Japanese Aircraft R&D Question
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 12:22 pm
I am confused as usual about a situation in game. It is small but this may enlighten me more about how Japanese aircraft R&D works.
Specifically I started looking at IJN transport aircraft in an attempt to determine what I need to upgrade.
There are only 2 groups that use these types of planes with another being available in 1943 and a handful more groups in 1944.
Ok, so there are several models that these can upgrade to on their natural path.
Here is a list of RD planes with the H6K2-L Mavis at the top. It is going to be available in April of 1942 and I am expanding the production to 10/10. This makes sense.
Here is where it gets confusing for me. I switch over to planes currently in production.
On the 2nd line of the Air production screen the Mavis H6K4-L is currently producing 6 planes per month. The H6K4 model is not supposed to be available until September of 1942 and is an upgrade to the H6K2 that I am currently researching to become available in April 1942.
Why wouldnt this model still be under R&D Air?? What obvious thing am I missing?
Specifically I started looking at IJN transport aircraft in an attempt to determine what I need to upgrade.
There are only 2 groups that use these types of planes with another being available in 1943 and a handful more groups in 1944.
- IJN Transport.png (107.86 KiB) Viewed 674 times
Here is a list of RD planes with the H6K2-L Mavis at the top. It is going to be available in April of 1942 and I am expanding the production to 10/10. This makes sense.
- IJN RD AIR.png (304.3 KiB) Viewed 674 times
On the 2nd line of the Air production screen the Mavis H6K4-L is currently producing 6 planes per month. The H6K4 model is not supposed to be available until September of 1942 and is an upgrade to the H6K2 that I am currently researching to become available in April 1942.
Why wouldnt this model still be under R&D Air?? What obvious thing am I missing?
- IJN AIR.png (305.91 KiB) Viewed 674 times