Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: SqzMyLemon
I notice you are producing only 180 Ha-34's yet need 202 per/month with your current airframe totals. It doesn't show your Ha-43 production, but I'd say your Ha-45 is way too low. You'll have a hard time upgrading units quickly to newer airframes with only 30/month. I'd get the Ha-43 and Ha-45 numbers up as quickly as possible. If you want to keep your 30(0) Ha-45 factory at R&D I'd switch over some other factories. For example I have 3x2 factories R&D'ing each engine. It really depends on your strategy though so you have to base the numbers of engines and aircraft on your play style. Play conservative and less aggressive, less aircraft and engines needed, plan on lots of heavy fighting, get those numbers up.

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

SqzMyLemon is close to the mark, but you're producing 180 Ha-34s with demand for 272 (the Helens use two per airframe-when repaired, 57x2=114 plus your Tojos).

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ORIGINAL: MDDgames

My .02:

First off, you have 10,000+ points of unspent Naval Production. Start accelerating your carriers and DDs. And if you have spares, at LEAST your I-400 class subs if not more.

You have nearly half a million HI. Start expanding your industry. First off, you vehicles are too low. Expand them by at least 28, and frankly, I would set them up by 78.

While I cant see all your engine requirements, I can say that your Ha45 production is WAY to low. These engines are used for Franks.

Heres a sample of mine in Jun 42:





Send me your game/password to gamemdd@gmail.com and I would be happy to take a look and give you my recommendations.

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ORIGINAL: MDDgames

Keep in mind the fact that your HI is going to go to zero on the first of every month, so dont think that you are going to build up a surplus. To that end, you really only need enough HI for the factories that you have running, anything more than that is a waste. Supply is a non-factor as far as heavy industry is concerned. You have enough HI to expand your air production by A LOT.

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ORIGINAL: leehunt27@bloomberg.net

Ok thanks, so so far: oil low, fuel low. Engines and vehicles way low. NavSY probably high, gonna check against needed production and adjust the surplus into engine production.

I am almost done getting Tracker working, I have a question posted on the tracker forum about which version of Java 6 is needed (mine says the registry is 1.7 and off from 1.6 etc).

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ORIGINAL: MDDgames

My .02:

First off, you have 10,000+ points of unspent Naval Production. Start accelerating your carriers and DDs. And if you have spares, at LEAST your I-400 class subs if not more.

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

They cost the same to build (33) as the other IJ subs and the Rule of Cool. The I-400s carry 3 float planes and come equipped with radars. They also have 8 tubes in the front, but that's less important than their 31000 Endurance. Yes, 31000. They can stay out forever. They also use less fuel for this Endurance (Tracker says 900 Fuel full load, compared to your other Glen subs that carry 827 Fuel to go 14000 Endurance - pretty much double the fuel efficiency).

I would argue that the other float plane boats are worth building as well, at least some of them, as you're bound to lose them throughout the war. And their recon/search abilities are very useful.

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ORIGINAL: SenToku

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

They cost the same to build (33) as the other IJ subs and the Rule of Cool. The I-400s carry 3 float planes and come equipped with radars. They also have 8 tubes in the front, but that's less important than their 31000 Endurance. Yes, 31000. They can stay out forever. They also use less fuel for this Endurance (Tracker says 900 Fuel full load, compared to your other Glen subs that carry 827 Fuel to go 14000 Endurance - pretty much double the fuel efficiency).

I would argue that the other float plane boats are worth building as well, at least some of them, as you're bound to lose them throughout the war. And their recon/search abilities are very useful.

I agree with A/B/AM types (the ones with floatplanes) being usefull, but feel that I-400 is waste of resources and was just wondering if there was any special use for them that I had missed.

In my experience the planes on Sen Tokus don't get any more air time than Glens on A/B types - which means almost never. As for the Rule of Cool, that I get (as my nick states), but game wise I-400 boats have durability of smaller A/B/C type boats, but are far less agile thus being hit by every DE in game with full complement of DC's. And suberb range is hardly needed in 1944 as enemy is on the next island.

If you got extra NavSy points and want to accel some subs, I think I-201 (Sen Taka) class would be better bet. Best Mvr rating of any sub in the game and more durable than A/B/C or Sen Toku. Range limited, but 8000 is still enough to hunt anywhere in Pacific. Most importantly type can still do some damage even against heavy US ASW defences and comes with two radars. Also Ha-200 (STS type) is worth taking a look.

