HBG Japan Supplement Set

[HBG]

@Lunarwolf:

knp i never though about it that way, maybe the land based fighter could be on ipc cheaper and the naval fighter can stay at its normal price.

and i actually meant the Frank would be great for a late war fighter since they produced a lot and it was supposed to be one of the japanese greatest fighters. but my second choice would be the Oscar, since so many were produced and it was a the second most produced fighter for the japanese

Before we go off on many types of fighters, we need to cover all the basics first.

[Tall Paul]

“Coach”,

Although I forgot to say so,…the aircraft that I thought to be the “necessary basics” I put in Bold Face type.  And my chart was meant as a reference guide.

BTW, which Japanese a/c has FMG planned on producing?

“Tall Paul”

[HBG]

@Tall:

“Coach”,

Although I forgot to say so,…the aircraft that I thought to be the “necessary basics” I put in Bold Face type.  And my chart was meant as a reference guide.

BTW, which Japanese a/c has FMG planned on producing?

“Tall Paul”

I haven’t the slightest idea what FMG is preparing for sculpts.

[Tall Paul]

“Coach”

OK, thanks just the same.

“Tall Paul”

[militaryman077]

@coachofmany:

@Tall:

“Coach”,

Although I forgot to say so,…the aircraft that I thought to be the “necessary basics” I put in Bold Face type.  And my chart was meant as a reference guide.

BTW, which Japanese a/c has FMG planned on producing?

“Tall Paul”

I haven’t the slightest idea what FMG is preparing for sculpts.

So until we actually know what sculpts or units FMG is going to finalize for its Japanese units this is all speculation because we dont want to end up duplicating what FMg may produce in a set, not to mention getting the color of the units wrong.

[HBG]

No,
I am moving forward with the sets and will do the OOB and my Global 1939 colors until I know for sure the colors for FMG. I will supplement the sets and if there are duplications, there will not be that many.

[knp7765]

As for colors, I’m pretty sure FMG Japanese will be the OOB color too.  Jeremy said their combat units will match their combat dice and the Japanese combat dice are nearly identical to the OOB combat units color.

Hey Coach, what is the color for your Japanese in your Global 1939?  Is it different from OOB?

[militaryman077]

Sounds good, Coach.  Any set made by you would be most welcome.

[Tall Paul]

Militaryman077,

I couldn’t agree more that ANY set that the “Coach” makes is worth having!
And I, like most players, intend to buy everything he makes.  Thanks again, Doug.

“Tall Paul”

[militaryman077]

Ditto!!!

[DFWSupertrooper]

@coachofmany:

http://www.daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/Japanese.htm

G5N
G8N
Ki91

Nice choices!!

[Tall Paul]

Everyone,

I made the above somewhat all-inclusive listing of Japanese Aircraft Types for use as a reference.  You should note that the aircraft that I thought were important to be produced I put in Bold Face type.  Even so, I wasn’t imagining that all of these aircraft would be produced in only ONE set.  Between HBG and FMG I think 3-4 sets would probably cover these units.

If only ONE aircraft made it into the HBG Japanese Suplement set I would choose the G5N “Liz”.  We not only need a Japanese 4-Engine Bomber, but this aircraft design is so “Japanese looking” with the twin tails and so unique-looking I think it is a great choice for inclusion in the HBG Japanese Supplement set.

As a possible 2nd unit (of the 12 in HBGs Set) I might suggest the Ki-61 Tony Fighter.  It was unique as it was the only mass-produced Japanese Fighter with a liquid-cooled in-line engine.  It was powerful, defensively armored, fast, and good looking also.

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I think all of us would agree that we want an improved “Zeke”, “Val”, and “Kate” some day(soon?).

What Do YA’LL Think???

“Tall Paul”

[Lunarwolf]

i agree with your heavy bomber its unique looking. but i still rather see the oscar or the frank for the fighters over the tony or zero

[Variable]

I would vote B5N and G8N. Not sure which fighter to pick though…

[Variable]

I would like to pose another question regarding this set:

If only 3 naval units are produced in this set, would you rather have a CV,CVL,BB combo or a CVL,BB,CA combo?

[Tigerman77]

Cvl, BB, CA. At first anyway!

[reloader-1]

CVL,BB, and DD/CA for me.

[Tall Paul]

   I think it should be obvious to produce the same TYPES OF UNITS HBG produced for their US Supplement set.

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  HBG’s US Supplement Set included:       Japanese Supplement Set

 Early Battleship       “Nevada Class”        “Kongo Class”
 CVE Escort Carrier   “Casablanca Class”   “Hosho Class”

 Torpedo Bomber      TBF “Avenger”         B5N Type 97 “Kate”

 Early Fighter           P-40 “Warhawk”      A6M Type 0 “Zeke”
 Late Fighter            P-51 “Mustang”      Ki-61 “Tony”
*Medium Bomber        B-25 “Mitchell”       *G5N “Liz”
 Transport Plane       C-46 “Commando”   Type LO “Thelma”
 
 Light Tank              “Stuart”                Type 95 Ha-Go
*Tank Destroyer        “Hellcat”                            
 S/P Artillery             “Priest”                Type 1 Ho-Ni II
 Transport Truck       “Mack”                
 Paratroop Infantry    “Airborne”
 
   *One obvious exception should be noted here. Â

   1.  HBG produced a 2-engine Medium Bomber(B-25) in it’s US Supplement Set.  Since the Japanese OOB already have a 2-engine Bomber, but do not a 4-engine Bomber, I believe a Japanese 4-engine Bomber(G5N Liz) should be substituted for the 2-engine Bomber TYPE(B-25) in the HBG Japanese Supplement Set.

                                                                                   “Tall Paul”

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[Tall Paul]

Sorry if my above text is “messed-up” somehow.  I don’t know how that happenned, probably my big fingers.
                                                                                “Tall Paul”

[virtualpender]

What Tall Paul said ^^^

Perfect.