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Folks,

I have looked and can not find a clean and complete upgrade path for Japanese aircraft.

I am interested in this for the R&D factory changes.

Is there a simple chart which shows all the aircraft and their paths or a listing?

Can anyone help?

KPAX wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 2:14 am Folks,

I have looked and can not find a clean and complete upgrade path for Japanese aircraft.

I am interested in this for the R&D factory changes.

Is there a simple chart which shows all the aircraft and their paths or a listing?

Can anyone help?

There are some upgrade paths out there but the upgrade path may depend upon the scenario. I know that in one scenario compared to others, the engine for the Tojo is different.

What you can do is to go to the "i" screen, open up the aircraft information part, and sort based upon the upgrades. That will show what aircraft upgrades to another one. If you want, you can then put the information in a spreadsheet but also include which engines each aircraft uses so you can plan accordingly. Decide what airframes that you want at what time in the war, then plan your airframe research as well as your engine research and builds.

I did a wire chart for scen 1 and 2 see the bottom. I believe the link still works. I would like to see a chart or spreadsheet with all possible upgrades outside of the norm.

I solved the aircraft factory upgrade path easily - I play the Allied side!

One of the problem you'll get is different opinions most of which is goverened by which scenario. Generally the faster the ac is the better but firepower and service rating play a part.

For fastest research alway:-

• research through the family and you will receive later model much faster. E.g. At start one A6M5 is under research, change it to the A6M3.

• build 30 sized factories. You gain nothing for being over.

• increase to 30 as soon as you have the supply.

IJA Fighter
Oscar one factor researching through the familar to the end. Others will say no but they range is always impressive if not their firepower
Tojo early - mid war
Frank mid - end war. The major problem with the Frank is it's service rating of 3.
Tony late-end war Research throuh the Ki=61 but don't produce with SR 3. Only produce the Ki-100 with SR 1.
Ki-94 very late war

IJA Bomber
Lily early Relace with Helen. I'd build one Lily DB factory.
Sally early - mid Replace with Peggy or Helen.
Helen early - end
Peggy mid -end
Sony - useful but not geat but there are lots and operate from level 2 AF. Possibly replace some with Lilly DB??
Tsurugi late - end Kamikaze, Fast and 800kg bomb

IJN fighter
Zero earl- end
George mid - end Like the Frank SR 3
Shinden very late

IJN Bomber
Nell early
Betty early-end
Frances mid - end
Toko Kamikaze, Fast and 800kg bomb

There are also torpedo, Onka versions of LB. Then there's MAD versions and Jets but arguable you don't need more than one of each type.