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ORIGINAL: bigred

Thought this important.

ORIGINAL: bigred

Harbin is short oil as I drew oil from Port Arthur and sent to HI? I know about the Hodiki issue.

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ORIGINAL: crsutton

What we have now is the "tojo gap" where it can be produced in tremendous numbers and owns the skies from mid 1942 until mid 1943. There are just not enough P38s or coursairs to counter it and the P47 is the first real fighter in numbers that can go head to head with it. Too bad, as the tony was a important Japanese fighter, and it would be fun to see it in the game. Unless things change I don't think we will see it much at all.

And still Japan side dont have enough pilots and dont have enough fighters to fight on equal with Allies from the begining of 1943.

Allies produce in 1943 such numbers of fighters :

45 F4F2 , AT 4/43 they start to produce 130 F6F3

30 f4u-1 and then 78

25 f-39D
65 P40K
20 F-39G
18 Spitfire
42 Kittyhawk
36 Hurricanes

and around 35 chinise and canada fighters.

At sum it is around 440-450 fighters per month

And around 40 unstoppable B-24.


For example in my pmeb game 12/42 I produce 112 A6M2, 112 Oscar 2a, 72 Tojo, 24 A6M3a, 13 Ki-45a and soon will be 38 Tony.

Around 350 fighters per month.

ORIGINAL: bigred

I recognize earlier in this thread i increased mavis production. Now I see emily production way out of wack, which I did turn off. Another mistake. I will need to plot all plane changes in writing in advance before I make any changes.

ORIGINAL: bigred

As I look thru the factory base I note the Ha-5 produces for the sally 1, topsy, ann, and mc21 sally. The sally2 and 3 models use the Ha32 engine, which is work horse for many models. This causes me to wonder about my factory allowcation needs and if I should have shuttered or not increased the Ha5 factory.

I wonder who had the mind to create this frame/engine program?

ORIGINAL: n01487477

ORIGINAL: bigred

As I look thru the factory base I note the Ha-5 produces for the sally 1, topsy, ann, and mc21 sally. The sally2 and 3 models use the Ha32 engine, which is work horse for many models. This causes me to wonder about my factory allowcation needs and if I should have shuttered or not increased the Ha5 factory.

I wonder who had the mind to create this frame/engine program?

Tracker engine screen (actually most of the production stuff ) - I created it ... Do you not like it ?

I already noted a while ago what I'd do back here

I never talked about increasing the Ha-5; but I did say you need to be mindful of the future needs.

The screen works on the data you've inputed into AE aircraft production and then extrapolates. That is why you need to think about these figures and plan for the future... then this screen will really help you determine the engine use.

[edit] Send me a turn if you want my analysis

ORIGINAL: n01487477

Some thoughts about your air production as it stands.
Avail
Aichi Ha-60: just became avail building 125/mth; you need to go through and set a production number for your D4Y1's in AE. It is a start up (not an upgrade) so setting this number in AE will then translate better in these screens. At present you have 2 building (not actually cause R&D) and 7 repairs.

Amakaze: I'd change the small factory to another type turn on and expand.(future proof?)

Hitchi: enough in pool and I'd change the factory to another engine type turn on.(future proof?)

Kawasaki: nothing

Ha-31: keep (you're losing engines here; no biggy) and expand to 70 in the next few months. The ki-45 KA1C Nick 43/5 becomes avail and will use & there is (14 upgraded) from previous models. Unfortunately the calculator only looks at one upgrade iteration not KA1a -> KA1b -> c. I guess you want to build more than that too ... go and set a number in AE.

Ha-32: you're down here 92/mth, this all depends on what you decide to do with your build here. You could turn off some Betty production as you have a nice pool already (215). And that would make you in balance.

Ha-33: In surplus (56)

ha-5: I'd change the small factory to another type turn on and expand.(future proof?)

ha-34: in deficit (-18); use some of the surplus engine factories avail or expand this one to at least 40. But once again look at the numbers of planes you want to build here.

ha-35: surplus and no probs. I'd turn off for a month, but I know many JFB's like engines in the bank.

Hikari: nothing

Kotobuki: Turn off or change the factory to something else. Turn back on Nate factory and build until all used.

Nearly avail R&D

Ha-60: keep and because you will be equal with production when it comes online 43/2 Ki-61-1a Tony. But depending on if you expand Tony Ki-61, then you'll have to increase this too.

ha-45: 30 here R&D; George, francis, Frank ... need I say more. Think about the surplus engine factories you have. Set up you plane build numbers.

ha-44: expand or use some of the surplus engine factories; Set your Jill numbers.
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In the end I'll improve tracker to have a proper plane/engine calculator where you dial in the numbers you want and it will spit out for you ... until then you need to do some real thinking.[8D]

- Next thing, Amoral mentioned G3M3 Nell with radar in 42/5. Actually that is a common mistake by players, that radar becomes operational in 44/6. However even without that radar I consider G3M3 to be superior to G4M1 Betty so here is how I produce them:
41/12 - producing G4M1, G3M2 stopped but factory not converted, waiting for 42/5
42/5 - converting G3M2 to G3M3 (should happen automatically, you can do it manually once May starts for no cost) and starting its production, stopping G4M1
44/1 - stopping G3M3 and converting those factories to something else, starting G4M2 production

that radar becomes operational in 44/6