BUG: Typo in Unitnames.csv

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Typo in Unitnames.csv

One of the the Japanese fighters (I think the advanced interceptor) is named the "G6M1." As far as I know, the only G6M was a souped up version of the G4M Betty. Do I rightly guess that this plane was intended to read "A6M1"?

Also, how come the never-used TBY Sea Wolf is the US Navy's third generation torpedo bomber?

 

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Unit designations

One of the the Japanese fighters (I think the advanced interceptor) is named the "G6M1." As far as I know, the only G6M was a souped up version of the G4M Betty. Do I rightly guess that this plane was intended to read "A6M1"?

Also, how come the never-used TBY Sea Wolf is the US Navy's third generation torpedo bomber?

Did the US ever have a third generation torpedo bomber in full production? As I understand it, the USN mainstays were the SBD Dauntless & TBF/TBM Avenger (well, once the Devastator was a thing of the past). Most likely, the name is speculation on the designer's behalf.

Unlike tanks, which had relatively consistent specs from belligerent to belligerent, aircraft specs varied greatly from nation to nation. In HoI, the air specs are out of whack. For example, the German Stuka Ju-87 and the American A20 Havoc are both listed as 'basic light bombers'. This is fine. However, the single prop, 2 man Stuka had a quarter of the range the twin, 4 man Havoc. It's a gameplay issue. The designations add flavour and the simplistic categories allow novice gamers to know what they get & what they might be up against.

It'd be cool to add certain bonus values to specific air techs for specific countries. For example, the Germans might receive +1 air attack and +1 air defense for 'Improved Interceptors' and 'Basic/Semi-Modern Turbojet Fighters' to reflect the speed and manueverability of the Fw 190A/D and the Me 262 respectively. Or the USA and UK could receive +1 tactical attack and +1 air defense for 'Improved Multi-role Fighters'. This would reflect the classy British Mosquito and American P-38 Lightning. Or the Soviets might receive +1 tactical attack, +1 air/surface defense for 'Improved/Advanced Dive Bomber'. This would reflect the feared IL-2M3/IL-10 Shturmovik. Perhaps, Germany & the USA receive a handful of such bonuses, the UK & Japan a few, and France, Italy, & the Soviet Union a pair.

The upside is the reward for completing certain tech trees. The downside is it penalizes nations for the historical mistakes, ommissions of their predecessors. Why couldn't Romania or Turkey build a nifty little fighter that is the envy of all other nations (The Avro Arrow built in Canada was the basis for many modern jet fighters)? Perhaps, the solution is a 'random' miraculous tech breakthrough. This breakthrough would provide increased attack and/or defense values or increased ranges for specific aircraft categories, e.g. 'Basic Interceptors' or 'Advanced Tactical Bombers' (in addition to normal research gains). These new values represent an edge in design, construction and testing. The probability of a 'random' breakthrough would depend on a nation's status. Major powers, such as Germany & the USA at the top; Italy & the Soviet Union somewhere near the middle; minor powers, such as Poland, at the bottom (my apologies to Poles everywhere; I couldn't resist. If it's any consolation, I for one do not dispute the bravery of free Polish forces during the war). Consequently, minor powers might still build an unsurpassed fighter or bomber; it's just not as likely.

My two bits for now ...

 

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Did the US ever have a third generation torpedo bomber in full production? As I understand it, the USN mainstays were the SBD Dauntless & TBF/TBM Avenger (well, once the Devastator was a thing of the past). Most likely, the name is speculation on the designer's behalf.

Yeah, all I do is mod the .csv file. I mean, the first Nuclear Carrier for USN should be Enterprise. As for TORP, I make Torp 0 = Dauntless, Torp 1 = TBF, and Torp 3 = TBM.

I do believe that the USN retired the TBM in the 1950's, although I forget the exact date. Something about the TBM being the very last monoplane to be retired by - and thus see service with - the USN.

 

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