Philippe Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Does anyone here know if there was significant maritime traffic between Saudi Arabia and the US in WW II, significant enough to warrant the use of convoys? The reason that I ask is that the latest incarnation of SC 2 includes a convoy between Saudi Arabia and the US. This may just be a proxy for everybody else's trade with the US, and it had to start somewhere, so it was given a starting point in Saudi Arabia. As I understand it Saudi Arabia's oil was discovered by Standard Oil in 1936, and though reserves were eventually deemed very significant I doubt that production was anywhere near what was coming out of Iraq and Iran throughout the 1940's. If anyone here has a handle on this, please post in the first SC 2 forum in the thread about convoys from Saudi Arabia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 During WWII, using a standard metric (bbls per day, or sumfink) North American Oil production was 600, South/Central American production was 500, Asian was 60, Europe was 60, and the "Middle East" (incl everything from Egypt to Afghanistan, Somalia to Stalingrad, and in particular includes Soviet production from Maikop to Baku) was 300. Oil from Saudi/Kuwait/Iraq/Persia was important, but not terribly so. I see no reason why any of it would be shipped from there to the US. (numbers sourced from graphic in Deighton "Blood, tears, and folly) Cross posted. Jon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I am surprised that this question has not got the right answer given how groggy I thought this forum was web page 4.5 million tons of Lend-Lease through Persia to the USSR. I reckon that counts for something in the way of a nod in the game design! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I had thought of that, but as described the convoy seems to go from SA to the USA, not the other way round. Also, in the other thread, it seems that the convoys ae only triggered by SA activation. Disclaimer: I don't own or play SC, so the finer mechanics there are out of my ken. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Well I do not play the game and have not read the other threads but it does sound like they have done the right thing for the wrong reasons! Rather worrying though if there history is a bit wonky 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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