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Keep in mind that you can mod the game to have whatever you want, to a point. You just have to take into account the Japanese economy. It has to be adjusted to support your new toys....GP

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2 How does War in the pacific AE compete with war plan ?

War Plan Pacific is designed to be much more abstracted like an old-fashioned board war game played with dice and counters. As an example, a cruiser group counter in that game might equal four heavy cruisers and their escorts. A submarine group counter will equal from six to eighteen submarines on patrol at any time. An air unit counter three to four hundred combat planes.

In War in the Pacific, you get all the singular ships down to the tuna boat level and air groups are composed of individual aircraft. Vastly more detail and chrome, but more work as well.

This is really more of an abstracted computer model/simulation of the war as opposed to a sandbox “game” experience. It makes a strong attempt to offer the player the real limitations faced by the leaders of the time, but still allows for bold experimentation within that framework such as invading India or Australia.

If you truly enjoy logistics, planning, and executing over periods of weeks, it’s a great experience. It’s not for everyone. I’m a program manager, so I’m predisposed to this sort of thinking and I use it as a way to keep my planning and execution skill sharp.

2 How does War in the pacific AE compete with war plan ? the latest strategy game is WITP more detailled and overall better or is just warplan a 2019 upgrade of the old 2008 witp ?

WarPlan Pacific is a much higher level of abstraction, but this does have its benefits.
War in the Pacific AE requires daily turns and some of those turns require more than one day of your time to do.
WarPlan Pacific uses two week turns which usually can be done in a single sitting.

So, for PBEM it means War In the Pacific AE could take many years to finish.
Most WarPlan games can be finished in 2-4 months.