Capcom's 1942 Concept

[Jedi Master Baiter]

I find it weird that a Japanese company develops and publishes an arcade game based around the Pacific battles of WWII, specifically for the fact that the player takes control of a P-38 against the Japanese air fleet. How was this received by the Japanese market at the time? I imagine it'd be like releasing a Modern Warfare where the player takes control of the Vietcong.

I tried looking elsewhere on the internet to see if this topic has been brought up, but I can't find anything. Am I the only one who questioned this?

[FAMICOM_87]

Wow man , I was wondering the same think!
BTW Sky Destroyer for the Famicom by TAITO was the opposite and imagine that if it was released in the USA haha 

[crade]

There is a little bit about it on nesdev
http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?t=7684