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ORIGINAL: abulbulian

Trying to figure out if I'll ever get any supply up to Mandalay as the Japanese. Here's the situation.

1) mid Dec 42
2) control Rangoon w/ decent supply there 60k+
3) have only few small troops in Mandalay
4) no air in Mandalay
5) airfield is un-damaged (for now)
6) rail connects Rangoon and Mandalay
7) all cities around Mandalay in Red ! as well for supply.

I understand that there's a restriction in most of those northern cities/towns in Burma. I can see by the supply # in () between 250-1500. Does that mean the most that can be stored or passed through? Trying to send in air supply but logic tells me that with a 1 TR plane that has 2000 cap will carry 2 supply points? Thus, 100 of these supply planes will transport 200 supply? Is this tons? Seems low?

Given #3 - #5 I would think the draw of supply from Mandalay would be very low. So why after almost 3 weeks can't I get more than 20 supply. Strange it's always 20 supply in Mandalay almost seems like a bug or that # should fluctuate a little? Especially since I've been adding some bombers to carry more supply in at times to see the effect, which has been nothing. Is the weather having some effect?

Really not sure how the Japanese could ever mount any sort of attack North/West of Rangoon towards India with no supply coming thru.. even on rail?

Can somebody please explain why this situation exist?

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ORIGINAL: Alfred

1. Having 60k+ supply in Rangoon is fairly meaningless. Much more important is what is the required supply amount for Rangoon itself. Rangoon will only export supply to other bases when its own supply depots are greater than 3x its required supply.

2. A transport plane or level bomber can airflit 1 supply point per 2000lb load. Most transport planes have more than a 2000lb capacity. If you are using planes with only a 2000lb capacity you are really using very light transport planes. I find absolutely nothing strange that you are airlifting only 100 supply points if employing 100 planes with a 2000lb cargo capacity.

3. Mid December is outside the monsoon season. During monsoon season the amount in brackets is the maximum amount that can be drawn in.

4. Base depots only build up after the garrison itself is fully stocked up. There is nothing unusual in a base depot remaining steady at 20. That usually means that the units located there are grabbing first whatever supply is flowing to the base because they themselves are undersupplied.

5. Besides units themselves there are other users of supply. Building up infrastructure, such as airfilds and forts will consume supply. Repairing industry will also consume supply.

6. Weather does not affect supply. Terrain does affect overland supply movement.

Alfred

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ORIGINAL: Alfred
3. Mid December is outside the monsoon season. During monsoon season the amount in brackets is the maximum amount that can be drawn in.