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Ostfriese · 02-09-22, 12:07 AM

These numbers are insane.

I'm aware WiTP is a game and not a repeat of real history, but I'll still make a comparison:

Japanese aircraft production (all types):

1939: 4,467
1940: 4,768
1941: 5,088
1942: 8,861
Total: 23,184

I do not have the numbers of aircraft produced before 1939, but the number was much lower, and the aircraft were less modern, but with the war in China already raging there were also losses, and most aircraft he lost are Zeros and Oscars, which were produced from 1939 onwards.

He lost about a third of the aircraft Japan historically had produced up to this point. With his current ops coming up he's on pace to lose another 1,000 to 1,700 aircraft (40 - 70 per day) before the end of 1942, so his losses could eventually outnumber the historical production numbers, all this at a time when your aircraft production has only begun to increase (and still the US produced about 48,000 aircraft in 1942 alone).

I know that WiTP allows the Japanese player to influence his industry, but to sustain losses like this he would have to ramp up aircraft production by some 20% to 30%, and this for the duration of the war, not just for a few days.

02-09-22, 12:07 AM	#507
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	These numbers are insane. I'm aware WiTP is a game and not a repeat of real history, but I'll still make a comparison: Japanese aircraft production (all types): 1939: 4,467 1940: 4,768 1941: 5,088 1942: 8,861 Total: 23,184 I do not have the numbers of aircraft produced before 1939, but the number was much lower, and the aircraft were less modern, but with the war in China already raging there were also losses, and most aircraft he lost are Zeros and Oscars, which were produced from 1939 onwards. He lost about a third of the aircraft Japan historically had produced up to this point. With his current ops coming up he's on pace to lose another 1,000 to 1,700 aircraft (40 - 70 per day) before the end of 1942, so his losses could eventually outnumber the historical production numbers, all this at a time when your aircraft production has only begun to increase (and still the US produced about 48,000 aircraft in 1942 alone). I know that WiTP allows the Japanese player to influence his industry, but to sustain losses like this he would have to ramp up aircraft production by some 20% to 30%, and this for the duration of the war, not just for a few days. Last edited by Ostfriese; 02-09-22 at 12:36 AM.