Duh, I forgot the thread title, lol.
Early war the contact reports are VERY thin. It gets better starting in March.
The shipping routes are NOT what's on the map anymore.
Major routes were:
Empire<-->Singapore, but only after the fall of Singapore (unlike the stock game where jap shipping is coming from ports owned by the allies).
Empire<-->Palau. Traffic right from the start. (branches east and south date dependant)
Empire<-->Truk. Traffic from the start (branches east and south date dependant)
Empire<-->China(and other mainland in their control). From the start.
Empire coastal traffic.
All the routes are a little towards land from the map you have (in both directions) since ships would frequently be in and out of multiple ports.
tater
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