Talk:Aircraft Proficiency/@comment-24.2.38.164-20150811205843/@comment-24.2.38.164-20150812045043

I've been focusing on pinning down the bonuses for fighters since I feel it's probably the most important one to have a good handle on. With that said, here's what else I've figured out.

I've been doing 1-1-A runs, and I'm now firmly convinced that plane exp is per node, not per sortie. Furthermore, it takes an average of 6 nodes worth of exp to advance one rank. I haven't noticed the supposed exp gain difference from having planes of different veterancy levels that has been suggested elsewhere. That being said, I have noticed a pattern where the plane in the bottom slot tends to rank up marginally faster than average, and the plane in the top slot a bit slower than average, but I haven't extensively tested this yet, so I'm hesitant to say it as a fact. At any rate, we're talking about not much more than 2-4 nodes worth of exp going from zero to max between the top slot plane and the bottom slot plane, so not an incredible amount.

With regards to the veterancy bonus for fighters, I think the x2.4 guess is probably spot on. I ran a 9-slot maxed reppuu to 2-1 and got AS+ (req 72). However, a 6-slot maxed reppuu kai failed to get AS+ under the same circumstances. Doing the calculations, that puts the modifier at between x2.4 and x2.45, and I'm willing to guess it probably is the former.

~ A4