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<t> It's worth pointing out that the Japanese were looking to the Soviet to mediate with the Allies, hoping the Soviets would see it in their own interest to have Japan serve as a brake on US influence in the Pacific post-war - which obviously would require Japan to have a measure of strength and ce...

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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: jcjordan<br/> <br/> Not sure if this has been fixed or not but in my scen1 started under original release unit but patched to last official update 3131 No80 RAAF renames to 440930 on 093044 <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> Not seeing that in my version (v1.01.08r9).<b...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Kereguelen<br/> <br/> Many thanks!<br/> <br/> Further research indicates that VGS-1 existed until February 1943. It is listed in the OOB (well, aircraft distribution) for the US Navy on 28th January 1943 for the last time (missing from 9th February 1943 onwards). <...

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

...Air Unit Abbreviations? A lot of them I just cannot define.

Any in particular that puzzle you?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: SuluSea<br/> <br/> I just finished With the Old Breed by E.B.Sledge . What a great read! I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. I'm wondering if any who have read both would like to share their thoughts on China Marine by Sledge. I have many books in the well to be ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Don Bowen<br/> <br/> Very interesting. May I ask how you would evaluate the USAAC 88th Bombardment Group?<br/> <br/> This unit was formed in 1942 as an OTU, with four bombardment squadrons assigned (316, 317, 318, 399). It was subsequently converted to a replacemen...

<r> Old post from a few years back -><br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: timtom<br/> <br/> Regarding operational training, I think it's useful to sort out what is/was actually meant by the term. Confusion arises from the fact that the term meant different things to different services (if at all) an...

Actually Sid has a point. IIRC Niehorster's data was used for this, but what's currently on his website is rather at variance with what's in the DB.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: el cid again<br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: timtom<br/> <br/> As previously stated, the methodology employed for in- or exclusion of a particular aircraft was whether that an aircraft could be identified as the primary equipment of any one tactical unit. As co...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: inqistor<br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: timtom<br/> You're right regarding the D1A - it appears to have been left in the DB by mistake,<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Well, if there is ONE case, there can be another. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> Obviously. No one is ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: inqistor<br/> <br/> But what are THE RULES in this case? There is D1A2 Susie in-game. bi-plane, predecessor of Val. It have ZERO pool, and I do not see ANY future units arriving with it. There is also Ka-1, which not only have its own FACTORY, but also uses EXCLUSI...

<t> As previously stated, the methodology employed for in- or exclusion of a particular aircraft was whether that an aircraft could be identified as the primary equipment of any one tactical unit. As concerns the Ki-34, no such unit could be identified come Dec.41, hence it's exclusion. Should anyon...

Disregard...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nikademus<br/> <br/> I think the first sentence describing this movie over at allmovie explains in a nutshell why some WWII veterans dislike the movie;<br/> <br/> <I><s>[i]</s>Like M*A*S*H and Catch-22, both released the same year, this military comedy takes place ...

VP-51 (VB-101 from 3/43) has the PB4Y on its upgrade path.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Alpha77<br/> <br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: noguaranteeofsanity<br/> <br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Alpha77<br/> <br/> What is with the British dive bombers (I think Vengeance) which have a decent build rate but I found no unit which actually can conver...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: bradfordkay<br/> <br/> ChezDaJez wrote: <br/> <br/> "Brad has lost only 15 B-17s to air combat <B><s>[b]</s><I><s>[i]</s>for the entire war <e>[/i]</e></I> <e>[/b]</e></B> despite near daily raids on my bases and shipping for the past few weeks. Ops losses account ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: vonTirpitz<br/> <br/> Perhaps one of you fine gentlemen can help me figure out the IJA <I><s>[i]</s>Ki-54 Hickory<e>[/i]</e></I> in AE. The forum search didn't produce anything regard to my question so I thought I'd go ahead post it here.<br/> <br/> In game, the tr...