Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Jo van der Pluym

Don

I have look to you list of changes. And I have see that you have made a type error by a New Dutch unit.

You have used the word Mariners. The Dutch word for Marines is Mariniers. The Dutch abrev is Marns.

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ORIGINAL: Jo van der Pluym

Then another thing about the Mariniers Brigade.
The name of the Commanding Officer is
de Bruyne and his rang was Colonel

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ORIGINAL: CobraAus

I would like to see added to Devices a Sona Dipping Device AN/CTR-1 (1941) upgraded to AN/CRT-4 (1944/45) + a Mad Device

Cobra Aus

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ORIGINAL: CobraAus

if you want them to pad out the Allied ships (respawn problem) I have about 20+ class art done for Russian navy still waiting for Subchasers data

Cobra Aus

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ORIGINAL: Lemurs!

The 35th brigade is at correct strength. 168 squads is one regiment in strength. Plus one AAA battery.

Mike

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ORIGINAL: Lemurs!

The 35th Brigade is strengthend.
And, yes, i did increase regiment squad numbers for both the Allies and Japan.

I did not do this out of any perceived 'problem', I had just been looking at TOEs and felt the Matrix numbers were incorrect.
I counted combat squads that Matrix missed, and counted light mortars and medium MGs as a half squad a piece.
Also, you will notice that virtually every Japanese division and all of the naval landing forces have totally different OOBs now especially in non-squad items.

Mike

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ORIGINAL: TIMJOT

Hello Don

A few things I noticed.

1) 70th FS starts the game with P-39s. I think this should be changed to P-36s and upgrade to P-39s, because the squadron was flying P-36s up to embarking on Dec 5, 1941. As you know it was to upgrade to P-40E upon reaching the PI. According to the 70th unit history none of the pilots had ever seen a P-39 until they uncrated them on the beach in Fiji in February 42.

1. The other two squadrons of the 35th were sent to the Philippines without aircraft and equipped there.
   
2. The three squadrons of the 27th Light Bomb Group were sent without aircraft and the aircraft sent later (also in the Pensacola Convoy).
   
3. Shipping was very scarce and space for 18 obsolete aircraft would be a waste.
   
4. A shipment of 55 P-40E left San Francisco 12/15/41 aboard the President Polk (bound for Australia). Some of these aircraft may have been those intended to completely re-equip the 35th Group and perhaps to upgrade the 24th Group as well.
   

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2) The 68th FS enters the game equiped with P-39s. Historically it deployed to the PTO with P-40E.

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3) The 11th BS equiped with A-24s. This unit was part of the 7th BG (Hvy). Along with its sister units the 9th & and 22nd BS it was to be equiped with B-17Es and sent to the PI. However at the outbreak of war there were not enough available and it was instead equiped with LB-30s and deployed along with the other two Squadrons of the group(B-17Es) to the NEIs via the South America/Africa/India ferry route. Curiously in 43 it changed over to B-25s and was re-designated a Medium BS but remained under the 7th Heavy BG organisational umbrella. Perhaps this is why you have them starting out with A-24s. IMHO the 11th LB-30s upgadeing to B-25s is the historical way to go and if they are going to retain SE Asia HQ then they should enter the game peicemeal at Karachi starting in early January.

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ORIGINAL: TIMJOT

Since Merchant shipping seems to be a point of emphasis, something to consider. You already have the "VeryLgAPs"(ocean liners) you might want to consider adding a new class "LargeFastAPs". Specifically the famous Matson Liners Mariposa, Lurline, Montery and the President Coolidge.

Now, you already have the Mariposa and Coolidge but as LargeSlow APs. The Mariposa and her sisters were 18,000ton 22knot liners. The Coolidge was the Flagship of the APL and at 21,000tons and 20knots much faster and larger than the rest of her sister President liners.

The Montery spent a lot of time in the ETO and maybe shouldnt be included but the Lurline along with the Mariposa as far as I know spent the vast majority if not all their time in the PTO plying the SF to OZ route.

There is a case that can be made to warrant their inclusion over the VeryLg APs Westpoint and Wakefield historically spent substantial amount of time in the ETO. I understand all three deliveried the 18th Div. to Singapore early in the war but the Wakefield for instance made 23 round trips in the ETO and only 3 in the PTO during the war. The Westpoint no more than 50% of her time in the PTO. Only the Mount Vernon spent the majority of the time in the PTO plying there exclusively until mid 1944 when it was sent to the Altantic to help with the build up on the continent before returning to the PTO.

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The 70th Squadron had been equipped with P-36 prior to embarkation - it was at sea 12/7/41 enroute the Philippines. The convoy turned around after Pearl Harbor and the squadron re-equipped with P-39 on returning to San Francisco. The question is whether or not the P-36 were still with the 70th while it was at sea.

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A shipment of 55 P-40E left San Francisco 12/15/41 aboard the President Polk (bound for Australia). Some of these aircraft may have been those intended to completely re-equip the 35th Group and perhaps to upgrade the 24th Group as well.

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I believe the 70th had shed it's P-36 and it's intended P-40s were to be shipped separately. Since it was fully equipped with P-39 within a week I have decided it to appropriate to so equip it on the first day of the war

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The 68th was the Squadron that went to Tongatabu in early 1942. It's squadron history lists P-36, P-40 and P-43 in 1941 and P-38, P-39, P-40 and P-400 in 1942. Apparently it spent a few months in Australia working up and delivering P-39 and P-40 before going to Tongatabu in May. I have seen several reports of a mixed P-39/P-40 complement prior to Tongatabu but the squadron apparently converted to P-40E on or immediately after arrival. I do not now recall why I decided on P-39 but inertia is on the side of leaving it that way

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This is a mistake - should be B-17E

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ORIGINAL: Halsey

Why should there be a complaint?

As it stands now Japan never has to return the extra merchant shipping that it borrowed from the civil authorities at the start of the war.

Thanks TIMJOT.

I've posted more than a few threads about adding the liners, but was always shot down by the Matrix groupies. So I gave up. Something absurd about using the QE and QM in amph assaults.