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I have adjusted the mnvr rating on most of the aircraft. What i had noticed was a lack of consistency between land based and carrier based aircraft.
So, i lowered the mnvr ratings of the A5, A6m2, 3, & 5.
They also seem to match better with their allied counterparts.

I added new devices reprenting nose machine guns which are about 25% more accurate in game.

I lowered the range of the A6m2 slightly to more accurately represent it's range.
This is a contraversial decision. Joe and I feel it is more accurate because we have to work
with the average situation not the extremes.

I increased the range on the A6m3 as i felt it was too low.
The A6m5 is now essentially the 'b' model as it was the model i felt best represented the average of the A6m5 line.

The N1K flotplane was added since it was the sucessor to the A6m2N Rufe.

I split the N1K-J into two aircraft the N1K1 and the N1K2. This allowed a better showing of this excellent aircraft. The N1K1 will show up in '43 now, but it has a weaker armament, not that good of mnvr, and less durability.
The N1K2 arrives in '44 and is an excellent fighter.
The speed for both N1Ks is higher from my research. Rene Francillon seems to have made some mistakes and way to many historians have just coppied his numbers rather than check them.
The speeds i found for the N1K2-j in US archives from the theater interrogation documents shows 363 knots not 363 MPH. This goes along with Japanese pilots post war books saying that the N1K2-j was just short of 400mph.

We added the D7A grace dive bomber as the Grace was used to replace both the Jill's and Judy's on Japanese carriers. This allows the Judy's to be replaced.

I changed the A6m5c into the A6m7 as it was more of a seperate mark and was more of a ground attack machine. The A6M5c was barely used.

The B5N is now the -2 model as this was the only version being used by this point. Slightly longer range and a second defensive Mg.

I lowered the range on all Nell and Betty models to a more accurate number.

The G5N Liz heavy bomber is now available to build for Japan. This plane was ready for production before the war started and was built in small numbers. It was decided not to serial produce it as it was not a great bomber and because it took too many engines from Japan's weak engine industry.
This plane will NOT produce for free. This does not make Japan stronger. To build it will cost engines that could be used in fighters. Remember, 4 engines per Liz!

I rerated the Pete, Dave, Jake and Alf.
The Pete has better range and mnvr.
The Dave and Alf have less range and mnvr.
The Jake has longer range and a bit more durability.
The Pete was a new aircraft and was used with some sucess as a fighter in WW2. The Dave
and Alf were geriatric aircraft quickly phased out.

Mike

Japanese Army aircraft.

The Ki83 twin engine high speed fighter was added to the production system late in the war. There were several aircraft that could have been added, the Ki87, etc.
I chose the Ki83 because it was ready to go with essentially no teething problems. It was tested in the US after the war and found to be superb.

I split the Ki61 into a model 1 and 2. Same reasons as for the N1K.
The model 1 is now available to start production in late '42.
This model is less well armed and has a lower max altitude.
The Model 2 is heavily armed, tough, and has a bit better max altitude.
I raised the mnvr rating on the Ki61 by 2 points as it was the best
mid war Japanese fighter. If Kawasaki had the same clout Nakajima or Mitsubishi had there would have been far more of these built.

I lowered the mnvr rating for the Ki27 and Ki43-1. For whatever reason Matrix made the Ki43-2 with less mnvr than the Ki43-1 so i gave the Ki43-2 an extra mnvr point. I found no evidence to say the Ki43-2 was in any worse than it's predecesor.

I completely redid the Ki45 line. The Ki45a is now just a fighter in late '42. About the beginning of '43 you gain the Ki45b fighter bomber with better weapons.
In '44 you gain the Ki45c night fighter.
The Ki45a has a very small bomb load now to match it's historical ability.

Ki84-1 is now slightly more maneuverable than before and with a higher speed. I did a great deal of research on this and i feel it is correct. 408mph may be on the low side but that is fine since it is late war and production standards are assumed to drop.

The Ki102 Randy has been split into two aircraft, a night fighter and a heavy fighter.

The Ki48 has two versions. The first starts the war and has very weak defence, pitifull armament, and a feeble bomb load.
The second model available in 4/42 is armoured, has a slightly better bomb load and slightly better arms.

The arrival date of many aircraft have been brought to the correct dates. The Ki67 is one example.

The 'MC' army transport plane has been removed as it was the same aircraft as the Ki57.

The Ki36 was changed to a dive bomber to more accurately show it's abilities. Mind you, it is not a good dive bomber, but beggers can't be choosers.

Mike

The max altitude for virtually every Japanese aircraft has been
lowered. Hopefully this will give the allies some advantage at high altitudes.

Mike