Yes, I just had a game where Allied AI had a troop transport[invasion force] available to try to re-take Espiritu in order to not lose, and it did not even try to take the base. So I won (as IJN).
Last edited by CaptainT; December 27th, 2008 at 09:34 PM..
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As much as I enjoyed the game, this is certainly a major flaw in the Allied AI. I was easily able to hold Espiritu Santo for 6 rounds with only 3 CVLs and a dozen cruisers. The US attacked me elsewhere with its main CV taskforce, but it only sent a moderate raid down (1 CV and minor support) to Espiritu. I had all of my fastest CVs on patrol in Tarawa in order to o reinforce Espiritu just in case a decisive battle was going to happen there. I figured I'd lose such an engagement in mid-1943, and was just hoping it would buy enough time to win, but the AI never even tried.