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Macclan5 -> RE: WITP:AE now $16 (12/4/2020 1:48:40 PM)
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ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget
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ORIGINAL: painless42
LOL, let me re-frame. If I spend an hour a day, would I finish in less time than it took to complete the actual war in the Pacific?
Just watching the turn resulution after the orders phase can take 15-20 minutes when there is a lot of action, even with message delays set to just a second. I have seen surface actions that lasted for what I felt were hours (maybe 5 min in reality).
The orders phase can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 10 hours or more, depending on the level of control you want to exercise.
The first turn is the most time consuming, orders needs to be given to practically all land, air and naval units, plus base construction and - for the Japanese only - industry management (that is if you seek optimal performance - you don't need to do everything on day one, it's a long war after all). For a PBEM, spending 3-4 days on the first turn optimisation is not unusual.
A lot of good advice from a lot of very talented and helpful veterans.
I am a relative newbie [8D] I have owned the game a "few years" only. Please consider
i) reading the manual pdf
ii) play the introductory scenario to learn mechanics
I have played 3 Official Campaigns now *albeit the first attempt was an aborted game in mid 1943 when further reading of forums, further helpful advice from these talented vets, made me realize how many details I had missed, and how many mistakes and unnecessary losses I incurred.
My Answer: to Painless the OP
I have never completed a full OC in less than ~ 1 year (11 months - 14 months recently). That would certainly be averaging more than 7 hours per week.
A full OC in my opinion is Dec 7 till the liberation of Tokyo / Osaka or Sept 1 1945 (the signing aboard the Missouri) - which ever comes first. Depending upon your experience and expertise you may achieve a major or strategic victory in (43?) (44?) (45?) where your points ratio dictates it.
Your ability to limit yourself to 1 hour per day will be the biggest factor in addition to your desire to micro manage assets and keep track of short term tactical objectives (fights, sieges, raids) verses long term strategic objectives (consolidating air, naval and ground forces to invade the Marianas for example).
Interestingly I think it will be very hard to limit yourself to 1 hour turns 'early in the war' with so much to organize, position, and plan for the long term i.e. consolidating troops, bases, upgrades, and building Divisions, TOE, etc. In the early (41/42) and mid years (43) of the war it often takes me an ~ hour "just to review" where I last saved and where I have to follow up my turn. Your ability to keep good notes for yourself will help.
In my opinion learning the Order of Battle, and upcoming available troops, ships, squadron, and equipment upgrades is the largest learning curve. Even for those with 'above average historical interest and knowledge'. Learning to factor these into your plans is a significant learning curve.
Ironically (in my experience) turns at "end game" (44 +) become simple despite having triple + the number of assets. Experience plays a part but additionally by late war you are more organized against your long term objectives and follow up becomes simper. In early war it may take me hours to plan " a turn". In late war I can often plan "days over a few hours".
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