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PACIFIC WAR PLAYER CHECKLIST and TACTICS

(All HOTKEYS are listed on the HELP MENU (press / or ?)).

NOTE:  The rule book and the game do not always agree.  The rules
were sent to the printers 4-6 weeks before the game was
published. There have been hundreds of changes in that time and
many of those are undocumented.  There are also many undocumented
changes AFTER the game was published (versions x2 and beyond).

A.  REPORTS SUBPHASE

1.  Review battles (ALT/B).
2.  Use SIGINT (F5).
3.  Check losses/score (F9).
4.  Check sunken ships (F8).
5.  Check ship pools (F4).

B.  REINFORCEMENT SUBPHASE

1.  Check for reinforcements.
2.  Check replacement pools (F7).
3.  Cycle through factories & upgrade planes (F6).

C.  HQ SUBPHASE

1.  Examine HQ's (ALT/F).
2.  List HQ units (ALT/D).
3.  Relocate HQ's (ALT/E).
4.  Move HQ's to TF in the same square (ALT/S).
5.  Assign new leader to HQ's (ALT/L).
6.  Set HQ control (ALT/K).
7.  Change base HQ (ALT/C).
8.  Set HQ target (ALT/G).
9.  List HQ aircraft (ALT/X).
10.  Assign HQ air leader (ALT/P).
11.  Reinforce HQ (ALT/R).

D.  LAND SUBPHASE

1.  Examine LCU's in sequence (S/W).
2.  Divide LCU's (D on Unit Data Display).
3.  Activate LCU's (A on Unit Data Display).
4.  Assign leaders (F1 on Unit Data Display).
5.  March LCU's overland (ALT/W).
6.  Call for immediate sealift forces (ALT/T).

E.  AIR SUBPHASE

1.  Check enemy AZOC's (ALT/Z).
2.  Check friendly AZOC's (SHFT/Z).
3.  Examine airfields in sequence (Z OR A).
4.  Set priority target base (B).
5.  Set missions.
6.  Transfer air units (ALT/A).
7.  Upgrade old planes (C on Air Unit Display).
8.  Transfer aircraft factory control (ALT/N).

F.  TASK FORCE SUBPHASE

1.  Examine ports in sequence (O OR P).
2.  Examine existing TF's (N/G).
3.  Unload TF's (U).
4.  Replenish TF's (Y).
5.  Transfer ships to new TF's (T).
6.  Scuttle ships (S ON SHIP DISPLAY).
7.  Disband TF's (R).
8.  Check for isolated bases (ALT/O).
9.  Create TF's to resupply isolated bases (C).
10.  Create cargo TF's to resupply bases in rear areas (C).
11.  Create replenishment TF's (C).
12.  Create combat TF's at friendly ports (C).
13.  Assign leaders to TF's (F1 on TF display).
14.  Load TF's with troops,supplies, or fuel (L).
15.  Set TF's' destinations (D).
16.  Set TF's' functions/move options (F).
17.  Reset TF's' home bases as necessary (H).
18.  Reset sub control (Computer/Human) as necessary (E).
19.  Adjust submarine patrol locations (ALT/M).
20.  Rebase all subs as necessary (ALT/M, R).
21.  Remove TF's that complete their missions (ALT/Y).

A.  REPORTS SUBPHASE

1.  REVIEW LAST TURN'S BATTLE REPORTS (ALT/B).

a.  Although all movement/action appears to be consecutive in the
game during execution, it is actually concurrent for that week.
Task Forces that appear to be in the same hex at the same time
may NOT actually be in the same place, they may only be passing
through that hex at different times during the week.
Understanding this concept is critical for reducing frustration
and increasing appreciation of the game.

b.  To move a little faster do not follow the screen combat, but
rather wait until completion and use <Alt/B> to check out what
happened.

c.  When a base is captured all of the supply is lost but half of
the fuel is captured.  When a base is captured many of the ships
in the port will escape into a Task Force (TF) and head for the
nearest friendly base.  The remaining ships will be destroyed in
port.

d.  Moderate damage to a supply depot should destroy about 20% of
the fuel and 20% of the supplies at the base.

e.  LCU's with HIGH ENTRENCHMENT levels will take few losses from
air bombardment.  Air strikes against entrenched LCU's can only
hope for DISRUPTION (reduced readiness).  Disruption is not
indicated on the after action Combat Report.  The rules on base
disruption should read:  Base Disruption is reduced to ZERO
before the start of each Execution Phase.  Bases that receive TWO
levels of disruption may not be supplied by routine convoys (they
will show up on the ISOLATED BASE display).  A base will never
exceed level 2 disruption.  This is how to isolate an enemy base
and make it more vulnerable to attack on the ground.

f.  The combat reports will usually have inflated claims of enemy
units destroyed.

g.  In version 1.0 there was a serious artificial intelligence
(AI) bug.  The routine used by the AI to defend the west coast of
the United States was not working and Japanese attempts to invade
the west coast early in the game were met with feeble resistance.
This problem was corrected in the version x2 and later versions.

h.  There is a bug in the menu that displays the Japanese oil
reserve.  If the OIL RESERVE exceeds 65000 then it will be
displayed as having 65000 less than it actually has.  Version x8
will fix the OIL RESERVE display bug.

i.  The asterisks after a ship means additional penetration
damage has been done to the ship.   Each "*" means 20% damage has
been done, so a "*****" means the ship is doomed.  The periods
seem to indicate the end of combat from that ship for that round.

2.  USE SIGINT TO REVIEW ENEMY TASK FORCES (TF'S), BASES, AND
LAND COMBAT UNITS (LCU'S) THAT HAVE BEEN SPOTTED (F5).

a.  The information you receive by clicking an enemy TF is FREE
SIGINT.  However, not all enemy TF's will be displayed because
only those TF's (randomly) detected by radio traffic will show
up.  TF's are also SPOTTED in the execution segment (if you watch
on higher detail levels you will see what TF's are spotted).

b.  To use SIGINT put the cursor on an enemy port, TF or LCU and
hit F5.  Then hit the key corresponding to what you want to know
about (P--Port, A--Airfield, R--Army, H--HQ, T--TF).

1)  The best selections have been to ask about enemy HQ's,
because sometimes you get a message that the HQ is planning an
operation and what the target is (no dates).  Use SIGINT to
locate the important HQ's, then check on them each turn to see
where they are targeting.  Once you know what an HQ's plans, you
can count on it sticking to the plan for awhile and spend some
SIGINT watching TF's that support that HQ.

2)  Use SIGINT to check ports for task forces and troops.  You
can click on a TF and select SIGINT.  Hit the 'T' and SIGINT may
tell you where an enemy TF is heading, what it is carrying and
the names of specific ships in the TF.

c.  The only way for the Japanese player to get intelligence on
enemy bases is to attack them.  Only the Allies can get info from
SIGINT.

d.  The Japanese usually keep their CV's in support of their main
effort.

3.  CHECK LOSSES/SCORE (F9).

4.  CHECK SUNKEN SHIPS (F8).

5.  CHECK SHIP POOLS (F4).

a.  Page 24 of the rulebook states that excess ships will be
returned to the pool after a unit is loaded.  In this case the
rulebook is wrong, the game was never programmed to do this.
Version x7 allows multiple ship units the OPTION of sending ships
back to the pool or taking ships from the pool.  The ship units
may only alter their size while in a non-isolated port.  The Ship
Display will have (G)et Pool and (T)o Pool functions.  (G)et Pool
allows a ship unit to draw ships from the pool.  The (T)o Pool
function allows a ship unit to send ships back to the pool.  CVE
type ships may not use these functions.  The normal limits for
maximum ships in a unit will still apply.

b.  Ships in the pool are automatically allocated during the
Routine Convoy Phase.  Japanese Routine Convoys (RC's) originate
in NAGOYA.  Allied RC's originate in LOS ANGELES (LA) and from
the map edge south of INDIA.  All ships that participate in RC's
will end their turn in Nagoya, Los Angeles or Calcutta.  For
ESCORTS to participate in RC's they must START their turn in
Nagoya, LA or Calcutta.  Ships that are used in RC's may not be
used by the player that turn.  BEWARE:  escorts that are sent to
one of the above cities will become unavailable to the player as
long as they see RC action.  Version x2 solves this problem by
making escorts available for removal from RC duty during the
first week of each month.

c.  The Commonwealth ships are colored differently than the U.S.
ships in the ship pools.

d.  If ALL your MCS units are assigned to TF's then there will be
no routine convoys.  To keep MCS from being utilized for routine
convoys, put them in a TF and park it.  However, it's hard to
find a way to use all your MCS in TF's.  There is not much YOU
can do with ships in the pool.  These ships automatically flow
into and out of MCS, AP, LST, (etc.) units as required.

e.  The Allied routine convoy system should be sending supplies
to Noumea and Suva (assuming that there no supply or ship
shortage and that the bases are not isolated/disrupted).

f.  The NUMBER of ships in a unit may be adjusted by moving ships
into or out of the ship pool.  You may be able to split large MCS
and AP groups by assigning them to carry small plane groups.  The
excess ships may be sent back to the ship pool in port.

B.  REINFORCEMENT SUBPHASE

1.  CHECK FOR REINFORCEMENTS (IN SYDNEY, CALCUTTA, COLUMBO,
KWEIYANG, KUNMING, SOERABAJA, AUCKLAND, AND MANILA IF ALLIED; IN
TOKYO, SHANGHAI, AND PORT ARTHUR IF JAPANESE).

a.  Reinforcement ships are automatically activated if there are
enough shipyard points.  Ship production is affected by how many
damaged ships you are repairing in port.  More damaged ships in a
port means less ship construction points to be used for new
ships, so they may appear later or not at all.

b.  If under 'computer control', the artificial intelligence (AI)
may 'temporarily disband' badly depleted air groups.  These
groups will show up as reinforcements on the next turn at
S.F./Tokyo/Calcutta.  If you have no use for these groups you can
disband them.  Their aircraft will go into the pool and the group
will return as a reinforcement in six months.

c.  Ship and armor/artillery production is handled by the
computer and cannot be changed.  Armor/artillery can be affected
by bombing or oil and resource shortage.

d.  British capital ships (carriers, battleships and cruisers)
are periodically withdrawn from the Eastern Fleet.  This may
happen at any time before 1944.

e.  Any American CV that is sunk will be 'replaced' by an Essex
class carrier about one year later.  If no carriers are sunk then
there will be no replacements.

f.  If an HQ is destroyed, it's subordinate units should be
assigned to another HQ.  Most destroyed HQ's will return within a
month at the player's home country.  ABDA and Malaya AG will
never return if they are destroyed.

