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ORIGINAL: Skyros
Thanks Matt, looking forward to seeing it.

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Japan:
Scenario begins with semi-full bunkers and full supply. There are approximately 230,000 tons of fuel and 230,000 tons of supply laying about, but not where it is required. Everything needs to be picked up and distributed to front line fleet bases and army units by the limited tanker/transport fleet.

Fuel is introduced by ‘daily fuel’ created at certain refinery sites (not oil field sites) in Borneo, Java and Sumatra. These are at Miri, Semarang, Tjepoe, Soerabaja, Balikpapan, and Palembang. The daily fuel rate is based on relative refinery capacity (and type of refinery) as of 1940. The total of all daily fuel amounts to 4800 tons/day (144,000 tons/month). This is supplemented by some (rare) special fuel convoys to Babeldaob and Saipan.

Supply is introduced by ‘daily supply’ created at certain on-map locations, representing natural termini of military supply flowing from Japan. These are at Singapore and Soerabaja (servicing the southwest area), Manila (servicing the southwest and part of the southeast area), and Davao, Babeldaob, and Saipan (servicing the southeast area of operations). The total of all daily supply amounts to 5500 tons/day (165,000 tons/month). This is supplemented by some (very rare) special supply convoys to Manila, Davao, Babeldaob, and Saipan.

A player may not rob Peter to pay Paul. Even though the southwest area is operationally out of play, it is nevertheless part of the general strategic situation. Japan must maintain their southwest area bases/troops/ships.

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Allied:
Fortunately, the main refinery concentration for the US was in Southern California, with major refineries at Los Angeles, Long Beach and some at San Diego. Other refining sources (Santa Maria, Lompoc, Ellwood, Bakersfield) were connected to the LA/LB/SD export terminals via pipelines (P-5, P-9, P-R). Using 1940 refinery capacity and refinery yield of ~30% distillate/residual fuel oil (CRC Handbook, 25th Ed., July 1941) gives a daily fuel production rate of 8600 tons/day (~260,000 tons/month). Australia had no real refinery concentrations of note in 1940, except for the RDPC complex at Clyde (Sydney), NSW, which had a capacity of ~ 650 tons/day of distillate/residual fuel oil. Tankers moving fuel are a major feature of the logistics model.

Supply is rather unlimited from the US. OZ/NZ produced substantial military munitions/medicines/incidentals, but not enough to support the US influx. One must still move supply to PH, OZ, NZ, Op areas, from the US using your shipping. Vessels moving supply are a major feature of the logistics model.

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Allied:
Fortunately, the main refinery concentration for the US was in Southern California, with major refineries at Los Angeles, Long Beach and some at San Diego. Other refining sources (Santa Maria, Lompoc, Ellwood, Bakersfield) were connected to the LA/LB/SD export terminals via pipelines (P-5, P-9, P-R). Using 1940 refinery capacity and refinery yield of ~30% distillate/residual fuel oil (CRC Handbook, 25th Ed., July 1941) gives a daily fuel production rate of 8600 tons/day (~260,000 tons/month). Australia had no real refinery concentrations of note in 1940, except for the RDPC complex at Clyde (Sydney), NSW, which had a capacity of ~ 650 tons/day of distillate/residual fuel oil. Tankers moving fuel are a major feature of the logistics model.

Military munitions (i.e., supply) were produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Perth. Supply and device builds are based on the results of the 1937 Imperial Conference, with military industrial centers at Lithgow/Orange (roughly Bathurst) NSW, Footscray and Maribyrnong (Melbourne) Vic, opening Adelaide SA in October 1941. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Newcastle, and Brisbane were general industrial centers given over to wartime production. These are the sources for daily supply in Australia. New Zealand centers are Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington (Petone/Hutt).

These have a combined daily supply production of 3500 tons/day (105,000 tons/month), which must also go toward maintaining troops retained on the home front.

Supply is rather unlimited from the US. Los Angeles and San Diego represent the railheads and have a combined daily supply production of 12,000 tons (360,000 tons/month). OZ/NZ produced substantial military munitions/medicines/incidentals, but not enough to support the US influx. One must still move supply to PH, OZ, NZ, and the Op areas, from the US using your shipping. Vessels moving supply are a major feature of the logistics model.