slots 3900-3999.

However it seems that Japanese LCUs are in slots 968 onwards.

Can a database guru please confirm this, and also that the other assignments mentioned in the manual are correct. Thanks.

[michaelm75au]

IIRC:

Japanese ground units must be located in slots 979-1999.

The range is 967-1999.

Japanese TO&E’s must be located in slots 901-977.

The range is 901-966.

And the TF range actually gets used as LCU split slots while game is running.
[The TF information is held in its own tables in memory and not as part of the Location information.]
Michael

[Bodhi]

Thanks Michael. I've changed it and most of my missing LCUs have reappeared. [:D]

Also had to change the location suffix 79 from the "Naval Garrison Unit" quoted in WitPTabs.csv to "Naval Guard Unit" ("Nav Gd") as used by WitP to get the rest.

[treespider]

ORIGINAL: michaelm

IIRC:

Japanese ground units must be located in slots 979-1999.

The range is 967-1999.

Japanese TO&E’s must be located in slots 901-977.

The range is 901-966.

And the TF range actually gets used as LCU split slots while game is running.
[The TF information is held in its own tables in memory and not as part of the Location information.]
Michael

So does the last part mean the Allies are limited to 99 split units (3999-3900) minus the number of TF set up at start?

[michaelm75au]

ORIGINAL: treespider

ORIGINAL: michaelm

IIRC:

Japanese ground units must be located in slots 979-1999.

The range is 967-1999.

Japanese TO&E’s must be located in slots 901-977.

The range is 901-966.

And the TF range actually gets used as LCU split slots while game is running.
[The TF information is held in its own tables in memory and not as part of the Location information.]
Michael

So does the last part mean the Allies are limited to 99 split units (3999-3900) minus the number of TF set up at start?

The total number of "splits" is 500 (slots 3500-3999). As with air groups, slots can be used by either side. [Fragments go into slots 4000-6999.]

The number of initial TFs has no impact on the number of split slots available, not like air groups where "split" slots could be allocated in the scenario setup.

Michael