Questions regarding Production

[pad152]

Production Questions?

Do you have any control or ability to define what vehicles are built such as engineering vehicles, tanks, arty, etc?

Is there any production options for China, British, Russia or other allied forces?

[Flying fortress]

Finally!T hank you Pad 152!:) Now that's the question that's been getting to me for a long time about WITP.

[Joel Billings]

Originally posted by pad152
Production Questions?

Do you have any control or ability to define what vehicles are built such as engineering vehicles, tanks, arty, etc?

Is there any production options for China, British, Russia or other allied forces?

No, the Japanese have generic vehicle factories that produce points that convert into needed vehicles (yes it's simplistic). Aircraft is handled in detail.

There is very limited on map production for the Allies (most Australian and limited US West Coast). The rest enters the board from the US Base and is not under player control. We have given the Japanese great ability to shift between types of production and to focus on expanding cetain items at the expense of others. We do not plan to do this for the US as the Pacific was pulling only a share of total Allied resources (backwater to Europe, although a big one).

Joel

[Da Hammer]

I like the idea of being able to modify the prewar production and research. Mogomi's idea has merit. I have played UV against the AI five times and I have used the editor each time to change something. Please keep and expand this capability in WITP.

[Mike Scholl]

Hi, currently the US player does not have to worry about trained pilots just production These USAAF pilots were 10's versus Japanese 99's (Don't faint this is why I'm testing)
Personally I think untrained pilots are at a disadvantage no matter how good their aircraft (unless it flies it's self) It appears currently the aircraft are more important then who is flying them.
(But at least in this test, skilled pilots can achive equal kills) I'll raise the number of Japanese aircraft to see what weight the numbers difference made.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/01/42

Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zeke x 108

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 188

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zeke x 91 destroyed
A6M8 Zeke x 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang x 14 destroyed
P-51D Mustang x 2 damaged

WO of is credited with kill number 0


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Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zeke x 48

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 128

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zeke x 25 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang x 4 destroyed
P-51D Mustang x 1 damaged

FO D.Rea of 5th BG is credited with kill number 3


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87 A6M8 destroyed
87 P-51D destroyed 22 damaged.

It would seem that the system as it now stands not only gives inadequate
weight to pilot training/skill---it also lacks a "self-preservation" factor. Surely
as these one-sided massacres shaped up the losing side's pilots would have
"cut and run" for the clouds, the deck, or anyplace else that offerred hope of
escape. The game seems to believe that everyone involved in the fight was
suicidally disinterested in saving his own skin---an historically unviable proposition.