How to move troops overseas effectively?

Mukaparska

Major

48 Badges

Mar 11, 2012

517

384

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• Dec 16, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #1

I play Armageddon scenario in DH lite as "The Confederates" and I have defeated USNA and coup'd Libertadores, and now I'd like to move many of my troops to Indo-China and India to defeat Bourbon, Republic of China and Australasia especially when Indo-China is out of oil. But how can I do it? It's too far for transport ships and I don't understand this expeditionary force thing. If I press "send expeditionary forces" and choose a division for example from Maracaibo, it doesn't move anywhere and then turns to Indo-Chinese and then Indian? What the duck is that suppose to be?

 

Hans Lemurson

Captain

53 Badges

Oct 5, 2006

402

28

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• Dec 17, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #2

Try capturing Naval bases on pacific islands and rebasing the transports there. Alternately, load up transports with troops and then re-base them to a port in Indochina.

Expeditionary forces are a way of giving control of your troops to an ally. The ally will then be able to use them as their own, but they won't teleport or grow wings.

 

Mukaparska

Major

48 Badges

Mar 11, 2012

517

384

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• Dec 17, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #3

But if I try to rebase to Indo-China, it still says "This is beyond the range of these units". Same if I'll try to capture any naval base on a pacific.

 

S

SpaceViking

General

26 Badges

Apr 30, 2011

1.711

161

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• Dec 17, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #4

Building better transports which have longer range or get the naval tech that increases the range of your ships.

 

markslawson

Captain

46 Badges

Sep 27, 2009

333

8

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• Dec 18, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #5

As space viking said, but one thought is are you escorting with older destroyers?? Some of the older stuff has limited range... rest the mouse pointer on it and I should tell you.. or it tells you somewhere.. later version transports have a long range, but they are held back if you group them with other ships.. the other possibility is to seize an intermediary base.. If you have pearl harbor, rebase on that .. ships will rebase, no matter what the range.. and transport from there..

 

L

lanodaka

Colonel

2 Badges

Jun 16, 2010

1.138

0

• 
• 

• Dec 18, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #6

what also works, place it under a commander with adequate command limit

 

Mukaparska

Major

48 Badges

Mar 11, 2012

517

384

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• Dec 18, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #7

markslawson said:

As space viking said, but one thought is are you escorting with older destroyers?? Some of the older stuff has limited range... rest the mouse pointer on it and I should tell you.. or it tells you somewhere.. later version transports have a long range, but they are held back if you group them with other ships.. the other possibility is to seize an intermediary base.. If you have pearl harbor, rebase on that .. ships will rebase, no matter what the range.. and transport from there..

Click to expand...

I don't have a Pearl Harbor and in TP's it says the range is 3000, so I think everything is simply too far away, which sucks of course. Also the escorts are very new battleships with a range of 3500 if I remember correctly.

 

S

SpaceViking

General

26 Badges

Apr 30, 2011

1.711

161

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• Dec 18, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #8

Go for the tech that lets your ships have longer range. Logistical Support I believe.

 

L

lanodaka

Colonel

2 Badges

Jun 16, 2010

1.138

0

• 
• 

• Dec 18, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #9

lanodaka said:

what also works, place it under a commander with adequate command limit

Click to expand...

do you have more then 30 ships in a fleet? then that is the problem....

 

Mukaparska

Major

48 Badges

Mar 11, 2012

517

384

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• Dec 18, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #10

lanodaka said:

do you have more then 30 ships in a fleet? then that is the problem....

Click to expand...

I'm not sure, I have a big navy, most of the fleet's I have tried doesn't have over 30, maybe 15-25

 

L

lanodaka

Colonel

2 Badges

Jun 16, 2010

1.138

0

• 
• 

• Dec 18, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #11

Mukaparska said:

I'm not sure, I have a big navy, most of the fleet's I have tried doesn't have over 30, maybe 15-25

Click to expand...

did you also assign a commander with adequate command limit?

and with every mission selected comes ranges of you and actual range to target where you put your mouse....

 

Ivir Baggins

General

86 Badges

Dec 15, 2009

2.391

188

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• Dec 19, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #12

I never as a rule escort my transports - that is, by mixing them in a fleet. If there are escorts, they have a habit of trying to engage, whereas unescorted the ships will try to keep their distance.

 

S

SpaceViking

General

26 Badges

Apr 30, 2011

1.711

161

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• Dec 19, 2012

• Add bookmark
• #13

Unescorted transports in 1.03 tend to end up as future diving sites.