2.  CHECK REPLACEMENT POOLS (F7).

a.  Replacement pool planes can be used to replace air groups
with different planes.   After clicking on an air group, use the
\CHANGE option to access the possible replacements from the pool.
If the air group remains at a base with ample supply and the
aircraft pool has the type of aircraft available for a particular
group, it will gradually fill out (replacements).  Page 51 says
land based air groups (LBA) can receive a maximum of 10 aircraft
per group per turn as replacements.  It is usually less.  It can
take a long time to build an air unit up to full strength.  A
table also shows the supply cost for each type of replacement.
Air groups on remote islands will continue to take on replacement
aircraft as long there are supply points to spend.

b.  The highlights on the planes don't mean anything, it was just
used to make for easier reading.  On the aircraft replacement
display, every fifth line is highlighted to make it easier to
read. The data space set aside for aircraft names did not allow
completely spelling out of P-38F Lightning and SB2U Vindicator.

c.  Air groups in San Francisco and other reinforcement areas can
be air transferred or shipped to different bases by ship.  New
Air groups that enter at San Francisco or elsewhere often only
start with 4 aircraft.  Generally leave new Allied air groups at
the East Coast ports until they fill out to 30 planes for
naval/marine air, 50 planes for Army fighter groups, and 40
planes for Army bomber groups.  Use similar tactics in India and
Australia also.  Put these groups on Training missions as soon as
they arrive.

d.  Historically, the Marines converted most of their VMSB
squadrons into VMTB squadrons during 1944.  This happens in the
game and may be reconsidered later versions.  At this stage of
the war, ground support was more important than bombing ships and
Avengers were better in that role.  Also, by 1944 American
torpedo performance had improved dramatically.

e.  In version x8, the blank spaces on the aircraft pool list are
a display glitch.  This will not effect the play of the game.  It
will be fixed in the x9 version.

f.  In version x8, the DH-84 is displayed as an Allied transport
aircraft.  It should have been deleted from the game.  It might
cause problems if you try to use it.

g.  To find out the OIL & RESOURCE levels press the F7 key - they
are displayed at the bottom of the screen.  Unless OIL & RESOURCE
centers are isolated, the routine convoy system will
automatically ship the entire production of those centers back to
Japan every week.  Supply and Fuel points are moved around on
land automatically and slowly from hexes that have high levels to
hexes that have low levels.  Players have no control over this.
When oil production areas are reduced by bombing, they rebuild up
to a maximum of 5.  Fuel IS transported directly from base to
base during the Routine Convoy Phase but this is only done when
the Oil Reserve falls below 3000.  The way the rules are supposed
to work (but might not) is:  Heavy Industry consumes oil each
week at a rate of 25 oil per heavy industry point.  Oil reserves
are converted into fuel (1 oil converts to 4 fuel).  The fuel is
used to stock the depots in Japan.  Fuel is used whenever
aircraft fly or ships move.  If a city in Japan has fuel fall
below 10,000 then 1000 will be subtracted from the oil reserve
and 4000 will be added to the city's fuel depot.  Forming TF's to
do transport oil or resources is a waste of PP's.  Historically,
the Japanese experienced an oil shortage AFTER they captured the
oilfields and BEFORE the Allied subs started taking their toll.
Keeping IJN TF's in port will NOT conserve fuel.  It is a preset
system for the most part.  There seem to be problems with this
system.

3.  CYCLE THROUGH FACTORY CITIES TO SEE WHICH PLANES ARE BEING
PRODUCED AND UPGRADE TO NEWER MODELS WHEN APPLICABLE (F6).

a.  IN VERSION X6, A NEW FEATURE, ALT/N CAN BE USED TO TOGGLE
HUMAN/COMPUTER FACTORY CONTROL.  IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE COMPUTER
TO AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE YOUR AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION, SET IT TO HUMAN
FACTORY CONTROL.

b.  Version x8 fixes the problem of certain aircraft not being
unavailable for production when the player is using HUMAN FACTORY
CONTROL.  There may be a problem with the P-38F being unavailable
for production in earlier versions.  In the such a case, you can
make P-38s available by following the procedure:

1.  Change one of your factories to P-39 production.

2.  After a couple of turns, 1 P-38F should show up in the pool.

3.  Convert the P-39 factory to build P-38Fs.

c.  New planes usually appear in SF prior to the factory
availability.  When the F2M, B-29, and P-47 aircraft appear for
the first time in SF as air groups, with 4 aircraft in each
group, they appear a month or so before they can be selected for
production.  If they show up you should be able to convert a
factory in a month or so to produce them.

d.  If there are adequate supplies at a base and adequate numbers
in the aircraft pool then your air groups should receive
replacements.

C.  HQ SUBPHASE

1.  EXAMINE HQ'S (ALT/F).

a.  Various Japanese Army HQ's are associated with a particular
Naval HQ.  When a combat TF is formed in a port controlled by a
Japanese Army HQ it will ALWAYS be attached to the Combined
Fleet. When a non-combat TF is formed, it will be attached to the
Army HQ's associated Navy HQ.  The 14th, 15th, 16th, and 25th
Armies are associated with the Combined Fleet.  The 17th Army is
associated with South Seas Fleet.

2.  LIST HQ UNITS (ALT/D).

a.  When an HQ is destroyed (such as ABDA or Malaya AG) the units
subordinate to that HQ will automatically be transferred to
another HQ.

3.  RELOCATE HQ'S (ALT/E).

a.  To relocate a land HQ's (such as SWPAC), place the cursor on
the NEW location.  (The initial HQ's location CANNOT be
isolated.)  Place the cursor on a target base (that is under
SWPAC control), pull down the HQ menu, choose CHANGE BASE and
then pick SWPAC.  Next reselect the target base and pull down the
HQ menu again and select RELOCATE HQ.  The HQ will immediately
move to its new destination.  You can only move an HQ to a base
it controls.  If the HQ IS ISOLATED you can move the leader to a
SWPAC base by putting him in charge of that base directly.  (This
is how historically MacArthur moved his SWPAC and the Asian Fleet
HQ back to Australia from the Philippines.)

b.  You cannot move an ARMY HQ onto a TF because it cannot be
located on ships.

c.  Japanese players should not try to shift an army HQ's
geographic area of authority away from what it was historically.
The game's AI routines will try to shift things back when on
partial or full computer control.  That wastes time and
preparation points.  Do it only temporarily for the bases
containing land units whose control you want to shift to a
different HQ.

d.  The Japanese Combined Fleet HQ controls most major combat
task forces (TF's) regardless of where they are formed.  This
means that placement of the Combined Fleet HQ is important.

e.  It is possible for a base to belong to more than one HQ, even
if there are more than one HQ on the base.  This can only occur
if the HQ's are related to each other (such as the Japanese South
Seas Fleet and the Japanese 17th Army).  Only the AI seems able
to do this.

4.  MOVE HQ'S TO TF IN THE SAME SQUARE (ALT/S).

5.  ASSIGN NEW LEADER TO HQ'S (ALT/L).

a.  There was a problem in early verions in that it was not
possible to examine the leader of an HQ without losing the one
you started with.  This has been corrected.

b.  An HQ's leaders may gain experience.  They gain it FASTER if
they are NEARER to the action.  Leader ratings will go up if they
are involved in a lot of combat actions.  There is a very small
chance that a leader will be promoted.

c.  Some leaders are listed incorrectly in the rules as being
available 12/41 when in fact they are not due until much later.
Also Dutch leaders are only available in ABDA bases and TF's with
Dutch flagships.  You may not notice any of the following Allied
leaders:

1.  Naval - Berkey (USN), Doorman (Dutch), Shalfroth (USN),.

2.  Land - Brett (USA), Brush (USA), Buckner (USA), Eichelberger
(USA), Fuller (USA), Krueger (USA), Lavarack (AUS), Poorten
(Dutch), Stillwell (USA).

6.  SET HQ CONTROL (ALT/K).

a.  When you run the HISTORIC first turn, all Allied HQ's are
computer controlled and the human Allied player has NO control
over what his HQ's or units will do on the first turn.  The
Japanese have surprise in almost every land and sea battle during
the first turn even when not using the historic attacks.

b.  The Japanese AI has major problems attacking Pearl Harbor,
even on full human control.  Carrier TF's ordered to attack ships
in port will ignore TF's.  Carrier TF's ordered to attack TF's
will ignore ships in port.  It is not possible to order the
Japanese carriers to attack any ships at sea OR in port in a
given spot. They will only do one or the other.  They are
incapable of hitting more than one spot per mission.

c.  The key to learning the game is to pick one HQ to run and set
the others to full computer control.  Gradually move the HQ's to
operational control and set their objectives, etc.  You may never
want FULL player control for all HQ's.

d.  If an HQ is under 'Full Computer' or 'Computer Operational'
control then the AI routines will automatically send
reinforcement ships, planes and troops to the base where the HQ
is located. Problems sometimes originate in changing HQ's from
full human control to one of the two varieties of computer
control.  As an example, the US AI gets real excited about Wake
Island if the Japanese does not capture it early.  You may have
to run Central Pacific Command (CenPac) on full human control in
order to keep from making Wake the base HQ for CenPac, which can
result in it transferring most of the Pacific Fleet and several
LCU divisions to Wake.  One solution may be to transfer control
of Wake Island to ANZAC or SEAC.  These HQ's do not care what
happens to Wake.

e.  If the HQ is under 'Computer Operational' control you can set
the 'target' and the AI will automatically try to capture (or
defend) the target.

7.  CHANGE BASE HQ (ALT/C).

a.  One way to get more control of forces is to Change Base HQ
from an undesirable HQ to a more desirable HQ, and only then
begin creating TF's and activating LCU's under the control of
that desired HQ.  It may be necessary to change a Base HQ before
changing that Base's control.

8.  SET HQ TARGET (ALT/G).

9.  LIST HQ AIRCRAFT (ALT/X).

10.  ASSIGN HQ AIR LEADER (ALT/P).

a.  The HQ air leader should only be selected if their air rating
is greater that the HQ commander.  Air HQ leaders handle air
missions for that HQ's bases.  If your main HQ commander's air
rating is as good or better than the air rating of the proposed
air leader, do not utilize him.  Generally an air rating seems to
run back up the ladder to the HQ's commander level, so a local
base leader's air rating are not REAL important.  When in doubt,
assign base leaders that have good air ratings in the hot air
combat spots.

11.  REINFORCE HQ (ALT/R).

a.  Only the HQ that is commanding your MAIN EFFORT should use
REINFORCE HQ.

b.  The REINFORCE HQ routine will send ships and reinforcements
to ANY non-isolated friendly base.

