Allied A/C production question

[vettim89]

FOr the allied aircraft production numbers listed in the Intel Screen, are the production numbers what they will always be or will the "ramp up" as the war progresses? If they increase, is there anyway to tell how and when they go up?

[vettim89]

As I will invariably be asked this, Big B 1.4 scenario 192

[Feinder]

Well, they "sorta" increase, sometimes...

The Allies actually have on-map production and replacement rates for off map (which then gets rolled into the aggregate replacement rate).  For example there are some airframes that are produced on-map, and may also have a replacement rate.  And as Allies, you cannot change anything about production or replacments.

I'm just going to say hypothetically (because I don't feel like looking up an example)

B-17E might production rate of 20 in Seattle, and 10 replacement rate (off map).  You aggregate is 30 B-17E per month. It upgrades to...
B-24D with a replacement rate of 30 (off map).

You go merrily along producing 20x B-17Es in Seattle, plus 10 additionally off map (total 30 per month).
The B-24D then comes available.
The 20 factories in Seattle upgrade to B-24Ds which then gives you
10 off map B-17Es
20 B-24Ds in Seattle, plus 30 off map.

To be honest with you, I've never bothered to actually watch this happen.  But that is my understanding of how it's working.  Then again, I could have it all wrong...

[:)]

-F-

[bradfordkay]

B-24s being produced in Seattle? The Boeing workers would go on strike!

F... I realize that your numbers were just hypothetical to describe how it works, and - yes - you appear to have it right. I just had to pick on your choice of aircraft to use as an explanation.

Another example of how it works:

You have 5 P-38Gs being built off map (replacement) and 25 P-38Gs being produced in San Francisco
(production).
You have a factory in Los Angeles doing R&D on P-38Js which will start producing 75 of them in October 1943, and another 25 P-38Js will be produced off map (replacements).
So, once October 1943 arrives, your SF factories will switch to producing P-38Js and you will then see the following production:
P-38G 5 replacement 0 production
P-38J 25 replacement 100 production (25 in SF and 75 in LA).

The replacement (off map production) numbers will never change, the production (on map factories) will upgrade to the newer type when the arrival date is reached.

[hvymtl13]

The fact that Allies have no control over what they produce weakens the game IMO. In Pacwar it let Allies control some of the production, at least airframes. It's a great game, but I really wonder why they opted to exclude the Allied player from controlling some parts of production choices.

[vettim89]

Thank you as always for the answers.