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Local Yokel -> RE: Possible TF movement bug? (2/13/2011 1:10:06 AM)
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Michael,
In my saves I can't see any TF's that have instructions to meet TF 57.
However, in the pre-invasion turn I note that TF 57's routing screen does say that it's being followed by TF's 9, 104 and 236, despite the fact that none of those TF's were left with such 'follow' orders by the end of the turn.
TF 9 is Moizumi's battleship force, which remained in its hex 49,90 patrol zone and engaged the tankers.
TF 104 is a 2-DD ASW group from which the torpedo boats assigned to Tanaka were drawn - I can tell that from its label. This TF also returned to Kuching, although, like Moizumi's BB's, it was ordered to patrol hex 49,90 for 5 days - it's as if it 'remembered' the instruction to follow TF57, even though the only indication of such instruction appears in TF 57's screen, and none in the screen for TF 104 itself.
TF 236, Tanaka's SCTF, is shown as ordered to patrol Palembang for 4 days, but, like TF 104, returned to Kuching with TF 57.
TF 62 betrays no sign of having been ordered to follow TF 57, and was also ordered to patrol hex 49,90 for 5 days, like TF's 9 and 104. It conformed to those orders.
In the post-invasion save, I note that TF 57, arrived back at Kuching, is still shown as being followed by Moizumi's TF 9, which has actually remained on patrol in hex 49,90 as intended.
It's quite possible that in the turn before the the first for which I have posted saves all Palembang-bound TF's except Tanaka's TF 236 were ordered to follow TF 57. The group of TF's proceeded initially to hex 54,89, as a feint towards Pontianak. I'm in the habit of ordering multiple TF's to follow my slowest ASW group when multiple ASW groups are present, to prevent faster ASW ships drawing ahead. When the group of TF's arrived at 54,89 I probably just ordered TF 57 forward to 49,90, expecting the remainder of the group to keep up, including the slow transports. This was because I had planned to juggle TF compositions for the final run in when I was one hex distant from the invasion target.
Tanaka's TF 236 rendezvoused with them at 49,90 having assumed a flank guard position off Billiton whilst the invasion group transited to the Palembang approaches. I don't recall ordering TF 236 either to meet or to follow TF 57 at any time, though it's possible that I did, but later thought better of it - the posted pre-invasion save represents the final state of orders issued.
I hope this detail may be of some help in working out what's taken place. It does look to me as though the game retains some 'memory' of 'follow me' orders, even though the TF's ordered to follow have subsequently had their orders changed to 'patrol' or 'go to x,y and remain on station'.
Thank you for taking a look at this - hope you can make sense of my ramblings!
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