rogue -> Finally Finished a Scenario! (5/17/2014 4:40:38 PM)
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After starting and stopping the grand campaign 100 times, I decided to play out a short scenario. So I played Coral Sea (stock) At this point I'm sure everyone is an old hand at that mission, but this is what I have learned: First time though: Tried to play historically. I never saw the Shoho, and spotting was awful. I never knew where the Zuikaku and Shōkaku were until they were about 3 hexes from me. I sank both carriers and lost the Yorktown. But the loss of the major carriers certainly did nothing to prevent the invasion and I lost Port Moresby. Battle was considered a draw but the Japanese had a slight point advantage. Second time: Sank the entire invasion force, never saw the Shoho and since I knew where the Zuikaku and Shōkaku were coming from, I attacked them when I was ready. But once again, spotting was not that great. I closed within 3 hexes and this time I sank both the Zuikaku and Shōkaku but lost Yorktown and Lexington. I was a bit frustrated that the computer didn't seem to take into account strategic initiative. It seems that with the loss of the carriers the first time, the invasion would have been called off. But it is a video game and may not think like that. The second thing was the loss of the carrier air wing. I have been reading about the South Pacific battles and I was amazed how quickly the flight decks could get put back into action. It seems that in the game you get a couple of bomb hits and your whole air wing will end up in the ocean. Any words of advice?
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