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ORIGINAL: BillBrown We are using andymacs updated scenario 2 and the Tojo line uses Nakajima Ha-35 engines. I have been doing the actual turn so far, not the production. Tomorrow I will really start in on the production. So far I have looked and I have 70 R&D factories. I probably will be heavily investing in fighter R&D. I am thinking 8 x 6 size 30 R&D factories for fighters. I am not sure which ones, but I am looking at A6, A7, NiK, and J8W1 for the Navy. Then for the Army I am looking at Ki-43, ki-44, Frank, and Ki-83. Not sure if that is enough, but it is a start. It still leaves me with 22 more R&D factories for other things. Comments on that? Sounds good. I suggest going for the Ki-43 or Ki-44, not both. Both airframes are solid early to mid game airframes that really fall off after mid 1943. I'd cut one out and put the freed up factories into the Frank. The Zero tree also falls off a cliff big time. IMO it's worth pushing R&D for the first model with armour (IIRC the A6M5c model) and then putting everything onto the Sam. Other airframes to consider: Ki-45 - Good fighter-bomber for 1942 to 1943 Ki-102a - solid 2E IJA fighter with good 4E capability. Ki-100 - Rock-steady IJA fighter that's easy to keep flying. Arrives in 1945 but can be activated much earlier with R&D chaining. 10 R&D Factories on Frank A; 10 R&D Factories on Sam. These are the two most important planes Japan gets. For early game expansion you want the A6M3a, Oscar IIa and Tojo A. Look at Night Fighters. For bombers look at Judy, Jill, Grace. Everything else doesn't really matter with the exception of perhaps Peggy T and the Lilly dive bomber. End game fighter: Scen 2 so pick one for each service: Shinden? Ki94 or Ki83? Start with 3-5 factories and enhance as other r&d concludes. Nick is incredibly useful and you can switch almost all light bomber squadrons to it for a PP price. Dedicated Kamikazes look interesting but probably only marginally useful.
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