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ORIGINAL: Central Blue

My experience is the same as oldman45's. I am glad I am not having your experience. I have bombed Akyab airfield to dust and retaken Cox's Bazaar with nary a sign of the AI's vaunted aircraft numbers.

I do wonder what the trigger is that causes what you are experiencing. I'ld be happy to share if I had an answer. I don't think it is about training. Unlike Oldman45, I didn't put up a fight in Burma, and pulled back to the Chittagong to Ledo line early on. Where I have fighters, it is generally a squadron of Curtises and Hurricanes except for the airfields (Comilla and Chittagong) dedicated to bombing Akyab that might have three or four fighter squadrons.

I have retaken Milne Bay and Port Moresby as of early '43 with little sign of dreaded fighters and bombers from the AI. And I sort of expected a slug fest when I used my carriers to cover the landings. Nada.

I am also pummeling Lunga with no sign of serious resistance. I suppose I will see his aircraft at some point. Maybe they are all training up in the home islands.

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ORIGINAL: John Lansford

It's April '42 in my game and the Oscars are as thick as ants over Chittagong and Dacca right now. I've seen as many as 70 Oscars in one sweep mission, and then there were 20-30 more escorting the Lilys right behind them. None of my level bomber squadrons can penetrate their CAP over Akyab, and my fighter squadrons trying to defend my bases get overwhelmed even when I've got 5 fighter squadrons at Chittagong and another two at Diamond Port.

Giving the AI some "help" to compensate for a lack of creative planning is one thing, but just handing them unlimited airframes (not to mention the other advantages such as no airbase restrictions, LCU transfers allowed, etc) means an attempt at running the Allies in a historical manner simply isn't going to work.