HansBolter
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ORIGINAL: steamboateng Well my mind wasn't made up when I started the thread. I was was, and still am, geuinely interested in other folks views. If I gave the impression I was waving a red cape, I apologise. Only after going through the campaign numbers for the various vessels, did I see the correlation between APD's and the fleets' taking the offensive. Insofar as why no DE's in '42, I think one must remember that armaments received in the Pacific were only a fraction of that produced. 1942, the 'Happy Time' for rampaging German U-Boats, was a year which saw Great Britain nearly strangled of supplies. I'm sure Allied ASW production was focussed in the Atlantic. I vaguely remember reading somewhere how the Pacic theater was left to suffer thru the sub threat, due to the importance of those assets being allotted to the Atlantic convoys. Also, after giving the subject some thought, I reasoned that Allied air transport could serve the same function as APD's. On top of that, I'm a conservative player by temperment. And having spent the better part of a lifetime floating around on various vessls, I'm hardly one to aid in their demise by overlooking their relative vulnerability to predadory sub skippers. I trust this explains my postings and predalictions. Regards No need to apologise. You weren't waving a red flag. It just seemed as if you had made up your mind. As others have stated, it really comes down to a player's personal focus. I play the AI in Ironman. The sub threat is soooo much greater than in the historical campaigns that little the Allies do will make any real difference in '42. It is also far, far easier to be aggressive early against the AI than it ever would be against a human. So much so that I have to throttle back and play with one hand tied behind my back in '42 if I want the AI to still be a viable opponent later. My current game is in late Feb of '43. Even throttling back in '42 I have beat up tthe AI so heavily on the surface and in the air that I have suspened operations for two weeks to let the AI catch it's breath. In the midst of this the AI continues to hammer me with subs. Subs Ops are the AIs one true calling.
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