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ORIGINAL: Lowpe
More thoughts on the your builds:
Oscars are nice, but their day in the sun is rapidly diminishing and it is becoming the day of the Frank and Tony. The d model Tony and above are definitely worth getting and using in large numbers. The Frank A makes for as good a kamikaze if not better than the Oscar IV in the end game. The Sr1 Ki100I is simply wonderful in this mod.
In fact, considering you will need to build 3times as many Army as Navy fighters I think you aren't giving them the focus they need.
Also, I see no Nicks. They do fulfill a role and I think you will need them. Considering almost all light bomber squadrons can upgrade to the Nick you can field more than 5 squadrons...the Nick can give you deep defense against unescorted bombers, provide strafing bombing ability versus Chinese and enemy shipping.
What about night fighters. The Nick NF doens't come along until 4/44 and you will need an Army NF to help the Irving.
And finally, I don't see any of the Army Divebombers -- the Lilly IIb and IIc. These squadrons can hit with two bombs out to 9 hexes and work out of very small bases. Very flexible anti-ship Army planes with good legs.
Agree with Lowpe here on the Nick Ia version (nothing better for FB until the Randy comes along) and the Ki-100. The Tony line of R & D is so long that once you get the early factories repaired and it's researching the Tony Ia, just move 1 x 30 factory up through the chain, step by step, to the Ki-100 and start researching it directly. Even moving it forward into 44 would help a bit, but early 44 would be a game changer with CL 20mm, service 1 and 380mph.
The only problem is that high service rating fighters are a liability at a base where there is not a rail line. As an Allied player I like it when they are defending isolated bases. A couple of sweeps and the bulk of them are hanger queens just waiting for the 4Es. It is a tough choice but you got to have some service level 1 fighters. I suppose if you produce enough zeros, then they can fill the bill.
With 400+ A6M and almost 400 Ki-44 a month, John will have a plethora of point defense service 1 fighters that can work through mid-44. In this mod the A6M8 comes much earlier and will fill the gap until the Sam and Ki-100 come in (hopefully) mid to late 44. That is why I'd allocate good R & D to the Tony line and support the Sam.
Actually though, you're used to fighting Georges that go 365mph with their service 3. These go 393mph+ and may not need a second day very often if well used. I certainly would not want to sweep bases defended by those a a frank that is 10+ mph faster than stock, plus the souped up Tony line and better than usual A6Ms with armor.
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RE: Sniffing - 
) just send Jakes out there at 10 hex 20% search (no search arcs) low naval attack at 1k. They can operate from dot hexes so he won't get closer than 10 hexes from any dot base even. Just fly a bit of supply in and a few air support from a local HQ or base force and you have a quick strike base for picket incursions. Taongi would even work and fill in some holes for you too. 
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