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Originally Posted by TorpX
I haven't done any significant harbor raiding. But I gather an anchored ship remains anchored, no matter what. I was reading quite a while ago, that someone was working on making harbor defenses much tougher. I'm guessing they never got around to finishing it. It seems to be a major weak point in the SH4 IJN, doesn't it?
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Another game engine limit, perhaps?
It's certainly possible that the evolutions required to un-anchor a large capital ship would be far too lengthy for it to evade a sneaky enemy sub. But around parked carriers and BBs, I would have expected a few DD's making the rounds at least.
What really floored me about the Truk fleet was that there wasn't even one picket. You would think the IJN would have had a few destroyers circling the area, maybe even some aerial recon patrols.
It occurred to me just now that the IJN would have done well to send escort carriers out with cargo convoys, using air power to keep subs at bay. That was a winning tactic for the allies in the Atlantic. But I'm not sure Japan had the aircraft to spare. After the battle of Midway, Japan couldn't produce enough pilots for the airplanes they couldn't build fast enough anyway.