ORIGINAL: Jim D Burns
I see we still have the same problem as before with replacement levels too low to deal with the games losses mechanics. If I recall, there are something like 70 or so allied squadrons that use or upgrade to the P-40E.
One problem you have is you are still thinking WitP. In AE you start with 5 PGs that are or can convert to P-40Es (assuming PDUs are on). Thats about 20 squadrons. The rest are in restricted commands and cant move (including the 35th and 24th PGs in the PI). Included in those 20 is the AVG which disbands and comes back as the 23rd FG.
You get the 49th FG about a month into the war and about 4 composite squadrons of ABDA aircraft a little over a month into it. The 23rd appears in May (the AVG goes bye bye in April). In July you get the 329th equipped with P-38s.
Thats pretty much it. There are some Brit/Commonwealth units that have Kittyhawks.
ORIGINAL: 2ndACR
One way to get around that little problem as the allies is to withdraw the air group...........especially if you get down to 1 P40E in it.......90 days later it returns full strength. I have done it with my B17 groups, B25 groups, P40E and any other air unit that gets shot to pieces.......if it takes too heavy of pilot losses, I will disband it. Either way, they return full strength 90 days later.
That is a trick the allies can use, but not Japan.
Also thinking WitP - AE isnt the same.
