Sauvequipeut
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For what it's worth, I always stick to a pattern of going anti-clockwise round the world, breaking the map down into manageable operational chunks. So Alaska first, then Canada, the US/Panama, Pearl/Central Pacific, Fiji/New Caledonia/South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea/Solomons/Southwest Pacific, Phillipines, DEI, Malaya, Burma, India & off-map British bases, then over to China to round the turn off. Within each area, I have a set pattern of working through the bases...North to South or East to West and generally try to do air units first, then naval, then ground. I check the Ops report and Sigint at the beginning of every turn to see if there's anything I need to act on immediately. Then re-check at the end just to be sure. I've found I can save a lot of work by organising the rear areas. So in the US, for example, all the permanently restricted air units that withdraw from theatre get sent to Eastern US to act as training squadrons until it's time to go. Temporarily restricted air units with no withdraw go to Ogden until I have the PP's to buy them out. Unrestricted air units go to other bases divided by type...fighters at one base, tactical bombers at another, heavies at a third...until it's time to ship out. Shipping wise, North Pacific runs out of Seattle, Central Pacific out of SF and South/Southwest Pacific out of LA. Ground units intended for those theatres are massed there ready to ship. Perm restricted ground units that withdraw go into a unit dump out of the way (like Butte..), unless they have engineers in which case they get to be construction workers until the wave off. Temp restricted no-withdraw go to San Luis Obispo until I have the PP's to buy the out...Temp restricted ground units with a withdrawal date go to Fort Ord up the road in case I need them badly enough to pay the PP cost. I try to organise all my rear areas like that, operations permitting. It makes for a mad first month with units and ships travelling all over the place, but once the system is in place, it's a great time saver. When you need something, you know where to find it. :) After a bit, it becomes second nature...unless something major is going down, each area can be skimmed through in a couple of minutes. I still sometimes miss things though - c'est la guerre :(
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