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yvesp -> RE: Global War : a Japanese AAR (8/15/2015 6:58:39 PM)
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I thought there were subs.
But no.
Quitting on this naval combat!
I've spent more than 4h trying to do it, to no avail. [:-] The result is always the same.
And having nothing better to do, I counted the time pass: 140s just to pick up the naval units to return to base; 40s just to place the units in the chosen port. [>:][>:][>:][>:] All this while:
1) there are still units in the sea area (so no need to check supply)
2) there are units in the chosen port (again no need to check supply)
So, is that the time needed to compute the ports within return range ? [X(][X(] That would be even more ludicrous!
I just cannot fathom why on earth these simple moves take so long![sm=00000055.gif]
Anyway, giving up on that combat is likely more in favor of the Japanese than of the US. The planes loss is more significant than the carrier loss: for exemple, both the Japanese and the US have carriers waiting for a plane squadron (the US have at least 4 of them in St Francisco, each with rating 5...), and the Japanese lost almost as many planes as the US. Since they have less planes, the balance would tip in favor of the US. All hat for what ? The Japanese Coast holds no strategic value. The real Sea area to control is the North China Sea, but the Japanese naval forces cannot seriously reach it. It will have to rebase to Tokyo before. With again the strong risk of port attack.
I realize that saving the Japanese fleet by moving it to Ominato was a poor move; it placed it in a safer place than Tokyo, but also made it irrelevant to the real combat. The fact that both the USA and Commonwealth use supercombined and that they both can keep naval reserves prevents any serious Japanese interference. The invasions are done before they can react. All they could do is try and intercept the participating ships. The military result in such a case would be small, especially when the invasion are carried out by divs transported by one of the numerous cruiser. This is especially frustrating, having a still rather large navy and not beeing able to use it with effect!
As for cutting the allies supply, it would require a lot of luck, would put many ships in jeopardy, ready to be destroyed by the allies reactive forces, and in effect should not even be that effective: even if MWif doesn't implement it, supply should flow freely to Port Arthur by land! Cutting supply is the job of subs, but the whole Japanese sub fleet has been destroyed long ago...
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