D.  LAND SUBPHASE

1.  EXAMINE LAND UNITS IN SEQUENCE (S/W).

a.  LCU's automatically gain 1 experience point each turn until
they reach 50.  Units of PHIL, DUT and IND nationality and all
engineer units only gain experience up to 25.  CHIN units never
gain experience in this manner.  Anything under 50 experience is
a BIG risk for LCU's attacking atolls.  If the LCU's miss a
leadership check (or even two) they are history if there are any
decent Japanese on the island.

b.  The routine convoy system should provide enough supply to
keep army units at 99 readiness.  This assumes that the base is
not ISOLATED.

c.  There are no shore batteries in the game, though there may be
in a future version.

d.  U.S. LCU's:  Grey LCU's are Marines while white units are
U.S. Army.

e.  When invading Japanese home islands watch out for 'militia'.
As an example, the unexpected arrival of the Japanese LCU's at
Sasebo indicates the presence of 'militia'.  You must garrison
bases in Japan to prevent the militia from retaking them.  The
militia can show up whether the base is garrisoned or not.  The
population of Japan never becomes passive.  This is an
undocumented feature.

f.  Shifting control of land units from one HQ to another is a
cumbersome process.  The land unit first has to be 'inactive'.
Transfer control of the base it is on to the desired HQ and only
then 'activate' the unit, at which point it should show up as
being attached to that HQ.  Reinforcements must first be removed
from the base where they arrived to do this, as they generally
arrive at 'restricted' home area bases whose control cannot be
changed. Failure to follow these guidelines will result in an HQ
having units all over the Pacific and significantly reduce their
effectiveness in battle.

2.  DIVIDE UNITS AS NEEDED (D ON UNIT DATA DISPLAY).

a.  Dividing an LCU will decrease it's combat effectiveness.
Prior to separating an LCU division, increase it to an oversized
division.

b.  Fractional LCU's that are stacked with their parent LCU may
recombine with them automatically during the supply phase.

c.  The NEW unit you create when dividing an LCU should only
receive replacements when it fall below 30 squads while the
parent unit builds back to full strength.  It appears that new
units are building back to full size like amoebas.  This may be
corrected in a future version.

d.  Dividing Allied engineer units is especially effective.   The
replacements bring both old and new subunits up to workable size
quickly.

3.  ACTIVATE ALL LCU'S THAT WILL BE LOADED, MOVED, OR THAT WILL
ATTACK (A ON UNIT DATA DISPLAY).

a.  If there is a '$' sign next to the unit then it is NOT
ACTIVATED.

b.  Activated LCU's may still not attack if the odds are bad.
However, if the LEADER passes an aggressiveness roll they will
attack at any odds.

c.  You may activate LCU's without the necessary PP's but you
will lose half of the LCU's readiness in the process.

d.  To get the Japanese to retreat you need 125:1 odds.  They are
tenacious units, and this IS historical.  They don't surrender.
It is tough to get heavy damage in jungle when the effects are
divided by NINE.

e.  There are 3 leader rolls involved in each land combat.  The
failure to pass a leader roll when low quality LCU's are involved
may result in the units 'failing to fight'.  This would explain
when a 52 squad LCU failed to fight in one battle and while only
a 2 squad LCU fought in the next.

f.  Check the rules on page 41:  Special Headquarters Movement
Restrictions.  LCU's subordinate to restricted HQ's (ANZAC, West
Coast, China AG, Kwantung and Imperial GHQ) pay 10 times the
normal activation cost.  When activated, these units do not
change their HQ.  SOME LCU's may NOT be loaded onto ships.  You
can move the LCU's in their home country but they take x10 PP's
to activate. These rules are necessary in order to keep the
Japanese from pulling all their forces out of China and
Manchuria, and the Allies from pulling their "Home Defense"
forces out of Australia and the U.S.

g.  At various times during the game, ANZAC LCU's will be
transferred to the SWPAC HQ's.  To determine when ANZAC units
have switched to SWPAC, click on the LCU as if you were going to
activate it and look at the HQ's they are attached to.  If it is
ANZAC, the LCU is tied up in home defense duties.  If it is
SWPAC, the LCU is released to go fight outside their home
country.  To ensure the ANZAC LCU's transfer occurs, you may need
to put the Southwest Pacific HQ under computer control for one
turn (either operational or total control).  You will need to do
this each time an ANZAC LCU is scheduled to be transferred to
SWPAC.  (Until ANZAC releases LCU's, take a division from Central
Pacific Command, break it into smaller units, and use them to
garrison the Solomons and New Guinea.)  When an ANZAC LCU
activates it will switch to SWPAC control and may arrive as a
reinforcement in Sydney.  Listed below is the ANZAC transfer
schedule:

1)  Apr 42 1st AUS Engr.

2)  May 42 7th AUS Inf Div.

3)  Sep 42 6th AUS Inf Div.

4)  Nov 42 9th AUS Inf Div.

5)  Jul 43 3rd NZ Inf Div.

6)  Aug 43 8th NZ Inf Bde.

h.  In the last year of the war the Japanese started transferring
divisions out of China and Manchuria for use in the Western
Pacific.  The divisions transferred out of China will show up in
Shanghai (probably attached to 14th or 35th Army).  The divisions
transferred out of Manchuria will show up in Port Arthur.

i.  When an LCU is ACTIVATED it will become attached to the same
HQ that controls the base.  This is not true for LCU's that are
attached to RESTRICTED HQ's (such as ANZAC).

j.  Inactive LCU's will always DEFEND in land combat.  Activating
an LCU does not help it's performance while defending.

k.  A computer controlled HQ may activate some of your LCU's.

l.  Engineers DO NOT need to be activated in order to build
airfields and ports.

m.  The gung-ho 1st Marine Division is influenced by a 'minor'
bug which keeps the LCU active.

4.  ASSIGN LEADERS TO LAND UNITS (F1 ON UNIT DATA DISPLAY).

a.  If there are LCU's belonging to various HQ's at a location
and there is no onsite leader then the leader will be chosen
randomly from among the represented HQ's.

b.  There was a problem in early versions in that it was not
possible to examine the leaders without losing the one you
started with.  This has been corrected.

c.  Army leaders cannot command an amphibious assault - only
naval leaders can affect the initial landings.  If enemy
resistance continues then an Army/Marine commander can be
assigned to the base on the following turn.

d.  Both Japanese and Allied leaders have an equal chance of
becoming casualties.  Leaders that are wounded in action will be
unavailable for 6-12 months while recuperating.

e.  To see the available leaders, check the land units under the
control of each Allied HQ by pressing W on a ground unit under
the control of each HQ and then press F1.

5.  MARCH LCU'S OVERLAND (ALT/W).

a.  Marching (or retreating) to another base requires the LCU to
start with at least a 50 readiness.

b.  LCU's may not move from a hex containing enemy units to
another hex or base controlled by the enemy (whether or not the
latter contains any LCU's) unless they have 125-1 superiority in
the hex they are leaving.

c.  You cannot march LCU's from an enemy controlled base (or hex)
to a friendly controlled base (or hex) when there are enemy units
at the friendly base unless they have 125-1 superiority in the
hex they are leaving.  This problem with marching LCU's out of an
enemy controlled base should be fixed in version x9.

d.  You also cannot march an LCU's from an enemy
occupied/controlled base to an enemy controlled/empty base and
capture it.  CURRENTLY LCU's can ONLY march to a connected
location IF either the starting OR ending location is FREE OF
ENEMY LCU's.

e.  In previous versions, if a base has 7 or more LCU's located
there, you could not march additional LCU's into the base.  This
restriction was removed in version x7.

f.  The game system fosters holding attacks.  Moving a LCU into a
hex containing enemy units pins them down there.  An AI group of
enemy LCU's dug in on a (marching pathed) island, like Rabaul or
the Philippines, can resort to sneaky tactics to force base
hopping.  After you obtain a toehold base with 7-8 friendly
LCU's, the AI opposition may retreat one turn to another base,
then advance back 1 or more units effectively preventing your
advance. To prevent this, invade behind the AI forces to pin them
down and prevent retreats and/or end-of-turn advances.

6.  CALL FOR IMMEDIATE SEALIFT FORCES (ALT/T).

E.  AIR SUBPHASE

1.  CHECK WHICH ENEMY BASES ARE EXERTING AIR ZONES OF CONTROL
(AZOC) (ALT/Z).

a.  Each time an undetected TF enters an enemy AZOC it will
trigger searches by all enemy air groups in range.

b.  Air Combat TF's will only cancel enemy AZOC if THEY ENTER
THEM. The AZOC will be cancelled AFTER the Air Combat TF triggers
any reaction combat or movement.  As an example, in order to
perform an effective amphibious assault in an enemy AZOC, you may
need to send a Combat Air TF to the enemy base and set the
STANDOFF RANGE to ZERO.  This may CANCEL the enemy AZOC.  Your
transport TF's will then follow and may be immune to reaction air
strikes.  Of course, your carriers will have to withstand the
full brunt of enemy airpower.

c.  After an enemy naval force retires they can no longer be
targeted by aircraft in the normal combat phase - they may only
be subjected to reaction attacks as they move towards their home
port.

2.  CHECK WHICH FRIENDLY BASES ARE EXERTING AZOC (SHFT/Z).

a.  If you have good air cover in an area, any enemy TF's
entering your air zones of control (AZOC) will have a good chance
of running into any reaction forces you have sitting in port.
Repeated bombing of a base will reduce the effectiveness of it's
AZOC.  A group of aircraft may not be enough to generate a AZOC
at a disrupted base.  Try moving more bombers to the base and see
if a AZOC appears.  AZOC exerted by TF's are not shown (either
friendly or enemy).  Only AF AZOC are displayed.

b.  All TF's are much more vulnerable to enemy aircraft, both
from carriers and land bases, when they are not covered by
friendly Patrol squadrons (AZOC).

c.  The most important aircraft in the game are the patrol
(reconnaissance) bombers.  They locate enemy TF's, reduce the
effectiveness of enemy submarines and greatly enhance the
effectiveness of combat aircraft on bases containing the Patrol
units (apparently including air defense).  You should IMMEDIATELY
move a Patrol air unit onto any newly conquered base.  It will
then exert AZOC as well as providing targeting information
concerning enemy TF's.

d.  Fighters DO NOT exert an AZOC but fighter-bombers DO.

