Composition of TF34

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Originally Posted by Legbreaker

I just had a thought on the whole TF34 thing.
Why would the Germans give up all that oil before the US troops were loaded up and all that lovely heavy equipment and supplies handed over?
Sure they might give the US a trickle of fuel so they can carry out vital logistic tasks such as gather the ships together and generate the necessary power, but I'm sure as hell they won't be allowing the ships to fuel up more than a thimbleful any sooner than they absolutely had to.

If the fuel was released earlier, what's to stop the US from simply reneging on their deal and loading up as much as they can squeeze into their ships and sailing off into the sunset?

Then again, as the Germans, why would you turn over the fuel after the Americans have given you all their gear and put themselves into a nice, tight, easy-to-Fireball group?

Oh, sorry, wrong game