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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

How to move LBs over large distances?

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

How to move LBs over large distances?

Define LBs please.

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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

How to move LBs over large distances?

Define LBs please.

Let's say I have some landing barges that I built in a port from supplies there. On their own they can't go far, so I was wondering if there are any ships that can carry them or are they only useful for short distances?

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

How to move LBs over large distances?

Define LBs please.

Let's say I have some landing barges that I built in a port from supplies there. On their own they can't go far, so I was wondering if there are any ships that can carry them or are they only useful for short distances?

OK, landing barges. I assume you're talking Japanese Daihatsu LBs? I don't play the Japanese, but I don't know of any way you can carry LBs on a cargo ship elsewhere. (Same as PT boats.) The Allies have similar craft, and you can disband them back into the pool and re-use them elsewhere after a 30-day waiting period (or maybe 60-days; don't recall.) Maybe the Japanese system works the same way. A Japanese player can tell you better.

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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

Yeah, it was the Daihatsu LBs. As far as the Allied ones go - you disband them in one port, and after the waiting period is over, you can make them appear in another port, thus "transporting" them there?

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ORIGINAL: John Lansford

You can also put them in a TF with a larger ship, and it will refuel them along the way.  It will take a while to reach your destination but they'll get there.

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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

Thanks!

Is there a good thread with basic tips for pilot management? It's giving me a headache... what's the difference between group reserve and general reserve, TRACOM, how do I set up training units, etc. etc. This is one aspect of the game I would gladly do without.

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

Thanks!

Is there a good thread with basic tips for pilot management? It's giving me a headache... what's the difference between group reserve and general reserve, TRACOM, how do I set up training units, etc. etc. This is one aspect of the game I would gladly do without.

There are lots. Just use the Search function. There have been some in the past month for sure.

Group reserve is the reserve for that group. IOW, pilots stationed with the group/planes, who are off the flying list. They can be put back on without a travel delay. General reserve is a pool from which any air unit can draw fully-trained (out of school) pilots. It has a Fighter, Bomber, Patrol section, but nothing stops you from putting a fighter pilot in a bomber group. There is a trvel delay to pull these pilots into an operational group. Sometimes this is a few days, sometimes several weeks. TRACOM is Training Command. These are pilots with 81 or higher experience (their names are in yellow) who have been sent to the rear to help train pilots in the school pipeline. If you have enough of them there they can speed up the rate pilots move through the schools, by a bit. This is really not of much use to the Allies. It can be useful to the Japanese, sometimes.

There aren't any training units per se, only units you treat that way. Mostly for the Allies they'll be the permanently restricted units on the West Coast. You just load them up with as many Replacement-grade pilots as they'll take, and set them on Training, either a specific skill or General. Set their range, altitude, etc. and check on them from time to time. When the pilots have reached whatever level of whatever skill you want, skim them off into General Reserve for use at the front. There's more to it than that, but the threads you find will fill in the gaps.

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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

Thanks again! I'll give Search a whirl, just one more thing if you still have the patience to answer: how do I move pilots to General Reserve?

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ORIGINAL: brian800000

I've decided to make a few transport mega-convoys rather than just haphazardly throwing together ships that are lying around. Reading the manual there is a lot of info on load and unload times, but if I make sure the convoy is small enough to dock can I assume I'll be okay (ie, if I send a convoy to Brisbane, any convoy that can dock there isn't going to take forever to unload)?

Also, is there something out there that shows the ships that can convert? Or do I need to click on each one?

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: Wikingus

Thanks again! I'll give Search a whirl, just one more thing if you still have the patience to answer: how do I move pilots to General Reserve?

Open up the Pilots hotpoint on the air unit screen. Click on the man's name once. Click or press "y" to send him to Group Reserve. Click his name again, click "y" again, and he goes to General Reserve. If you have a lot to do at once, use both hands, one on mouse, one on "Y" key.

Note that if the number of pilots drops below the group's minimum limit, instead of General Reserve the second step will offer a chance to send him back to Active Duty with the group. To avoid this when moving many pilots in one harvest, go back out to the group screen, and pull in the max number of Replacement-level pilots you are allowed, then go back and rotate the rest of the vets into Reserve.

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

It depends on what else is trying to unload, or load, at Brisbane at the same time. Bigger ports have bigger limits, and there are LCUs that can help (at least for the Allies), but no port has infinite capacity.

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: John Lansford

You can also put them in a TF with a larger ship, and it will refuel them along the way.  It will take a while to reach your destination but they'll get there.

Yes, you can do that refueling-wise, but won't the damage accumulate too fast to make it very far? Imagine taking a Higgin's boat 1000 miles across open sea. Even if it didn't swamp, it was never designed to do that. I'd have to look at the durability rating (or whatever it's called in the editor) for the USN's barge-type craft. I don't guess it's very high.

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ORIGINAL: brian800000

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

It depends on what else is trying to unload, or load, at Brisbane at the same time. Bigger ports have bigger limits, and there are LCUs that can help (at least for the Allies), but no port has infinite capacity.

I guess what I was asking was along the lines of 1 fleet in 1 day. If only 1 fleet is going in, and is just under the docking limit, is there a need to worry that the unloading may take a long time if the convoy is loaded with supplies?

I've only checked a few places, and it seems I'm okay, assuming I understand the unloading algorithem correctly.

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ORIGINAL: John Lansford


Since the small craft would be refueled before they ran out of fuel, the durability factor would never come into play. The only time I've seen damage accrue on a ship was after it ran out of fuel (subs, LCT's, etc).

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58


...Also note that not all Allied bases let you form PT or barge TFs, and not all let you disband. I don't recall offhand what limits that, but nationality is part of it.

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ORIGINAL: brian800000

How do you guys protect against mines in your key ports? Do you keep minesweepers on continuous sweep missions (I've read there are problems with this)? Are coastal minesweepers effective enough (I'd like to use most of my AMs and DMSs in ASW early on)?

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ORIGINAL: SuluSea

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ORIGINAL: brian800000

How do you guys protect against mines in your key ports? Do you keep minesweepers on continuous sweep missions (I've read there are problems with this)? Are coastal minesweepers effective enough (I'd like to use most of my AMs and DMSs in ASW early on)?

AMc's are perfect for base local mine sweeping, make sure its the home port and you have fuel and you'll know the turn mines are dropped, use small legged AM's to patrol the path/s used by shipping. early the DEI has a ton of these vessels make sure you get most of them out as they are also valuable for pickets as well although they run out of fuel no damage is incurred if they stay in the same hex but I do send out AKs to refuel them to keep from gaming the system.

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ORIGINAL: brian800000

Another question: how do you know if a ship is safe to move? My repair yard in PH is full, and I have ships there with a lot of damage. Are there thresholds beyond which I know it would be safe to move the ships (and until those are met, I guess they have to sit there until repair spots open?)?

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ORIGINAL: brian800000

Everybody--thanks again for your help.

But I have another question: say I'm trying to load a unit with 600 Troops and 5000 cargo. I want to use 2 ships to do this. I'm not sure what to do: I've made a fleet with an AP for the troops and an AK for the cargo, but I still get the message that the unit won't completely load.

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ORIGINAL: Alfred

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ORIGINAL: brian800000

Everybody--thanks again for your help.

But I have another question: say I'm trying to load a unit with 600 Troops and 5000 cargo. I want to use 2 ships to do this. I'm not sure what to do: I've made a fleet with an AP for the troops and an AK for the cargo, but I still get the message that the unit won't completely load.

If it is an Amphibious TF, you need an additional 20% capacity to that listed because the unit is "combat loaded".

Alfred