3.  EXAMINE AIRFIELDS IN SEQUENCE (Z OR A).

a.  The most important step in improving air bases is to get it
from size 1 to size 2 (using an engineer unit).  This changes a
base which can only handle one patrol squadron to a base which
can handle two fighter, fighter-bomber, dive or torpedo bomber
squadrons plus a patrol squadron.  The next is from a size 3 to
size 4, because that lets tactical and heavy bombers operate
there. Building bases up to an airfield level of 4 allows you to
stage bombers from the U.S. to Australia, and points in between,
by successive air transfers from base to base.  Also, the bigger
the base the more aircraft that are active in your squadrons.

b.  The larger the airfield rating of a base, the harder it will
be to destroy aircraft at that base.  The high airfield rating
implies MORE air strips and a better ability to disperse the air
groups.

c.  The engineer construction rate of airfields is unpredictable.
Some airfield levels may increase from two to six in eight weeks
while other bases with more engineers, supply, and better terrain
may take up to three to four months.  The key is to have 1000
supply points available for construction.

d.  The maximum size for a land based fighter group is fifty
aircraft.

e.  The big-wigs in the Pentagon plan to send all B-17s to Europe
starting late 1942.

4.  SET PRIORITY TARGET BASE (B).

a.  To get rid of an unwanted Airfield Target assign the AF to
target itself.  This should cause the airfield to perform
normally during Execution and also to cancel the target flag by
the next turn.

5.  SET MISSIONS (D, N, NI, SA, OA, AB, T, D ON AIR UNIT
DISPLAY).

a.  When viewing air groups, following the group name/number
there is a designation in parentheses such as (D-USA) or
(T-USMC).  The T designates a Training unit and only holds four
aircraft each. The "D" stands for Day Combat, "NI" stands for
Naval Interdiction, and so on.  Each AIR MISSION has a letter
code.  When you see (D-USMC) at the top of the air group display
the 'D' stands for DAY mission (T=Training, N=Night, etc).

b.  You are not required to set a group's air mission.  All
groups will start with a mission already set - usually Day
Combat.  If nothing is next to the air group data on the display
then the group has a Day Combat mission.  An air group will
remain active and perform it's assigned mission every turn
without spending PP's every turn.

c.  Air groups with Naval Interdiction missions should only
attack naval targets.  EXAMPLE:  a carrier has F4Fs, SBD's and
TBF's - if the SBD's have an NI mission then only the F4F's and
TBF's would be allowed to attack an airfield.  The TF's target
priorities would not override this.  You can control somewhat
when CV's launch planes.  Set the reaction range to 1 or 2 after
giving them a destination, and they won't attack until within
that range. American and Japanese ARMY bombers will not attack
ships unless they have a Naval Interdiction mission.  Bombers
with NI missions should perform reaction attacks against enemy
TF's that enter nearby AZOC.

d.  When torpedo bombers attack from MAXIMUM range they will
carry bombs instead of torpedoes.  This does not apply to TBD's.

e.  Air groups with Training missions will not perform any
combat. They should be moved to the rear areas.

f.  There is no reason to put patrol aircraft, such as seaplanes,
on Night missions.

g.  With the exception of HEAVY BOMBERS, land based bombers
(LBA's) are reluctant to fly daylight missions against targets
defended by CAP unless they have a fighter escort or very good.
The mission may get scrubbed.  In version x9 the restriction
should only apply if an enemy fighter zone is present.

h.  If you do not want fighters to move away from their airfield,
put them on naval interception (NI) missions.  Fighters may
provide CAP over the base.  Starting with version x3, fighters
will no longer strafe/attack COMBAT TF's.   The only mission they
will perform other than CAP, is strafe/attack are NON-COMBAT
TF's.

i.  Transport aircraft, at a well supplied base, can airdrop
supplies to ALL undersupplied units.  They can supply up to two
times their normal aircraft travel distance.  Transport aircraft
can airdrop supplies up to their maximum allowable distance to
LCU's (to increase their readiness up to 49%) located with an
enemy unit.  This is handy as long as you can neutralize the
AZOC. Transport aircraft supply function is controlled by the
computer.

j.  Changing an air groups mission requires PP's.  If you do not
have enough PP's, the mission can be changed but all the aircraft
in the group become damaged.

k.  Planes over their own bases perform almost 3 times as
effectively in kill rates.

l.  Night missions (bombings) allows one to attack strategic
targets without encountering swarms of daylight interceptors.
The flak is halved and CAP is limited to those fighters assigned
Night missions.  You can reduce supply capability to Rabaul
(neutralize it) by the use of night bombing with B-17s.  Night
raids by large numbers of B-29s can cause terrific damage to the
Japanese cities late in the war.  The Japanese can also use well
trained Betty groups to attack Allied TF's at night.

m.  There is a bug that occurs when you recall a saved game from
the LEYTE and MARIANAS scenarios.  The air group pointers get
scrambled and Allied air groups appear on Japanese carriers.
This bug occurs on versions x5, x6 and x7.  It will be fixed in
version x8.

n.  Army Air Groups will not attack LCU's if they have an NI
mission.  Set your airfield target priority to Ground Attack to
guarantee that bombers will attack LCU's.  Aircraft do not have
their range multiplied x1.5 when attacking LCU's.  See the data
card comments for page 21.

o.  The higher the experience level of your air groups the better
they perform.  If your experience is below 70 you will not do
very well.  Try putting some of those groups on training missions
in your rear areas, or don't deploy the groups to the battle area
until they have a 75 - 80 experience rating.  Taking losses may
also keep your experience down as you receive replacements.

p.  Zero fighters have a range of 6 while most Japanese tactical
bombers (naval Betty's & Nells, Army Sally's & Helen's) have
ranges of 6-9.  The most effective anti-shipping weapons are
land-based air (LBA) units - the US SBD Dauntless dive-bomber and
the Japanese G4M Betty tactical bomber.  Dive-bombers are the
most accurate anti-shipping planes (accuracy 9) and SBD's can
deliver the devastating 1000 lb. bomb at 2 hexes range or a 500
lb. bomb at 3 hexes range.  Betties have a range of 9 hexes, an
accuracy of 7, and can sometimes carry torpedoes.  American SBD
dive-bombers using 1000 lb.  bombs can hurt Japanese battleships.
The Japanese have nothing comparable.  Battleship TF's seem
excessively powerful in this game and that it is essential for
the Japanese to sink the old US ones at Pearl Harbor on the first
turn.  The large battleship TF's have high anti-aircraft ratings,
which greatly reduces the effectiveness of air raids, while the
battleships themselves are almost invulnerable to 250 kg. (550
lb.) bombs.  Torpedoes are more effective but torpedo bombers are
exceptionally vulnerable to AA fire.

6.  TRANSFER AIR UNITS (ALT/A).

a.  Adding a patrol air group to an airfield should not count
toward the maximum allowable number of units.   As an example, a
level four airfield can have four air groups, not counting
transport or patrol planes, and each air group can have up to
forty undamaged active aircraft.  But if there are already four
air groups at the airfield, you cannot add another
non-patrol/transport airgroup (even if all four of the others are
patrol/transport). In order to add a non-patrol/transport air
group, move out one group to reduce the number to three, transfer
the non-patrol/transport group to the airfield and then bring
back the patrol/transport unit.  This appears to apply with all
sizes of airfields.

b.  The only aircraft that can be based at a size 1 airfield are
Patrol types.

c.   For version x4, air groups may be moved around within China
(those bases attached to China Exp. Force).  However, air group
may not transfer OUT OF or INTO China or Manchuria.  Also, air
groups in China and Manchuria will not be allowed to disband.
keep your air groups out of the China and Kwantung areas or you
will lose control of them.  This is not really a bug, but a
necessary side effect of the restricted HQ functions.

d.   Only heavy bombers and patrol bombers can fly directly to
Oahu from SF, so if you have maxed out Oahu already, only the
patrol planes will be allowed to go there.   Move some planes
from Oahu to the other islands, then try again.  If the heavy
bombers are not transferring, look at the size of the airport
they are going to. A size of 4 or greater is needed to put the
heavies there.  The shorter ranged planes (Dauntless, P-40, etc)
must be loaded on a MCS or CS type ship to move across the big
ocean gaps.  They will show up as damaged at their new port when
the TF gets there, but repair quickly.  CS type ships will unload
the planes and have them ready to go immediately.

7.  UPGRADE OLDER PLANE TYPES (C ON AIR UNIT DISPLAY).

8.  TRANSFER AIRCRAFT FACTORY CONTROL FROM COMPUTER TO HUMAN OR
VICE-VERSA (ALT/N).

a.  In version x6, a new feature, Alt/N can be used to toggle
HUMAN/COMPUTER factory control.  If you do not want the computer
to automatically update your aircraft production, set it to HUMAN
FACTORY CONTROL.

b.  Version x8 fixes the problem of certain aircraft not being
unavailable for production when the player is using HUMAN FACTORY
CONTROL.  If you have an earlier version, make sure you leave one
factory of each type of aircraft active unless the computer has
switched that same type of aircraft factory to a newer one.  If
you want to tinker, change them until a couple turns before a new
type becomes available, then switch back.  Otherwise you're apt
not to get the newer a/c on time, if at all.

c.  Players should shift the production numbers of each type on
an as needed basis while keeping at least one factory producing
some of each type.  There will be times when a given type is
taking exceptionally heavy losses and its replacement pool
shrinks dangerously so it is important to keep one of each type
in production.

d.  Do not transfer all Japanese fighter production to Zeroes (a
Navy fighter), even though the Japanese Army fighter designs are
inferior until late 1942.  The Japanese Army fighter squadrons
will not re-equip with Zeroes and will gradually vanish due to
attrition.

e.  Do not terminate production of the Japanese twin-engine Ki-45
Nick fighter-bomber in favor of the Ki-34-I Oscar fighter either.
This is because of the game's use of air bases.  Fighters,
fighter-bombers, torpedo bombers and dive bombers are the only
combat aircraft which may be based on size 2 and 3 airfields.
The Japanese have only one land-based torpedo bomber squadron
from December 1941 through about May 1942, and no land-based dive
bombers (the US has lots of land-based Marine Corps dive-bomber
squadrons).  The only way the Japanese can attack ships and
ground units from size 2 and 3 airfields from December 1941
through May 1942 is with the Ki-45 Nick fighter-bomber.  This
makes a difference in Japanese Air Zone of Controls (AZOC).
Fighters DO NOT exert an AZOC but fighter-bombers do.

