Damn. That is amazing. It'll take ages to study. Note that at the begining the "convoys" are direct military convoys. Invasion forces, and supplies/meteriel for said invasions.

The IJN and IJA comandeered rather a lot of japanese merchant shipping (they had arranged to subsidize production of types that met certain standards for speed, etc, in the years leadign to the war in anticipation of this). Those direct military "convoys" would indeed be escorted. That of course leaves nearly half the traffic SOL. On top of that, aside from actual invasions, the IJA was unlikely to get much of anything from the IJN, their rivalry was pretty pathological.

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I'm glad you guys finally got copies, and I'm glad your first impressions were the same as mine. A long time ago I started to catalogue each sailing in brief, on one part to get averages for the devs or modders (this was a while ago) and on the other to put together a list of names. I was trying to put together a better and more complete ship list for SH3 Commander, and thought I might be able to do the same for SH4, as well as help make more realistic convoys. Of course my little experiment in "communal living" got me sidetracked, but I'm still hoping someday to contribute that to the gaming experience.

Meanwhile, have fun with it and keep me posted. Oh, and keep an eye out for the one merchie that got sunk by a single DUD torpedo!:sunny: