Re: Starving the japanese out of oil
So far 10 out of 10 games I can starve the Japanese out of oil. In about 1/3 of them I get a decisive battle with a part of the Japanese fleet and gain carrier superiority for the game in 1942. Otherwise I keep hitting the oil bases and limit the Japanese to a 8 to 10 month supply of oil. Then start owning the bases in late 42 (often trading them with the Japanese). For a late 1943 (and once an early 1944) Oil victory. To make the game more challenging for me, I don't try and take any other Japanese properties except Tarawa (to make supply easier).
The issue is the AI does not press to cut the supply lines when it is ahead by 8 months of Oil. If it did so, then I could not keep pounding the supply lines, I would have to react. (often it takes insignificant bases like Guadalcanal, instead of Fiji, or Samoa.
So far I never loose against the computer as either side. I even gave it a 3 turn head start as the Allies.
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