F.  TASK FORCE SUBPHASE

1.  EXAMINE PORTS IN SEQUENCE (O OR P).

a.  In Campaign 41 or the Rising Sun Campaign, when you decide
not to use the historical first move, there is a chance that some
of the US Fleet will put to sea.

b.  When a port is expanded it may receive more supplies during
routine convoy supply and TF's based at large ports will receive
more PP's.  Ports with HQ's present also receive additional
supplies during the routine convoy phase.  The maximum
fuel/supply level at a base is 50,000.

c.  The Preparation Point Allocation System is very complicated.
Preparation Points (PP's) are allocated to TF's at the start of
each EXECUTION PHASE.  This means there NO way to see how many
PP's the TF in question has.  The PP number seen when clicking on
a port is for the HQ's commanding the port.  A shortage of PP's
reflects exhausted resources or unpreparedness (at the start of
the war). Only NAVY HQ's will provide TF's with PP's.  All PP
allocation is done by the computer.  The players have no control
PP allocation.

1)  A TF which has a DESTINATION that is the same as it's HQ's
TARGET will receive an additional 20 PP's.

2)  A TF will receive both the 5 and 10 point bonuses if it has
moved less than 30.  A TF patrolling around it's home port
(DEST=HOME PORT) does not receive a bonus for moving less than
30.

3)  A TF receives PP's based on the TASK FORCE LEADER'S rating.
If the leader has a high naval rating the TF receives more PP's.
If a TF's HQ's has less than 10 PP's then the TF will not receive
the 5+ Naval Leader Rating bonus but will receive all the other
PP's listed.  If more than 10 PP's are left in the HQ's you will
get the 5+ Naval Leader bonus and 10 PP's will be subtracted from
the TF's HQ's.

4)  The headquarters will never spend more than 10 PP's on a
single TF.  However, if the HQ has ZERO PP's then the TF will
ONLY receive PP's equal to it's leader's rating (a maximum of 9
TOTAL).  A TF will ALWAYS drain at least 1 PP from it's parent HQ
each turn.

5)  TF's do NOT retain unused PP's from one turn to another.

6)  If a TF's headquarters is low on PP's then the TF will also
have reduced PP's.  However, a minimum of 5 PP's is allocated to
all TF's.

7)  Staying in port all turn does not add extra PP's to a TF.
But if a TF starts a move at their home port, it will receive
PP's 2x the port size (so base at larger ports).

8)  The fact that all Japanese combat TF's are attached to
Combined Fleet may cause combat TF's to have limited numbers of
PP's. Starting in about mid January '42, the Combined Fleet HQ
receives about 25 PP's each turn, while the North Fleet, South
Fleet, 14th, 15th, and 16th Army get about 120 PP's.

2.  EXAMINE EXISTING TF'S FOR DAMAGE, FUEL, AND THREAT LEVELS
(N/G).

a.  You can determine the vital statistics of any ship by
examining the ship display.  Find the ship in question on the
TF/PORT display.  Point the arrow at the ship and click the left
mouse button.  Dimmed or different color ships are actually
British, Australian or Dutch ships.

b.  The number of asterisk(s) displayed after a bomb, torpedo, or
gun hit reflects additional or critical damage has been
inflicted. Each asterisk represents about 20% damage to the ship.

c.  You do not need a shipyard to repair.  However, the ports
with shipyards get more repair points.  Some ports with shipyard
ratings include Sydney, Calcutta, the West Coast ports, and Pearl
Harbor. These are good places to leave damaged ships.  One
disadvantage in repairing ships in shipyard facilities is that it
may cause a delay in receiving 'new construction' reinforcements.
If a non-shipyard port has enough repair points then there is no
problem EXCEPT that a shipyard port has a higher chance of
accelerated repairs (since it has more repair points).  Ships
should be placed in port or they will only perform at sea repairs
(possible 1 point per turn).  The higher the port rating, the
quicker the ship is repaired.  Ports with a lot of repair points
will NOT expend their repair points over and over again on the
same ship until all their points are gone.  If a port has
sufficient repair points, it will automatically repair one damage
point per turn for each damaged ship in port.  Subsequently each
damaged ship in port will undergo two random checks with the
possibility of removing two additional points.  As an example,
the maximum a battleship can repair in 1 turn is THREE damage
points.  Even though a port may have a number of excess repair
points remaining after performing repairs on the battleship, it
will not USE these points even if there are no other damaged
ships in port.  The maximum number of damage points that
will be removed in this example is 3 but the odds are only 1 or 2
will be repaired.

d.  Starting with the x6 version, it became somewhat easier to
obtain a critical hit on battleships.  This will affect the
outcome of the Pearl Harbor attack on the first turn.  It will
also hinder attempts to send BB's charging through heavily
defended areas.

e.  Computer-controlled TF's disband when they complete their
missions.  Human-controlled TF's do not disband.

3.  UNLOAD TF'S AT DESTINATION BASES (U).

a.  Transport TF's will only unload if their standoff range is
zero.  Both Transport and Cargo TF's should unload automatically.
The Unload TF feature is useful if you load a ship and then
change your mind.

b.  Oil cargo has one purpose in the game - to feed Japan's Oil
Reserves.  Therefore the only place Oil can be unloaded is in
Japan.

c.  Unloading a TF containing an air group which overloads an
airfield will increase the number of damaged aircraft.  Until the
situation is corrected, you will not have the FULL USE of any of
the air groups at that airfield.

d.  When ships unload supplies in support of an amphibious
assault, the supplies may be used in two different ways:  If the
assault units capture the base then the supplies are unloaded at
the port. These supplies go into the base supply depot and may be
used normally by LCU's, air groups and ships at the base.  If the
assaulting units failed to capture the base then the supplies are
unloaded 'over the beach'.  These supplies must be used
immediately to raise LCU readiness (to a maximum of 49) or
replace losses in the LCU's.  Those supplies that are left over
are lost.

4.  REPLENISH TF'S IF POSSIBLE (Y).

a.  CV's will always attempt to replenish their air groups while
in port.  You can get replacement A/C for CV's by returning to a
well supplied friendly port, or via a replenishment CVE group
with ac:r as their load.  The port will require enough supplies
for the normal replacement costs for the a/c types involved
(generally 2-3 supply points per replacement aircraft) plus a
buffer so the port isn't unsupplied.

b.  CVE's may replenish carrier air groups while AT SEA.  If the
carrier has depleted air groups and the Replenish TF has CVE's
loaded with replacement aircraft ([ar:r]) are within range
(usually about 10 hexes) the transfer should occur.  When you go
to replenish, select the AC TF to be replenished, then pick
"Replenish" from the menu.  The CVE TF should automatically move
to the AC TF.  Now select "Replenish" a SECOND time.  There is no
special message to inform you that replacement aircraft are being
transferred.  Oilers and tankers can also refuel TF's in this
manner.

c.  To refuel long-distance missions, create replenishment TF's
at islands along the way, assign them a Destination of the island
where you want them to be and a Home Base someplace else, and a
Stand-0ff range of 1-2 hexes with a Remain On Station command.
They can refuel any TF's passing by that need it if you order
them to.

d.  Replenishment TF's should periodically disband and then
reform at a well supplied base.  It takes a lot of supply points
to load up those CVE's with replacement aircraft (20x200).  If
supplies are not adequate then the CVE's will reactivate their
own air groups.

5.  TRANSFER DAMAGED (OR UNDAMAGED) SHIPS TO NEW TF'S (T).

6.  SCUTTLE BADLY DISABLED SHIPS (S ON SHIP DISPLAY).

7.  DISBAND TF'S AT DESTINATION PORTS (R).

8.  CHECK FOR ISOLATED BASES THAT MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL CONVOYS IN

ORDER TO RECEIVE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (ALT/O).

9.  CREATE TRANSPORT TF'S (AND/OR TOKYO EXPRESSES, IF JAPANESE)
TO RESUPPLY (ISOLATED) BASES IN RANGE OF ENEMY AIR OR SEA ZONES
OF CONTROL (C).

a.  Create supply TF's when building an amphibious assault force
(include MCS ships in TF) and to supply ISOLATED bases.  Also
create TF's to move some supply to a base that has engineers
doing construction work, but only if the base has a supply level
less than 1000.  If a base is not isolated, supply will get there
fine, either by routine supply convoys or overland.  Locations
where your HQ's are located receive large amounts of routine
supply.

b.  The GET TRANSPORT function will automatically send ships and
reinforcements to ANY NON-isolated friendly port.  The GET
TRANSPORT function will NOT work at a base that is isolated.
When GET TRANSPORT is used, the ship units come from the nearest
eligible base.  If you want transports (AP) to show up, be sure
that an LCU is activated at the base in question.

1)  Activate a LCU before you AUTO-SELECT the Transport TF.  It
should form a TF with an AP or LST unit of exactly the correct
size to load the LARGEST ACTIVE LCU at the base.

2)  GET TRANSPORT should only take units from areas subordinate
to the requesting HQ or areas subordinate to computer controlled
HQ's.

3)  GET TRANSPORT moves AP, APD and/or MCS units directly into
the desired port.  These ships should be immediately formed into
TF's to prevent them from being moved the next time you use the
GET TRANSPORT function.  You should receive extra MCS units each
time GET TRANSPORT is used.

4)  If a British HQ uses the GET TRANSPORT command it will try to
find a BRITISH AP unit.  If all British AP's have been sunk or
assigned to TF's then you will not receive any AP's.  The same
applies to APD's.

b.  For Transport TF's, the number of PP's will effect the
READINESS level of combat troops that are unloaded.  This is very
important for Amphibious Assaults.

c.  Ships used in routine convoys may not be used by the player
during the same turn.  A delay flag is set to prevent it from
being added to a TF.  If you access a port display, and see a #
sign next to a transport ID, this means that transport was used
for routine convoy duty that turn and will be unavailable for any
missions.  If you want to verify this, access target base (B).

d.  Ships used in routine convoys may not be used by the player
during the same turn.  A delay flag is set to prevent it from
being added to a TF.  If you access a port display, and see a #
sign next to a transport ID, this means that transport was used
for routine convoy duty that turn and will be unavailable for any
missions.  If you want to verify this, access the unit data for
that transport and you will see a one turn delay next to it.

e.  Only JAPANESE CL's and CS's can load troops.

f.  You cannot change the mission of a TF.  You must disband it
in port and reform it with a new mission.

10.  CREATE CARGO TF's TO RESUPPLY BASES IN REAR AREAS (C).

a.  Cargo TF's behave exactly like Transport TF's with one
exception:  Cargo TF's will never enter an enemy ZOC unless there
is no other way to return to base.  Cargo TF's will always try to
avoid enemy ZOC's.  Cargo TF's also do not use PP's while
Transport TF's do.  Unless you are PLANNING to penetrate into
enemy areas you should send your troops and cargo in Cargo TF's
to minimize PP use.

b.  To load an air group onto ships select a CARGO TF and load
the group onto MCS, CVE or CS type ships.

