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ORIGINAL: mac5732

Not sure if this is a bug or by design. Playing 15, we are in June 1942, Whenever the Japenese Player destroyes a substantial amount of Allied fighters P-40, Kittyhawks, Hurricanes at Port Morsby, all the losses reappear in Brisbane as a sub squadron of the original squadrons automatically. This has happened each time these fighters get shot up. If this is by design, it seems unfair, as the Japs can pound Morsby constantly but will never cut down on the allied ftr cover. Hopefully this is a bug as otherwise it puts the Japs at a definite disadvantage in its fight over Morsby. As within 2-3 turns these ftrs can be back in Morsby. These units come out all ready to fly not damaged. The Japs have enough problems without seeing ftrs they shoot down magically reappear on the next turn :) So far We've only seen this in Morsby in the game. Also IMHO the jap bombers need a little oomph. when 200 jap bombers bomb an airfield and only do 10-30 pts damage if that much, something is wrong. Even tho their bombers carry smaller loads more damage should be done especially in the beginning of the war. Where as the allied bombers, carrying larger loads(in fact they are currently carrying 1000 pound bombs which I didn't think they had until later in the war) can do 100 damage with only 30 bombers. this should be looked at. last and not least, allied bombers are way to strong in point defense IMHO. tks for any input

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ORIGINAL: afspret

The last time I lost 11 Kittyhawks and 7 P-39s for 4 Zeros and 1 Betty. I can't seem to beat the dreaded "Zero Curtain", I have 2 RAAF and 1 RNZAF Kittyhawk Sqdrns and the 8th FG w/P-39s staggared from 29000 to 25000 ft and yet I'm constantly getting my A$$ handed to me.

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ORIGINAL: mac5732

I understand what you stated, maybe I didn't make myself clearer, I do have a tendancy to do that once in awhile, its an age thing :)
The shot down planes, all of them, automatically come back in Brisbane on the next turn undamaged. They come back not as replacements for the original squadron, but as the original planes
of the squadron as a sub unit of the squadron. and yes there are HQ in Morsby so the squadron receives replacements as well like only a few at a time. Example 15 kitty hawks and 20 hurricans, says in squadron 101, are shot down over morsby. On the very next turn, 15 kittyhawks, and 20 hurricanes show up in brisbane as a sub squadron 101. not a few as replacements, but all the ftrs that were shot down. All other planes, bombers etc, are replaced normally within their squadrons. only the ftrs come back 100% So you could shoot down 40 ftrs and on the next turn all of those 40 ftrs will show up again in brisbane, The ftr squadrons in Morsby will never be depleted as all losses come back on next turn

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ORIGINAL: afspret

Both the RAAF Sqdrns & 8th FG (as is the 49th FG) are assigned to SWPAC, which is at Brisbane, yet the replacements are arriving at Sydney. The RNZAF unit (an evacuee from Malay) was reassigned to SOPAC, which is at Noumea, and its replacements area also arriving at Sydney.

As for altitude (the major weakness of the P-39/P-400), I guess the game doesn't reconginze the dive, use speed to reclimb and dive again method of attack.

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ORIGINAL: michaelm

But what HQ is the base that those groups are stationed at?
Don't forget that replacements arrive at the base's HQ not the group's HQ.

Michael

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ORIGINAL: afspret

Both the RAAF Sqdrns & 8th FG (as is the 49th FG) are assigned to SWPAC, which is at Brisbane, yet the replacements are arriving at Sydney. The RNZAF unit (an evacuee from Malay) was reassigned to SOPAC, which is at Noumea, and its replacements area also arriving at Sydney.

As for altitude (the major weakness of the P-39/P-400), I guess the game doesn't reconginze the dive, use speed to reclimb and dive again method of attack.