Sub to Sub combat

This new stand alone release based on the legendary War in the Pacific from 2 by 3 Games adds significant improvements and changes to enhance game play, improve realism, and increase historical accuracy. With dozens of new features, new art, and engine improvements, War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition brings you the most realistic and immersive WWII Pacific Theater wargame ever!

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Sub to Sub combat

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IRL, allied subs sunk a large number of IJN subs (IJN subs sank 1 USN sub).

Will sub vs sub warfare rear its` ugly head in AE?
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political and strategic mistakes live forever". The authors were refering to Japan but the same could be said of the US misadventure in Iraq
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"Many" is very much an exaggeration, but yes.
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"Many" is very much an exaggeration, but yes.

The ratio heavily favors the Allies (teens to one). IIRC many of the IJN sub losses to Allied submarines were specific ambushes set up in response to SIGINT information so all those losses will simply not happen in any permutation of WitP. Given the IJNs experience levels the ratio is likely to go completely in the other direction in 1942.
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Actual sub vs sub ratio was 16:2 for USN vs IJN
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