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ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart

I tend to put the first few VR squadrons on the beach for pilot training, and put USMC or USN squadrons on the vacated CVEs. Later on, when I expect to do sustained carrier ops, those VR squadrons come in handy for replacements (whether off a CVE deck or a nearby airfield). So, I guess the questions are: How good is your USN pilot training and do you expect to do multi-day CV ops any time soon?

Cheers,
CB

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ORIGINAL: jdsrae


You might already know this, but the pilot and aircraft from the Replen unit merge into the CV unit.
So If you use them in the Replen role you’ll want good pilots in them so you don’t end up with muppets on your CVs.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


My understanding is that the VRF/B squadrons do not have to be in a replenishment TF (AOs/AEs) to do the replenishing. Even if they are on land, if they are in range of a CV that needs replacement aircraft of the same type, they will send them to the CV. This can be annoying if you are trying to use the VR squadrons in a operational role. I am also not sure if you can turn off replacements to the VR squadrons if you are trying to manage your carrier aircraft pools.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


My understanding is that the VRF/B squadrons do not have to be in a replenishment TF (AOs/AEs) to do the replenishing. Even if they are on land, if they are in range of a CV that needs replacement aircraft of the same type, they will send them to the CV. This can be annoying if you are trying to use the VR squadrons in a operational role. I am also not sure if you can turn off replacements to the VR squadrons if you are trying to manage your carrier aircraft pools.

Pretty flexible then! I like it and hope I won't be frustrated by their behavior.

How overstacked can the CVE be and still allow planes to fly off them to replenish forward squadrons?

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

SYDNEY: Your fuel looks low in Australia, only 61K at Sydney, which is usually where all the excess pools. I would want more fuel there for later operations. Make sure you have all the HI in Australia turned off.

COPAHEE: If that ship is in a replenishment TF, then nearby CVs can draw replacement aircraft if they are the same model. They can also do that if the replacement group is on land.

Me personally, I prefer to use those CVEs as just regular CVEs, using the extra units for training or whatever, but that's just me.

GETTING OLD: That IJN Surface TF is parked right at the exit box, correct? I personally think that's gamey, sound like you might agree.

Thanks, I will give the replenishment task force a go if only to experiment with it.

Sydney...been only shipping minimal fuel to Australia. No major fleet operations planned from there...although that will change in 1943. HI is off.

The exit box hex is only for task forces headed to Diego Garcia directly...I believe Banshees have the range to hit them.

My understanding is that the VRF/B squadrons do not have to be in a replenishment TF (AOs/AEs) to do the replenishing. Even if they are on land, if they are in range of a CV that needs replacement aircraft of the same type, they will send them to the CV.

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ORIGINAL: castor troy


This is true. Same as Qball I'm using the CVEs in a normal CVE role, with a VMF unit aboard, resized to 30 fighters. The VR squadrons are used for training and if a game really goes late war then there will be enough trained pilots around and the VR squadrons will just sit near (perhaps within two dozen hexes) of an invasion spot where my carriers need replacements but then the squadrson still remain on land.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


My understanding is that the VRF/B squadrons do not have to be in a replenishment TF (AOs/AEs) to do the replenishing. Even if they are on land, if they are in range of a CV that needs replacement aircraft of the same type, they will send them to the CV. This can be annoying if you are trying to use the VR squadrons in a operational role. I am also not sure if you can turn off replacements to the VR squadrons if you are trying to manage your carrier aircraft pools.

Pretty flexible then! I like it and hope I won't be frustrated by their behavior.

How overstacked can the CVE be and still allow planes to fly off them to replenish forward squadrons?

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

For flying off to shore base, the CVE can do it with double the max complement for ops on board. (e.g. 28 + 28VRF or VRB). Should be the same for flying off to a CV - but since that is more than 115% of complement, the CVE cannot perform any ops other than replenishment with that load. Best to fly one squadron off to a land base, methinks.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Japan changes bombing tactics in China. About 300 to 400 planes have been bombing daily the troops, but now a portion has switched to attack the industry. Happy with the performance of our AA units.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Question for you AFBs, if you build up Warazup, the dot base above Myitkyina, can some supply from the India flow into it? 3 hexes of nasty terrain hexes is asking a lot?

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Question for you AFBs, if you build up Warazup, the dot base above Myitkyina, can some supply from the India flow into it? 3 hexes of nasty terrain hexes is asking a lot?

Yes, but not a tremendous amount.

You have to build up all the border bases to get any decent supply flow. It takes a long time but you basically have to do it to support either defense or later offense.

Bear in mind that building fortifications also contributes to the daily limit of supply received via land. I figure that building forts to 3 is the most economical way to increase the limit (based on experience not based on calculations, could be wrong!) before building the airfields.

You will have to experiment with stockpiling and increasing supply draw to nearby bases. I use increased supply draw quiate a lot but I am no expert with it.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Question for you AFBs, if you build up Warazup, the dot base above Myitkyina, can some supply from the India flow into it? 3 hexes of nasty terrain hexes is asking a lot?

Yes, but not a tremendous amount.

You have to build up all the border bases to get any decent supply flow. It takes a long time but you basically have to do it to support either defense or later offense.

Bear in mind that building fortifications also contributes to the daily limit of supply received via land. I figure that building forts to 3 is the most economical way to increase the limit (based on experience not based on calculations, could be wrong!) before building the airfields.

You will have to experiment with stockpiling and increasing supply draw to nearby bases. I use increased supply draw quiate a lot but I am no expert with it.

I don't really plan large operations in inland Burma...I keep looking at Ramree, but then of course I need better sea control and with 400 enemy carrier planes hanging around Addu, I won't have it anytime soon.