pasternakski
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IJN minelaying craft have to load their mines at Truk. Submarines go to their destinations from there as usual, but surface minelayers can be a difficult problem due to their limited endurance. The trick is to form a minelaying TF, make sure they are loaded with mines, then change the TF mission to surface combat. Then, you can move them to an intermediate base where they can replenish fuel, be reassigned to a retirement-allowed minelaying mission, and go on their merry way. This works for the Allies too, of course, who get their mines from Noumea and (due to a recent patch) Brisbane.
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