1.  When an air group is loaded onto MCS type ships they must be
taken apart and CRATED for the journey.  Thus when they arrive
they are NOT READY to fly (they are damaged).

2.  Single engine aircraft that are loaded onto CVE or CS type
ships are not crated.  The advantage of using CVE and CS ships is
that single engine aircraft are not crated (damaged or
disassembled) on loading, and are immediately operational once
unloaded at their destination.  This is very useful as a quick
reinforcement strategy for airfields.

3.  CS ships may only be used to transport LAND based air groups.
When transporting air groups, the capacity of a CS type ship is
equal to the capacity shown on the display x20.  You may need at
least three CS ships to carry an air group.  Examples of
transport capacity include:  a CS with a capacity of 12 could
carry 12 fighters (uncrated) or 8 tac-bombers (crated) or 6 heavy
bombers (crated).  CS ships are also a bit more survivable than
typical MCS units, though not enough to send them into harm's way
without escort.

4.  AP type ships may not transport air groups.

5.  As an example of adding air groups on ships in a CARGO TF:  A
fighter takes up 20 cargo points, so a 30 fighter air group
totals 600 cargo points.  A 8000 ton freighter has a load
capacity of 100 (100 cargo points).  It takes six 8000 ton ships
to carry those 600 points.  Create a CARGO or TRANSPORT TF, don't
use AUTOSELECT, rather select the ships from PORT.  Select a ship
unit of 8000 ton cargo ships that has at least six ships in it
and exit.  That TF you just created should be listed in the
bottom right hand of the display.  Now select the LOAD TF Ships
(L key or from unit menu), choose Air Group from Load choice
menu, and then the air groups at that base are listed.  Select an
air group and it gets loaded on the ships.  Note that crating the
a/c for shipment damages them, but don't worry, they will be
repaired/reassembled quickly at your TF's destination.  In your
case select Oahu as TF destination.  Aircraft will be unloaded
automatically at TF's destination.  You can adjust the number of
Cargo ships in groups when viewing them IN PORT (if port isn't
isolated), so you can size those ship groups PRIOR to assigning
them to a TF.

c.  To get ships from Columbo to S.F., create a Cargo TF, give
them a Destination of Perth and a Home Base of Suva.  When they
get to Suva they can be routed anywhere on the east side of the
map.

11.  CREATE REPLENISHMENT TF's (C).

a.  Only CVE type ships may carry reserve aircraft to replenish
carriers at sea.  In order to get reserve aircraft on a CVE, you
can manually assign the ship from a port (it must start the turn
manually attached to a port with an adequate supply level) and
add the CVE to a Replenish TF.  You can also AUTO-SELECT a
Replenish TF and get CVE's in the TF pre-loaded with replacement
aircraft (ac:r).  Oilers and tankers also come loaded with fuel
when selected in this fashion.  After a replenish mission, you
have to go back to a port, disband the TF and create a new
replenish TF.  Aircraft replenish missions seem to be a one time
deal.  If a CVE is in a TF or shows aircraft squadrons, it's in
escort mode, and you can't load replenishment aircraft.  Whenever
CVE's are NOT carrying reserve aircraft they will be able to
operate with their normal complement of 2 squadrons.   CVE's may
carry replacement aircraft equal to DOUBLE their capacity.

b.  CS ships do NOT perform replenishment missions.   CS ships do
NOT have the ability to LAUNCH fighters, dive-bombers and torpedo
bombers from their decks.  CS ships can only launch float planes.
CS ships may TRANSPORT land based air groups.

12.  CREATE COMBAT TF's AT FRIENDLY PORTS (C).

a.  For Air Combat TF's the number of PP's will determine the
number of FULL airstrikes the TF can launch and chances of
achieving surprise.

b.  For Surface Combat TF's the number of PP's will effect the
chances of achieving surprise and which TF fires first.

c.  For Bombardment TF's the number of PP's will effect the TF's
chances of firing TWO bombardments instead of one.

d.  When forming a Japanese combat TF in a port controlled by
South Seas Fleet or North Seas Fleet, the TF will be attached to
Combined Fleet.  ALL Air Combat, Surface Combat and Bombardment
TF's will ALWAYS be attached to Combined Fleet, no matter what HQ
controlled the base where the TF was formed.   All other types of
TF's (Transport, Cargo, etc.) will be attached to the Naval HQ
that controlled the base.  The problem with Combined Fleet is
that it is the only HQ that can control Combat TF's for the
Japanese.  The main battle fleet was never entrusted to the
backwater North Seas, South Seas or 8th Fleets.  Combined Fleet
also transfers some of it's PP's to the subordinate fleets.  In
order to build up the PP's for Combined Fleet you need to
restrict the number of TF's.  These TF's cost 10 PP's each and
Combined Fleet pays for all of them, directly or indirectly.
This feature was included to reflect the real-life logistical
bottleneck that the Japanese Navy experienced in 1942.

e.  If you use the AUTO-SELECT TF feature when building any type
of task force the computer AUTOMATICALLY selects, as the
destination for that TF, the Target base of the originating HQ.
For example, if you created a Air Combat TF at Oahu, with Oahu
being under CENTPAC HQ, and CENTPAC has Wake Island as the HQ
target, using the auto-select feature builds the AC TF, assigns a
leader, and sets TF the destination to Wake Island and assigns
your home port as Oahu.

f.  For long-distance deep strike missions (Doolittle Raid,
raiding Tokyo with SBD's on carriers instead of B-25's, which
will drive the AI running the Japanese berserk), include some
oilers (AO) with the strike force and then, when the DD's are
about to run out of fuel and you want to make a fast run into the
target, create two new TF's, one replenishment and one Air Combat
or Bombardment (depending on the mission) TF.  Then transfer (T)
ships out of the old TF into the two new ones and then refuel the
combat TF (Y).  You can also send the replenishment TF ahead and
then send the combat TF the next turn to catch up to it, refuel
the latter, etc.

g.  The best US naval air technique early in the war is to put
three US carriers in a single AC TF, give it an escort of at
least a half dozen cruisers and a dozen destroyers (preferably
more), assign Admiral Halsey as its Leader, and send him where
the enemy is most threatening.

13.  ASSIGN LEADERS TO TF's (F1 on TF display).

a.  There was a problem in early versions in that it was not
possible to examine the leaders without losing the one you
started with.  This has been corrected.  A new problem has
appeared such that the list of available leaders are now too long
to be displayed on one screen - it is difficult to impossible to
access leaders not on the first screen.  If you are having
trouble getting a particular leader, you might try changing the
flagship to various ships in a TF to see if you can get a
specific TF leader to come aboard.

b.  Any TF that might see combat should have a TF leader.  Do not
assume that if you leave the TF leaderless then the leader of the
TF's HQ will conduct operations unhindered.  This assumption is
incorrect because in surface combat, an HQ leader is NEVER used.
Only a TF leader can effect the outcome of surface combat.  TF's
without leaders are VERY quick to withdraw and/or abort.  This
includes Amphibious Transport TF's.  There are BIG combat
penalties for not having a leader in a TF.  Leaderless TF's will
frequently abort their missions if attacked by a handful of
bombers.  Leaderless TF's can be badly outclassed in surface
combat (being surprised or the opponent will get the first shot).
If no leader is present then a default rating of 2 is used.  In
deciding if a TF will retire after being attacked, only the TF
leader's aggressiveness rating can be used.  If the TF has no
leader then a default aggressiveness of 3 is used.  When
conducting amphibious assaults, 1 is added to a TF leader's
rating.  If an HQ leader is used then 1 is subtracted from his
rating if the HQ is located more than 10 hexes from the site of
the assault.  For carrier air operations add 1 for a TF leader,
subtract one for an HQ or HQ AIR leader that is more than 10
hexes away from the battle.

c.  You can include an American ship in a TF in a ANZAC TF and
make it the flag giving you access to the American commanders for
that TF or vice versa for other nations by picking it as the
first ship in the TF, or by changing the flagship to a ship of
the desired nationality after creation of the TF.  It helps to
toss in a few American merchant ships in ANZAC TF's so that you
can use some aggressive invasion commanders.

d.  Routinely cycle through all TF's at ports at the beginning of
each turn and disband them to free up their leaders.  Then create
new TF's in order of priority to make certain they get the
appropriate leader.

e.  The leaders of Japanese Amphibious TF's do not influence land
battles.

14.  LOAD TF's WITH TROOPS,SUPPLIES, OR FUEL (L).

a.  When LCU's are loaded onto ships a percentage number will
appear for each ship unit.  This represents the percentage of the
combat unit that can be loaded onto that ship unit.  The LCU's
lift capacity of a CS is 5 times its printed (aircraft) capacity.

b.  Here is a list of transport costs for all types of aircraft:

1)  20 for fighter, fighter-bomber, dive-bomber and torpedo
bomber.

2)  30 for tactical bomber.

3)  40 heavy bomber, transport and patrol.

c.  British transports can only carry British troops.  You can
use any nationality ship to carry supplies.

15.  SET TF's' DESTINATIONS (D).

a.  The DEFAULT <D> feature is intended to make it easier to give
multiple TF groups the same destination, home port or target.  It
remembers the last destination picked.  As an example, if you
assign 5 TF's to hit Guadalcanal, you target the first TF
normally.  With the second TF, you hit <D>estination and the
screen shows "...or <D>efault:  Guadalcanal." It eliminates a lot
of mouse-work (especially if your destination is a long way from
your starting point), as well as making it easier to switch the
home port of a TF to the next target destination.  You can target
the TF, then <H> to change home Port and then <D> to set home
port at the default destination.

b.  When steering your ships around enemy bases it is best to
retain as much control as possible.  Set the Destination and Home
Base so that your TF's dogleg around enemy bases.

c.  Clark Field cannot be set as a TF destination because it is
not a coastal area.  You must land units in one of the connected
bases and march them to Clark Field.

