AI cheats?

[DEB]

No info , views or experience re first two paragraphs to either agree or disagree with the game system or anyone elses info/experiences.

Re para 3.
Some of the rarer Allied ( British ) aircraft are shown at a nil replacement level, whereas
a minimum of one would appear to be more reasonable. This has been commented on before, but without any response from Matrix.
Re Kates, my source says that 1,149 were built between 1936 & 1943; 480 during 1942/3. This would equate to 120 per six months for 1942/3, compared to approx. 70 per six months for 1936-1943. However these are only total production figs. over large time frames. Zero's for April 42 to March 43 were 1,689 per my source; although it admits that "conflicting production figures have been reported" by the two manufacturers and various Government agencies,and it shows those that "appear" the most accurate.

It appears therefore that Zero fig's will always be a "best guess" and Kate figs. may be higher than your source suggests by +100%.

( My source is Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War by René J. Francillon ( Putnam ) 1979. )

Not aware of any way to adjust the replacement pool info. - sorry.

[Desertmole]

Shame on me for quoting from memory.  I went back and checked Shattered Sword to be sure.  The actual number of Kates produced in ALL of 1942 was 56.  It seems that Nakajima had stopped production at the beginning of '42 to gear up for production of the B6N Tenzan, but was asked to restart B5N production when the B6N was not ready.  There were apparently other problems as well.  (Source:  Parshall & Tully, Shattered Sword, pg 89.  Footnote indicates their source as the USSBS 22, Nav 50 and Japanese Munitions Ministry reports)  Clearly Nakajima increased production significantly in 1943 and on, until the B6N went into production.  I realize some of the numbers were probably tweaked for playability purposes.

[DEB]

Hmmm.

That's some detail level !

Not sure how different the Replacements chart is from Scenario to Scenario; or if it changes during the game on say a month to month or quarterly basis.
( This was something I considered some time ago. )
This would be more realistic than a single chart per Scenario ( or whatever ),
but might have been difficult to do/achieve.

Can anyone advise ? ( Matrix ?? )