el cid again
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After 2-3 weeks doing what I intended to be 2-3 days of database tweeks, in order to play a near stock game (or it turns out several) to learn the AE system, I have some comments. First, I picked up a whole team of modders, including Mifune who never did stop doing RHS. His apparently issued RHSAE uses scenario 100. Without knowing that, I chose 101. I was able to get RHS aircraft values in AE from him, along with much art he collected for the added types. I myself continue to add types, particularly for China, and for Thailand. While AE does have a Thai army, it seems to have omitted the Navy and air force. In order to avoid several issues, I delay all three until 411222, the day Thailand changes sides. Prior to that it was resisting the Japanese - and I take the casualties out of its units. Also, all locations not occupied by Japan in Indochina, and all locations in Thailand - are ALLIED to start - so the Japanese don't get to benefit from the economy - or fly there - until they capture the places. This is similar to the stock treatment of Kwangchowwan, which is French with no garrison. Anyway - I have noted two significant missing airfields in the Visayas. The one at Bacolod was built in 1936, and is the reason the area got a garrison by the Philippine Army - to delay the enemy rapid use of its facilities. Similarly, Tacloban was the first city liberated. The stratetic reason it was chosen is that it had Tacloban City Airfield. But again, stock shows it as 0. This is also why a detachment of PI defends the place at start. The divisions shown in the Visayas in stock - 71st and 91st - are clearly shown in the US Army series Atlas of World War II in Central Luzon - and also show on the list of units at Bataan. Instead, it is 41st and 61st in area. These also show in the US Army atlas, but without unit identification - and you need to work it backwards - all the other divisions are listed in other places. Anyway - these two airfields figure in the strategic decisions of both sides to defend or take, both in 1941 and 1944. Bacolod is slot 647. Tacloban is slot 679. Cebu, in slot 659, probably gets a higher rating than a 1. Cebu is the most important place in the area (Tacloban is second) - and has a small shipyard. Both Cebu and Tacloban ports are probably underrated. Again - these features help explain the strategic decisions of both sides where to defend or attack.
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