16.  SET TF's' FUNCTIONS/MOVE OPTIONS (F).

a.  If a TF starts it's move in it's Home Port then it will
receive a PP bonus based on the size of the port.

b.  Bombardment TF's will only bombard if their standoff range is
zero.  Bombardment TF's will never initiate surface combat.
Surface Combat TF's will both initiate surface combat AND
bombard.  A Surface Combat TF may only fire ONE bombardment
during a turn.  If you want to keep your options open, you should
assign Surface Combat missions even to those TF's you expect to
bombard.

c.  Setting a Surface Combat TF standoff range to GREATER than
ZERO will greatly REDUCE the chances of having surface combat
with an enemy TF.  The best way to get a surface combat is to
send your Surface TF's to friendly bases that you expect will be
invaded or use SIGINT to see where an enemy fleet is headed, and
set your destination there.  As long as enemy carriers or AF's
are around, going straight for a major enemy port with a Surface
TF could be problem.  Surface Combat TF's are fairly immune to
air attacks (compared to carriers and merchants) since the enemy
aircraft tend to go for the larger, more heavily armored, ships
as priority.  On the other hand, one critical hit can kill a
battleship.  Surface combat opportunities are increased after one
or both sides have their carrier forces exhausted.  Unless you
achieve SURPRISE, an enemy Transport TF will always abort and
withdraw BEFORE your Surface Combat TF can attack them.  It is
possible to catch an Air Combat TF in surface combat.  However,
this should be a VERY RARE occurrence.  It is hard to force a
surface combat with carriers.  In all of WW2 it only happened
twice (Norway 1940 and Leyte 1944).

d.  STANDOFF RANGE relates to how many hexes you want a TF to
remain away from a target or destination.  Its useful to use in
order to stay out of the range of some land based bombers.  It
can also be used to keep transports offshore until you wish them
to move in.  You can set the STANDOFF RANGE (how far from the
target hex you want to be) when a TF's destination is different
from it's home port (set base).  If you set the MOVE OPTIONS for
a TF whose destination is different from the home port, then you
will set a STANDOFF RANGE and give RETURN/REMAIN ON STATION
orders.  A TF, whose destination is their home port, will have a
REACTION RANGE.  A TF that is eligible to react does NOT have a
STANDOFF RANGE.

e.  If you are on the same spot as your set base - you can REACT.
Also a TF whose destination is the same as the home base is
eligible to REACT.  If you set MOVE OPTIONS for this TF you will
only set the REACTION RANGE.  A TF will not perform a reaction
move to a distance greater than it's reaction range (the MAXIMUM
reaction range is 15).  Reaction MOVES are NOT automatic when
enemy TF's enter a ZOC within reaction range of a Combat TF.  The
enemy TF must be spotted before there is even a chance of a
reaction move and the chance decreases with range.  For a
reaction to be triggered, it is usually necessary for the enemy
TF to plow through friendly AZOC (be detected) or move very close
to the reaction TF.  No reaction combat or movement will ever be
triggered by an undetected TF.  If a TF is eligible to react, but
never gets the chance, then it will never leave it's home port
hex.

f.  In the x6 version, TF's will be able to react while ON
STATION, even with a destination different from their home port.
A TF REACTION should happen if the RETURN OPTION is set to
LEADER'S DISCRETION.  The TF's REACTION RANGE will be equal to
their STANDOFF RANGE.  Since reaction moves ONLY happen in
friendly AZOC there should not be too many situations where
reaction moves are suicidal.

g.  Air Combat TF's ON STATION will perform REACTION AIR STRIKES
against TF's that enter nearby AZOC.  It is possible for more
than one air combat TF to do a reaction strike against an enemy
TF.  They would do so one at a time.  The first TF would react
and resolve combat and then the second TF would react, etc.

h.  If an Air Combat TF is supporting an invasion, set the
standoff range to 0 or 1.  If raiding an enemy base set the
standoff range to 2 or 3.  Make sure that the standoff range does
not exceed the range of any of the aircraft on the carriers.

i.  If an Air Combat TF has a priority target set to attack a
port, has more than 45 Prep Points and the enemy airfield at the
target poses a threat, then the carriers will send their FIRST
STRIKE to hit the enemy airfield.

j.  If there are TOO MANY carriers in a TF, then there is a
problem of coordinating effective airstrikes.  What happens is
that some or all of the carriers in the TF will launch HALF or
QUARTER strength strikes.  There is a similar problem with
coordinating large numbers of CAP.

k.  A Transport TF's decision to 'Retire' and not unload is based
on the TF leader's aggressiveness rating compared to the number
of bombers that attack the TF.  If the TF has more than 9 PP's
then the aggressiveness rating is squared.  You should allow
retiring TF's to return to port before redirecting them back to
an enemy base because these TF's are very low on PP's.

l.  Do not ignore your Patrol Crafts (PC's) when playing the
Allied side.  Put the PC's on "reaction" status in small non-
priority friendly ports that you do not want to lose too quickly.
Unless the enemy arrives with firepower, the transports will
abort their mission.  The Japanese tend to keep trying with the
same force until some larger capital ships are in the area or air
power.  PC's are also great for soaking up land-based air attacks
such as damaging or shooting down a bunch of Betties.

m.  The best way to soften up a beachhead for an amphibious
assault is in two turns.  On the first turn, put the enemy base
under a friendly AZOC and bombard it with Air Combat TF's and
Surface TF's.  The carrier AZOC keeps the enemy troops from
receiving supplies to boost their readiness.  Air and surface
bombardment tends to help wipe out enemy supplies.  During the
second turn, bring in the troops ships.   Land combat occurs at
BOTH the beginning AND at the END of the execution phase.
Activated LCU's will not attack during the first phase unless
they can get good odds or make a leader aggressiveness check.
Since all damage during the phase is cumulative, most tough
battles happen at the end of the execution phase.

n.  Move MCS's to San Francisco (SF) instead of moving them to
Los Angeles (LA).  LA tends to accumulate many more MCS's than it
could ever use, and every so often run a large convoy up the
coast so the ships will be at SF where they're needed.  Also
scour out the rear area islands every month or two, sending the
extra MCS's back to SF.  Get Transport works, but it tends to
give you 40-odd ship units, which is a waste for carrying a small
squadron of F4Fs to Oahu or Tonga.  Sending the ships to SF by
hand uses your merchant ships more efficiently.

17.  RESET TF's' HOME BASES AS NECESSARY (H).

a.  Changing the home base of a TF from an HQ computer
operational control to an HQ under full human control does NOT
give the latter control of the ship.  The artificial intelligence
(AI) will sometimes ignore any orders given to such ships.  The
AI sometimes changes an HQ's objective all by itself when it is
under computer operational control.  To change the "control" of a
TF, you have to create it in a port under the control of the HQ
you want controlling it.  This means sailing to the port,
disbanding the TF, then reforming the TF.  This will keep the TF
under full human control (assuming the port they are reformed in
belongs to a full human controlled HQ).

18.  ADJUST SUBMARINE PATROL LOCATIONS (alt/M).

a.  Shipping lanes are in a constant state of flux.  Watch the
opponent's merchant convoy routes during the turn execution
phase, look for long delays, and place subs accordingly as
reasonably close to the action.  Move the subs approximately
every five turns at least one hex.  Moving subs too often means
they're off patrol too much and too little means they will get
destroyed.   You can also figure out where the busy areas are by
moving subs to an area and checking the number of 'attacks' they
make.

b.  Watch the resolution of enemy sub battles (since these don't
show up on the battle reports) and pick out the main zones where
they are patrolling.  Shift engineers, bombers and maybe even
some hunter-killer groups to the area.  The engineers will expand
airfields and planes will extend AZOC over the area.  Each side
should be careful to cover all their convoy routes with friendly
AZOC to suppress enemy submarines.  This means keeping a lot of
Patrol aircraft squadrons in rear areas and positioning them
carefully.  Having more aircraft covering a given area helps, but
wider geographic coverage should have a higher priority.

c.  Hunter-killers groups will make the subs move off your convoy
route.  Hunter-killer groups refer to AC TF's.  Use a stand-off
range to settle an AC TF (and their zone of control) right on the
subs if a group is getting too many transports.  This is tactic
is probably only viable for the Allies later in the war when
ample AC TF's are available.

d.  Shift escorts to the main convoy ports as mentioned in the
manual (Los Angeles, Nagoya, etc).  The Japanese player should
send his subchasers, possibly most of his torpedo boats and 5-10
destroyers to Nagoya in the first few turns to serve as ASW
escorts for routine convoys.  Also be careful to include ASW
escorts for most Japanese cargo and transport convoys.  This is
less of a problem for the Allied player unless the Japanese
player has his subs on human control or the AI running the
Japanese in a solitaire game adopts a mercantile warfare strategy
(which it does sometimes).  Also a group of Destroyers with a
surface combat mission can be used as ASW decoys if sent from
port-to-port in areas of high sub activity.  Be sure carriers
have plenty of ASW support.  ASW is factored into the number of
Destroyers in port and the amount of air cover in the area.

e.  Japanese subs were extremely effective during 1942 directing
their efforts against American capital ships.  Japanese subs are
maddeningly successful in picking off crippled Allied warships en
route to dockyards for repairs.  Give injured aircraft carriers
in particular a large ASW escort on their way home.  Allied
submarines are less capable at this initially.  Allied ASW
technology improved as the war went on and by 1943 Japanese sub
successes were rare.

f.  Control of your subs is not determined by HQ control.  Press
the 'E' key to toggle SUB CONTROL (Computer/Human).  This will
determine who controls ALL of your subs.

g.  The game allows the players to deploy subs at an extreme
distance from their home base.  As the distance increases, the
subs lose effectiveness.  Coastal submarines (RO,'S',K.XIV
classes) have their patrol range doubled for the purpose of
determining effectiveness.  In the x7 version coastal subs will
have their patrol range multiplied x8.  Thus they will be unable
to attack at all when patrolling greater than 19 hexes from their
home base.

19.  REBASE ALL SUBS AS NECESSARY (alt/M, R).

a.  In order to change the Home Port of a sub you must first move
the sub into it's new port.  First select the sub group.  Then
move the sub onto the new port's hex.  Then enter SUB MODE
(Alt/M) and press R or click the REMV button.  (Place the cursor
on the new base and pressing "R" for remove.)  On the next turn
the sub should be available to return to patrol at the new home
port.

20.  REMOVE TF's THAT COMPLETE THEIR MISSIONS (Alt/Y).

a.   Starting with version x2 the Alt/Y routine will move the
cursor to each TF that is in port and ask if you want to disband
it.  It will put the TF icon display on the screen to give you an
idea what you are disbanding.  You should use this routine BEFORE
you start forming new TF's.  A ship is sitting in port (NOT in a
TF) may still be damaged by bombers that are attacking the port.

b.  Do not release troopships to rear areas.  Try placing cargo
task forces into rear area HQ's so that they do not soak up
carrier and combat forces PP's.  This appears to be more of an
issue with the Japanese than the Allies as they are more
restricted on PP's in the long run.

E-Mail Play

1.  To play an E-Mail game, zip up the three save files (SAVEA,
SAVEA.MD, SAVEA.CD for example) and put them in your opponents
mail box.  The most appropriate way is to send as an attached
file utilizing the E-Mail option on page 200 in Genie.

2.  The honor system for E-Mail games is desirable.   When
playing E-mail games the players should alternate watching the
Execution Phase.

