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Originally Posted by GerritJ9
First, thanks for the explanation Peabody! Darwin would, of course, be available permanently, Tarakan from 8/12/41 until the Japanese landed there on 11/1/42 and Balikpapan from 8/12/41 until 23/1/42. One could even include Batavia until 3/3/42, when Japanese troops occupied the city, or Tjilatjap.
Historically no US subs made use of the refuelling possibilities of Tarakan, Balikpapan, Batavia or Tjilatjap as far as I know, but the potential was there until they were overrun. Rearming would, of course, be out of the question without torpedo and shell stocks so perhaps Frederf's suggestion of simply shooting off the extras loaded would be the best practical idea to keep things as historically accurate as possible.
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Actually Rearming would not be out of the question. You may only want to refuel, but if a Sub Tender was sailed to that location with the Tanker (Or actually any supply ship) they could bring torpedos with them. You don't need the actual Sub Tender to be there for it to work, the base is the only thing needed. But if you can sail fuel to that sight you could also bring torpedos. Like I said you may not want to do it that way, but it is a possiblity. There are several "Refit Stations" like this throughout the game.
Peabody
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