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ORIGINAL: leehunt27@bloomberg.net

Strategically- I've been following the playbook from a Chickenboy recommendation: (see link http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Military-Strategy-Pacific-War/dp/074255340X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378299335&sr=8-1&keywords=japanese+strategy+in+the+pacific)

and its been working very well. That is definitely why i'd like to be sure my economy functions as the Allied counteroffensive grows. 85% of my subs are rotating off California and I've sunk at least a few dozen Allied merchant ships. I have been very conservative with choosing when and where to use my air force, and that may explain why I am "behind" on production- because I haven't used up too many planes, and haven't felt the need, yet. The KB is alive and well and a deterrent my opponent appears to take seriously.

My Empire's borders are currently similar to the historical zone, except that I took parts of New Caledonia and Luganville. The Japanese still hold them, though I've basically written off the 1,000 AV or so down there and the fleet and air force have pulled long since pulled out. Burma is under pressure with an early Allied offensive all along the jungle, so I'm spending political points to shift China-based troops out to Mandalay to try and stalemate the British. In China I've captured several thousand AV, and don't face any serious threat for a while. The DEI main bases are strong. In the central Pacific the KB (still intact) menaces any allied advance. American troops are advancing through New Guinea slowly, and I may not be able to really stop that. I've drawn my real defensive perimeter back a little bit from New Guinea so I don't make the mistakes as the Japanese historically (Guadacanal etc). Again I am following a conservative playbook, hoarding my forces and trying to make each punch count while digging in massively to the rear.

I've implemented most of the changes recommended here and in private emails so far.

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ORIGINAL: SenToku

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

They cost the same to build (33) as the other IJ subs and the Rule of Cool. The I-400s carry 3 float planes and come equipped with radars. They also have 8 tubes in the front, but that's less important than their 31000 Endurance. Yes, 31000. They can stay out forever. They also use less fuel for this Endurance (Tracker says 900 Fuel full load, compared to your other Glen subs that carry 827 Fuel to go 14000 Endurance - pretty much double the fuel efficiency).

I would argue that the other float plane boats are worth building as well, at least some of them, as you're bound to lose them throughout the war. And their recon/search abilities are very useful.

I agree with A/B/AM types (the ones with floatplanes) being usefull, but feel that I-400 is waste of resources and was just wondering if there was any special use for them that I had missed.

In my experience the planes on Sen Tokus don't get any more air time than Glens on A/B types - which means almost never. As for the Rule of Cool, that I get (as my nick states), but game wise I-400 boats have durability of smaller A/B/C type boats, but are far less agile thus being hit by every DE in game with full complement of DC's. And suberb range is hardly needed in 1944 as enemy is on the next island.

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ORIGINAL: inqistor

The problem with production is that order at which things are produced is random every turn. That means, that if you have few spare engines in pool, does not mean, that your planes actually were produced, because engines could be made AFTER factory tried to make new planes. I see from those screens, that you probably missed lots of planes.

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ORIGINAL: SenToku

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

They cost the same to build (33) as the other IJ subs and the Rule of Cool. The I-400s carry 3 float planes and come equipped with radars. They also have 8 tubes in the front, but that's less important than their 31000 Endurance. Yes, 31000. They can stay out forever. They also use less fuel for this Endurance (Tracker says 900 Fuel full load, compared to your other Glen subs that carry 827 Fuel to go 14000 Endurance - pretty much double the fuel efficiency).

I would argue that the other float plane boats are worth building as well, at least some of them, as you're bound to lose them throughout the war. And their recon/search abilities are very useful.

I agree with A/B/AM types (the ones with floatplanes) being usefull, but feel that I-400 is waste of resources and was just wondering if there was any special use for them that I had missed.

In my experience the planes on Sen Tokus don't get any more air time than Glens on A/B types - which means almost never. As for the Rule of Cool, that I get (as my nick states), but game wise I-400 boats have durability of smaller A/B/C type boats, but are far less agile thus being hit by every DE in game with full complement of DC's. And suberb range is hardly needed in 1944 as enemy is on the next island.

Those planes from I-400 are NOT FPs, they are actually Float Capable Torpedo Bombers!
I have not tried if they actually work, but think of the possibilities! Like catching heavy damaged CV in port at West Coast (preferably at night, as 3 planes will hardly survive any CAP)