Thanks to all.

Can now look forward to the game.

Cheers

<t> I played the original games extensively some years ago. <br/>
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My favourite games were with the DCG. <br/>
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Initially however, I found them hard to appreciate as the DCG's starting AI deployments were too illogical for my tastes, as were the randomly generated maps (roads starting ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Your assumptions are backwards: this test was run at a time there was no RHS mod to use. We were trying to add some planes to semi-carriers - and to understand if semi-carriers would work at all? We did this in stock scenario 15 with nothing special except changes of ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: el cid again<br/>
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The Allied Task Force ( a strong surface force ) was in a Japanese port - no friendly Flak except on the ships.<br/>
I wanted to know if seaplanes would attack from my modified seaplane carriers ? They attacked - but without effect.<br ...

Well, that's one down, two to go. [:)]

Actually, Hoplosternum's list is still accurate for the most current version of scen 15. The three air groups that upgrade are the ones he mentioned.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ChezDaJez<br/>
The additional horsepower would give it a slight speed edge and better acceleration at that altitude but the A6M2 should still hold a slight edge in turning ability and sustained ROC due to its greater wing area. So I would think its pretty much a ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ChezDaJez<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Does this mean that the A6M2 should have a higher maneuverability rating than the A6M3? it seems to suggest that their respective ratings of 35 & 36 ought to be swithced....Opinions?...
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>So the reason the A6M3 may not come up as one of the upgrade choices for A6M2 equipped units on CVs when PDUs are off <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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It doesn't come up with PDU on either. The A6M3 is only available for land ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ChezDaJez<br/>
That is not always correct as is the case with the A6M2 upgrade path. There are two of them, one for land-based and one for sea-based. The AI does NOT auto convert all the factories to A6M3, it basically ignores the 2 paths. You'ld be screwed if it ...

<t> Both the A6M3 and A6M3a are carrier capable in the game.<br/>
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In most stock scenarios though, you won't see an upgrade option for Jap CV based fighter units that includes the A6M3.<br/>
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IIRC, the campaign starting Aug '42 may be one of the few that allows it as the Jap CVs start ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nicholas Bell<br/>
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Here is another run. This is using RHS aircraft. All devices removed from both aircraft and units.................
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I can't comment on what occurs with RHS but I was unable to achieve your results by applying the ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nicholas Bell<br/>
Oh let me add this for your consideration of how hopeless this is: Aircraft do not need weapons to shoot each other down. Remove all devices from aircraft and casualties are just as bad as ever. Try it yourself if you don't believe me.
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nemo121<br/>
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LOL Drongo,<br/>
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As I said in my post... Sometimes people care to deal less with what is actually said than furthering their own agendas. It is a pity that rather than dealing with anything I've actually said you are trying to forment ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nemo121<br/>
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Speaking as someone whose very specialty lies in the realm of human perception, misperception, illusion and delusion I would add to the above that there are none so blind as those who do not want to see.
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Your initial ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: el cid again<br/>
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Chez:<br/>
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What really matters in air combat is actual speed. What is actual speed? Whatever it is, we cannot put it in a field! It is anything but constant. The air model does this for us. How does it know what to use? It uses at ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: el cid again<br/>
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Drongo (what does that mean ? just curious)it isn't helpful to bicker <br/>
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I won't<br/>
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I also have made promises not to say every last thing - and I am sorry if being ethical<br/>
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<t> Actually, I didn't see much in Francillon that would justify it having one of the highest manuever ratings for Japanese fighters:-<br/>
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When B-29s began their bombing campaign....the Ki-44 "was the fastest climbing fighter and it demonstrated it's superior performance in defence of Japan ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: el cid again<br/>
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No point in going around again. <br/>
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You are not required to believe what I was told - or what I see - or even each other (one sees 15% support for each formula, the other sees only one plane - while I see 1/3 within a point or so ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: el cid again<br/>
I think you have misunderstood what I said: I did not claim that my modified formulas fit the stock data set. I tried to explain how they work in stock - an entirely different thing.
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I'll keep it simple.<br/>
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: el cid again<br/>
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If you have something constructive to contribute - fine. If you want to know what the field means you also may ask Matrix. As someone posted, many of the values in stock were probably not calculated at all - but seat of the pants guesses ...