Canoerebel
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Judging by the numbers, the Allies have done very well in the air war to date. Japan has taken many more losses. The Allied fighter pools are now drained, however, so going forward it's going to be very difficult to wage war. If the Japanese pools are likewise strained to the breaking point, okay. But if the Japanese have plenty of fighters, isn't there something wrong? I mean, if the Allies can wage war effectively but end up in worse position than Japan? I think this is a common questions, but here are the numbers that paint the picture well, I think. What do you guys think? As of 12/1/42 Japanes Planes Downed: 7,122 Allied Planes Downed: 4,673 The Allies have lost almost exactly two-thirds the number of aircraft that Japan has lost. So, if anybody should be straining for aircraft now it should be Japan, right? Here are the top 15 model losses in the game (12 of these are Japanese, three are Allied) 982 Tojo 800 Betty 778 A6M2 Zero 764 P-40E 576 B5N2 Kate 428 Ic Oscar 421 Jake 403 G3M2 Nell 381 Lily 323 IIa Sally 322 Ic Sally 316 P-39D 314 Ia Helen 268 D3A1 Val 261 A6M3b Zero 248 Hurricane IIb American Fighter Pools 10 P-39D (a few squadrons still on map with less than half strength) 0 P-40E (a half dozen squadrons still on map, most at half strength or less) 7 P-400 (no sqadrons on map) 0 P-38E (one squadron on map with 7 planes, plus several restricted on West Coast) 0 P-38F (no squadrons on map) 4 P-38G (one squadron on map with 9 planes) 14 P-40K (five squadrons on map, mainly full strength) RAF Fighter Pools - nothing, except a couple of Hurricanes American Bomber Pools 0 B-17E (a few understrength squadrons on map) 12 B-17F (a few understrength squadrons on map) 4 B-24D (a handful of understrenght squadrons on map) 16 B-25B (one squadron on map) 3 B-25 C (a half dozen squadrons on map in decent shape) 11 A20A (one squadron on map) 0 B-26B (three squadrons on map with zero or one plane) RAF Bomber Pools - nothing, except two or three Wellingtons Are these numbers skewed or is this the intent of AE (or Reluctant Admiral)? Is Japan really supposed to be the major industrial power while the Allies lag badly? If the Allies wage a mainly defensive air war, successfully judging by the numbers, but still run out of aircraft, is the intent to reign in the Allies and keep them fighting largely defensively in '42 (and probably well into '43)? Or do I have a skewed mod or am I misreading things?
< Message edited by Canoerebel -- 7/11/2013 6:56:29 PM >
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