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Strange Attack Force - 11/2/2011 6:46:13 PM

Califvol

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It�s July 1942 and I am playing the Ironman Scenario using the current beta.

The Japanese are launching a combine SUB CHASER and BARGE assault against Pearl Harbor at the rate of 10-15 vessels every two weeks. This is causing me to divert the following assets to deal with this assault on a major US base, Girl Scout Troop 756 has been told to take their .22 rifles down to Waikiki. The only potential damage from this assault by the Japanese is a potential impact on cookie sales latter in the year and cluttering the beach with a bunch of wrecked barges and sub chasers.

While I have no issue with the AI attacking Pearl, the AI selection of attack forces seems a bit strange.

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/2/2011 8:43:31 PM

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Maybe they are just early tourists.

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/2/2011 9:14:47 PM

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Yes, they traveled through time with the USS Nimitz.

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/2/2011 9:26:32 PM

Califvol

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ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Maybe they are just early tourists.

Damn, maybe I should have the Girl Scout Troop sale them cookies instead of sink them. We could double our cookie sales! Say, could I roll that over into some kind of increased supply rate?

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/3/2011 7:36:01 AM

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You better leave the Cub Scouts in reserve. This may be a feint with the real landing at Maui. The IJN may have heard of Mama's Fish House.

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/3/2011 9:09:56 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Califvol

While I have no issue with the AI attacking Pearl, the AI selection of attack forces seems a bit strange.

I think it's better that AI waste barges instead of battleships and cruisers like it used to do...

Nevertheless, strange behaviour.

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/3/2011 3:07:05 PM

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I think the girlscouts are better "prepared"!!!

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/3/2011 3:09:51 PM

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The usual questions: what scenario, what date? What bases does the enemy hold near Pearl?

You can open a save head-to-head as Japanese and look at one of the TFs. The TF name gives the AI script number that generated the attack order. Then check out that script.

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/3/2011 7:00:56 PM

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Which version of Ironman ?

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/3/2011 7:14:30 PM

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I can only hope the in game date is April 1st when this started to happen.

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/3/2011 7:52:39 PM

Treetop64

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Sorry, but don't you think that countering with GST-756 is a bit on the side of overkill? I mean, seriously dude, c'mon. You're playing the AI, for Pete's sake...

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/3/2011 10:15:00 PM

Andy Mac

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A save please and I will figure out whats wrong

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/4/2011 4:04:43 AM

Califvol

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen

The usual questions: what scenario, what date? What bases does the enemy hold near Pearl?

You can open a save head-to-head as Japanese and look at one of the TFs. The TF name gives the AI script number that generated the attack order. Then check out that script.

Its the Ironman Scenario. I don't see any other versions of Ironman in my setup so it's the only Ironman Scenario I have. The game version is Oct 24, 2011. Game date is July 12, 1942.

The Japanese hold- Wake, Tarawa, Makin, the others they start with and the nasty little spec called Baker Island.

It's IJN Taskforce 440 if that does any good? I am sorry when you start talking scripts I don't know what you are talking about except that it involves an AI routine. It also says TF assigned to 672 on the line below the name IJN Taskforce 440.

I am sorry, but I have never uploaded a file to this board or a PBEM'd the game so I don't know how to get a game save to you. I tried fowllowing the path suggested in the game manual, but I get an error message when I try to load my save the file to this page, something about a faked path being invalid.

Thank you for trying to help, not sure I gave you anything you can help with!

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RE: Strange Attack Force - 11/4/2011 4:09:32 AM

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