Japan 45 Campaign

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I believe the intention is a minor overhaul of sorts, to move the Pacific titles closer to the other PzC games in terms of units and mechanics.

Most of the scenario problems Japan '45 had at launch have indeed been fixed, but there are still some issues with the Pacific games in general that could use some work. For example: the stats of the Japanese units aside from the "old style" divisions are good to excellent, and not really in line with McNamara values in other PzC titles.

Japan '45 is being changed in terms of the default optional rules. The current default rules are not those that are generally seen as appropriate when using the McNamara data. As a consequence some balance related changes have been made to the scenarios, primarily in terms of objective values. There have also been a small number of changes to the Parameter Data that were seen as appropriate. I expect these changes to be in the update. The original scenarios and associated parameter data will still be available for those who prefer the current approach.

I am not aware of any inconsistency in the data in terms of this title compared to others using the McNamara data. The values used are those from the database. The Japanese do have unusually high Hard attack values but this represents antitank suicide squads rather than inherent AT weapons. This is also why they have a range of 1.

If by "good to excellent", you are saying that their Quality is too high, I think the problem stems from the issue of Quality and Morale being linked. Personally I think the Quality is overstated but the Morale understated for the Japanese. The values are a compromise.