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Ostfriese · 10-10-21, 02:27 AM

I should add one thing, though. In his May 13 report Molon Lobe already mentioned that his fighters tore through the KB airgroups. Molon Lobe might not be able to attack the KB directly for now, but his opponent should already feel the effects of attrition.
Unless Molon Lobe loses any of his carriers for nothing he should be on par with the Japanese by the end of 1942 (with the additions of Essex, Independence and Princeton to his fleet), but by then his pilots should outclass the Japanese pilots.

Also bear in mind that the Japanese cannot afford the loss of a single fleet carrier. Even if his opponent can speed up the building time of ships I don't think this will result in miracles. Historically the only fleet carriers the Japanese would commission during the war were Taiho, Unryu and Amagi, none of them before 1944. Shinano was never completed (I don't know about Shinano in WiTP, but historically she wouldn't have added much strike power because of a small air group), but wouldn't have been ready before early 1945 anyway, and although Katsuragi was completed in late 1944 she never got an air group.

@Molon Lobe: Taiho should be under construction now. Historically she was laid down in July 1941, launched in 1943 and commissioned in March 1944. The first Unryus were laid down in August, October and December 1942, respectively.
From your experience with WiTP: how early can your opponent realistically get one of them (especially Taiho) into the fleet by speeding up the building process, and how hard will this hit other areas (like production of aircraft, escort ships, submarines, freighters and tankers)?

10-10-21, 02:27 AM	#246
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I should add one thing, though. In his May 13 report Molon Lobe already mentioned that his fighters tore through the KB airgroups. Molon Lobe might not be able to attack the KB directly for now, but his opponent should already feel the effects of attrition. Unless Molon Lobe loses any of his carriers for nothing he should be on par with the Japanese by the end of 1942 (with the additions of Essex, Independence and Princeton to his fleet), but by then his pilots should outclass the Japanese pilots. Also bear in mind that the Japanese cannot afford the loss of a single fleet carrier. Even if his opponent can speed up the building time of ships I don't think this will result in miracles. Historically the only fleet carriers the Japanese would commission during the war were Taiho, Unryu and Amagi, none of them before 1944. Shinano was never completed (I don't know about Shinano in WiTP, but historically she wouldn't have added much strike power because of a small air group), but wouldn't have been ready before early 1945 anyway, and although Katsuragi was completed in late 1944 she never got an air group. @Molon Lobe: Taiho should be under construction now. Historically she was laid down in July 1941, launched in 1943 and commissioned in March 1944. The first Unryus were laid down in August, October and December 1942, respectively. From your experience with WiTP: how early can your opponent realistically get one of them (especially Taiho) into the fleet by speeding up the building process, and how hard will this hit other areas (like production of aircraft, escort ships, submarines, freighters and tankers)?