Being a cartographer...does anyone know if the map that is used in the game is balanced for equal distance or area? And if it is balanced for equal distance, why does the map look like it's for equal area.
So I mapped out your trip, using a map balanced for a sphereoid (globe). Your return leg is what is killing you. Your return distance is actually further west(Tokoyo-Midway) than your detination distance (Midway-Kuriles). So your actually further west than you wanted to be (if your sitting directly off Tokoyo) so couple that with any fuel tank damage and any in game weather effects. That is your fuel difference.
Keep in mind (and I don't know if the game acutally takes these into account, but it seems to) that you can actually use the currents and winds to help you get to your destination. Your trip actually has you fighting the winds and currents both directions. You would be better served going to Tokoyo first and then to the Kuriles following the wind and current patterns.
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