(The following courtesy T.Holsinger)

GENERAL STRATEGY

The general strategic objective of the Allied player in 1942-43
should be to get US forces into a battle of attrition with the
Japanese, especially one in which USMC dive-bomber squadrons can
hit Japanese shipping.  The general strategic objective of the
Japanese player in 1942-43 should be to rest and rebuild oil
reserves. Don't use up fuel defending the periphery.  Move fast
early on and then do as little as possible to conserve fuel.  If
you succeed, you might have the fuel to make one good
counterattack in 1944 when Allied casualties increase 50% in
victory points.


                AIRCRAFT TABLES FOR PACIFIC WAR

Here are the transport (MCS loading) costs for aircraft:

        fighter         20
        fighter-bomber  20
        dive-bomber     20
        torp-bomber     20
        tac-bomber      30
        heavy bomber    40
        transport       40
        patrol          20


The number and types of aircraft assigned to carriers varied
wildly during the war.  The number of aircraft aboard a carrier
seldom matched it's capacity.  (Carrier plane loads may run
approximately 12 planes below capacity.)  The capacity of the
carriers is used, somewhat indirectly, to determine the size of
the air groups on board. Here are some of the AC complements you
can expect at various times during the war:


FOR YORKTOWN/ESSEX CARRIERS
 early 42:  27 VF, 36 VB, 12 VT
 late 42:   36 VF, 37 VB, 15 VT
 1943:      36 VF, 37 VB, 18 VT
 1944:      43 VF, 27 VB, 18 VT
 1945:      53 VF, 18 VB, 18 VT

FOR SHOKAKU CLASS CARRIERS
 early 42:  24 VF, 24 VB, 24 VT
 late 42:   27 VF, 27 VB, 18 VT
 1943-44:   27 VF, 27 VB, 18 VT
 1945:      27 VF, 18 VB, 18 VT

The historical airgroups carried by the British fleet carriers
(courtesy of Al Nofi from the Military RT)

March 1945

Illustrious     36 Corsair, 16 Avenger
Indefatigable   40 Seafire, 9 Firefly, 20 Avenger
Indomitable     29 Hellcat, 15 Avenger
Victorious      37 Hellcat, 14 Avenger

July 1945

Formidable      6 Hellcat, 35 Corsair, 12 Avenger
Implacable      48 Seafire, 12 Firefly, 18 Avenger
Indefatigable   40 Seafire, 12 Firefly, 18 Avenger
Victorious      37 Corsair, 14 Avenger



MAXIMUM AIRFIELD SIZE TABLE         MINIMUM AIRFIELD SIZE
                                    REQUIREMENT TABLE
  Terrain   Max Size
#  Type     Airfield           Plane Type   Minimum Size Field 1
1   Atoll     4                   Fighter              2
2   Island    6                   Fighter Bomber       2
3   Island    8                   Dive Bomber          2
4   Mixed     9                   Torpedo Bomber       2
5   Mixed     9                   Tactical Bomber      4
6   Mixed     9                   Heavy Bomber         4
7   Mixed     8                   Transport            2
8   Jungle    6                   Patrol               1
9   Heavy     4
    Jungle

(For more detailed plane list see version 1.07 in file section)

DB = Dive Bomber     HB = Heavy Bomber     TB = Tactical Bomber
 F = Fighter         P  = Patrol           TR = Transport
FB = Fighter-Bomber  T  = Torpedo          DUT = Dutch
JA = Japanese Army           IJN = Imperial Japanese Navy
BC = British Commonwealth    USMC = United States Marine Corps
USN = United States Navy     USAAF = United States Army Air Force

JAPANESE PLANES

Model Name  Type Avail Cost Rang Mnvr Cann Dura Load Carr Service
Ki27 Nate   F   12/41  2    2    19     2     7     1    N  JA
Ki34IOscar  F   12/41  3    2    21     4     7     1    N  JA
Ki45 Nick   FB  12/41  4    4    17     7    36    11    N  JA
Ki51 Sonia  TB  12/41  3    2    12     4    24     4    N  JA
Ki32 Mary   TB  12/41  3    3    11     4    19    10    N  JA
Ki48 Lily   TB  12/41  4    4    10     2    20     9    N  JA
Ki21 Sally  TB  12/41  6    5     9     6    38    22    N  JA
Ki49 Helen  TB  12/41  6    5    10     7    40    22    N  JA
Ki46 Dinah   P  12/41  4    5    17     1    15     0    N  JA
Ki54 HickoryTR  12/41  5    3     9     0    18    12    N  both
G3M  Nell   TB  12/41  5    6     7     6    12    17    N  IJN
G4M  Betty  TB  12/41  6    9     7     7    13    18    N  IJN
H6K  Mavis   P  12/41  9   13     1     6    44    22    N  IJN
A5M  Claude  F  12/41  2    2    19     2     7     1    Y  IJN
A6M2 Zero    F  12/41  3    6    22     8     7     1    Y  IJN
B5N  Kate    T  12/41  4    3    11     3    11    16    Y  IJN
D3A  Val    DB  12/41  4    3    11     2    10     8    Y  IJN
Ki57IITopsy TR   5/42  6    6    10     0    20    15    N  both
J1N1 Irving  F  10/42  5    4    18    16    38     5    N  JA
Ki43 OscarIIFB  10/42  3    3    22     4    14    10    N  JA
H8K  Emily   P  12/42  9   16     1    16    66    44    N  IJN
Ki44 Tojo   FB   1/43  4    3    23     8    19     4    N  JA
D4Y  Judy   DB   2/43  5    3    13     3    12    11    N  IJN
Ki61 Tony    F   3/43  4    2    20     8    20     5    N  JA
A6M5 Zero   FB   8/43  3    4    23    11    18     3    Y  IJN
J2M  Jack    F   9/43  4    3    20    16    22     1    N  IJN
B6N  Jil     T   9/43  5    4    12     1    13    16    Y  IJN
Ki67 Peggy  TB   1/44  6    6    14    10    43    18    N  JA
N1K2 George FB   4/44  4    3    23    16    23    11    Y  IJN
Ki102Randy   F   5/44  5    3    21    16    34     6    N  JA
Ki84 Frank  FB   5/44  4    3    22    12    21    11    N  JA
P1Y  FrancesTB  11/44  6    8    10     4    39    22    N  JA
B7A  Grace   T   1/45  5    5    17     4    25    18    *  JN
A6M8 Zeke   FB   5/45  3    4    24    11    15     3    Y  IJN



ALLIED PLANES

Model Name Type Avail Cost Rang Mnvr Cann Dura Load Carr Service
Hurricane II  F 12/41  3    2    19   8    20    5    N   BC
P-36A Mohawk  F 12/41  3    2    18   3     9    1    N US,DUT,BC
P-39 Aircobra F 12/41  3    2    17  13    25    1    N   USAAF
P-40 Warhawk  F 12/41  3    3    19   8    24    3    N  USAAF,BC
CA3 Wirraway FB 12/41  2    2    12   6    20    5    N   BC
Martin 139   TB 12/41  3    3     2   2    10   22    N   DUT
Blenheim IF  FB 12/41  6    4    10   5    34    8    N   BC
B-18A Bolo   TB 12/41  4    3     2   2    30   65    N   USAAF
A-20 Havoc   TB 12/41  5    4    10  12    36   20    N  USAAF,BC
B-26 MarauderTB 12/41  5    4     9   8    45   48    N   USAAF
Blenheim     TB 12/41  5    4     7   1    34   10    N   BC
B-17Fly Fort HB 12/41  7    8     1  11    80   60    N   USAAF
Hudson        P 12/41  5    5    10   2    32    7    N   all
PBY Catalina  P 12/41  7    9     2   1    45   40    N   all
C-47 Dakota  TR 12/41  5    4    11   0    20   40    N   all
Gladiator     F 12/41  2    2    17   4    17    0    Y   BC
Fulmar        F 12/41  3    2    18   8    20    0    Y   BC
Swordfish     T 12/41  2    2     6   1    18    16   Y   BC
F2A Buffalo   F 12/41  3    2    17   8    19     1   Y US,DUT,BC
F4F Wildcat   F 12/41  3    2    19  12    20     2   Y  USN,USMC
Vildebeast    T 12/41  2    2     3   2     9    22   Y  USN,USMC
TBD DevastatorT 12/41  4    2     8   2    18    10   Y   USN
SB2UVindicatorDB12/41  2    3     8   2    16    12   Y  USN,USMC
SBD Dauntless DB12/41  4    3    13   4    22    12   Y  USN,USMC
Beaufort      TB 1/42  5    4     7   3    26    20   N   BC
B-25 Mitchell TB 1/42  5    4     4   6    43    52   N   USAAF
Wellington    TB 2/42  6    6     6   2    45    45   N   BC
Albacore       T 5/42  4    3     6   2    20    16   Y   BC
Spitfire VIII  F 6/42  3    2    24  12    27     2   N   BC
B-24 LiberatorHB 6/42  7    9     1   9    60    90   N   USAAF
TBF Avenger    T 6/42  4    3    11   4    23    20   Y   USN
Sunderland     P 6/42  9   10     1   4    62    49   N   BC
Beaufighter   TB 7/42  5    4    13  16    39    21   N   BC
Vengeance     TB10/42  4    3    10   4    20    20   N   BC
P-38FLightning F10/42  4    4    20  12    37    10   N   USAAF
Seafire        F 2/43  3    2    23  12    24     2   Y   BC
F4U Corsair   FB 4/43  3    3    22  12    26    20   Y   USMC
FM2 Wildcat   FB 4/43  2    2    20  12    24     3   Y  USN,USMC
Barracuda      T 4/43  4    2     1   2    30    17   Y   BC
F6F Hellcat   FB 6/43  3    3    23  12    27    20   Y   USN
P-47Thunderbo FB 8/43  3    4    23  16    39    25   N   USAAF
P-38JLightningFB 9/43  4    6    22  12    37    25   N   USAAF
B-29Superfor  HB 9/43  9   10     1  16    75   150   N   USAAF
SB2CHell-DiverDB 9/43  4    3    10   6    22    13   Y   USN
TBM Avenger    T 9/43  4    3    11   4    26    20   Y   USN
CA12Boomerang FB11/43  3    3    21   16   30     5   N   BC
Firefly       FB12/43  4    3    19   16   25     4   Y   BC
Mosquito VI   FB12/43  4    4    18   20   37    20   N   BC
P-61Black Wid FB 5/44  7    7    20   16   44    64   N   USAAF
P-51 Mustang   F 6/44  3    8    24   12   33    10   N   USAAF
A-26 Invader  TB11/44  6    4    13   16   64    60   N   USAAF