[AVGWarhawk]

This is were RSRD comes into play. You really should not spot much of anything until you are in Japanese controlled waters. From what I read, the Japanese did not spend a whole lot of time in the area after The Battle of Midway and losing a lot of the fleet there caused this. Specifially the carriers. It was not long before they started pulling their resource back to the mainland for protection. The Dolittle Raid woke them up to the fact that their main island could be hit. The comfort zone was then reduced. RSRD helps in this area quite a bit. I can make transit on the surface well into Japanese controlled waters without sighting vessels when assigned to Pearl. Much of the Japanese concentration was in the islands between Japan and Australia. This is were their resources are to continue the war. Plenty of subs transited surfaced right to Japan's front door. Dive once or twice for aircraft. What I'm getting at is RSRD makes it a bit more realistic. Are you guys using RSRD?