Lowpe
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ORIGINAL: DanSez If it is quiet - how about a review of any ships you have accelerated or ships due out of the yards in the next few months. Do you rush any carriers, destroyers, tankers? Need all the instruction possible. I am about to launch my own first Scenario 2 PBEM game. Not sure I am the one to go to for this...I kind of took a more sedate path or roleplaying path: Nothing really extravagant here, I inherited everything being made. Everything. I turned off the really late carriers and all xakls, but left everything else on including the xaks that can convert to tankers. Initially, I accelerated destroyers or escorts which could be. After sinking a few of the Allied carriers and getting the SRA, and realizing the game might last until 44; I decided to turn back on all warships, call it victory disease or roleplaying but it makes no sense to me that Japan would stop their production at the height of their power; however nothing was really accelerated. I even made the first two SSTs, ships which are notoriously terrible. Currently, I have the Taiho accelerated and should get her in a month which is late by most JFB standards. I also need tankers, and have gone to accelerating those too now. And have turned off the SSTs, but I suspect I will make them too, eventually. The game has an ebb and tide for useful ships depending on playstyle; currently I really need Es and Destroyers and motor gun boats. When I took over the game a year ago, July of 42, I could have used more carriers and battleships and minesweepers. I have come to really appreciate some ship designs and their upgrades: the training cruisers especially so, since they go to super escorts. I used Iboats aggressively early, hitting Allied ports in packs, and that worked well when there was a shortage of Allied ASW ships, but alas no more. Now the subs run supply sometimes, but are my distant eyes and ears and pickets a role they will probably fill for the rest of the game. Some are dedicated to supporting the KB. When I get my next turn, I will post more as I am sure there is plenty for me to learn here.
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