Pearl TOO Easy?

[merc4ulfate]

I made it to Pearl in 1940. I went through the Panama Canal. There was nothing there at Pearl, not a single ship. There were sunken Battleships however.

Evidently the game will not add shipping to Pearl before Dec. 1941

[Dread Knot]

Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

I made it to Pearl in 1940. I went through the Panama Canal. There was nothing there at Pearl, not a single ship. There were sunken Battleships however.

Evidently the game will not add shipping to Pearl before Dec. 1941

Mein Gott im Himmel! U-boats in the Panama canal.

As long as you pay your toll no questions asked.

[merc4ulfate]

Originally Posted by Dread Knot

Mein Gott im Himmel! U-boats in the Panama canal.

Up until December of 1941 German as well as Japanese merchant and military vessels could use the canal. In December 1941 the Panamanian government declared war on the forces of Japan and Germany.

While it was always the intent for the canal zone and Panama as a country to remain neutral for world shipping the americans made sure that was and never would be the case.

[Dread Knot]

Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

Up until December of 1941 German as well as Japanese merchant and military vessels could use the canal. In December 1941 the Panamanian government declared war on the forces of Japan and Germany.

In addition to the canal usage, prior to 1941, most of Japan's merchant ships were serviced in US and UK shipyards. This was in part due to the focus on warship production at home. However, as a result the instant the war started and those foreign shipyards were no longer available, Japan suddenly found they had an insolvable logistics problem on their hands. Maintaining their extant merchant fleet at a constant level of operational readiness and performance, along with all those damaged and building warships.