ORIGINAL: Lowpe
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
John,
I'd like to amend my previous comment by saying that your production levels for your Peggy(T) will probably be sufficient. I like the production levels for your Frank-a and -b line. Why so low for the Ki-100 at this time? I assume that you will be producing more than 102/month? You might as well...the research is a 'sunk cost' at this time.
The Peggy T constraint is trained pilots, very difficult to do for the Army. I wonder if you aren't better off forgoing the Peggy T and simply using the Peggy as a kamikaze where pilots could be trained from Dec 7.
In addition to the Pilot constraints, there is also the additional supply cost of the torpedoes, which can become geographically problematic. However, it would be interesting to take the best experienced IJA bomber pilots (exp 80+) train them in torpedo attacks and use them strictly as a night naval attack squadron. Super high experience seems to make a real difference here.
Good point about the pilot constraint for the IJAAF NavT trained pool. That may bode for identifying any existing Peggy(T) groups and MAX training them while possible. These planes-in this game-came in 3/44. That was about 2.5 months ago in game time. If sizeable numbers of squadrons of IJAAF 2EB ('level bombers') were converted to Peggy(T) 2.5 months ago, there should be some decent pilots starting to emerge soon.
I disagree about the use of the Peggy(T) as kamikaze. Too early to scavenge torpedo-capable airframes for that purpose. Not until all the Sally, Helen and Lilly (not to mention
older single engine bomber airframes) airframes have been so utilized would I think use the Peggys in that capacity.
Your observation about the use of supply for torpedoes is well received, but overly parsimonious in my opinion. It's worth burning some supply to put a torpedo into the side of an American carrier or surface combatant. "You've got to break some eggs if you want to make an omelette."
I think the Peggy(T) will be a contributor to a broad group of options. This 'well balanced diet' of 1 and 2-engine kamikaze, IJAAF torpedo plane, IJNAF torpedo plane, IJNAF 800kg-carrying bomber, IJAAF level bomber, 3rd and 4th generation IJAAF and IJNAF fighters will help to defray some of the brittle nature of over reliance on any one defense.
John: How many groups are flying the Peggy(T)? What are their training settings like? What are your IJAAF NavT trained pilot pools?
