Aircraft quality here means fitness for Japan's doctrine, rather than an abstract ranking of aircraft types. Pilot skill and airframe performance could have disproportionate effect within a limited-war strategy. This framing explains why range and speed became important to later Japanese operational concepts. It also guards against judging Japanese aircraft solely by American or British requirements.
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Aircraft quality depended on doctrinal fit
Aircraft quality in this analysis means fitness for Japanese doctrine, rather than an abstract ranking against American or British types.