The confusion seems to be in you’re holding back naval ships for naval bombardment. The advantage about scrambling planes is that it forces the attacker to commit all their naval ships regardless if they want to or not. That’s why it is sometimes wise to scramble in a losing battle if the enemy is relying on bombardment for victory. The easiest situation would be when Japan invades the Philippine islands. If Japan was so aggressive that all they brought was two infantry with two cruisers as example. I would scramble the fighter in that situation because while I will lose the sea battle, if you choose to invade the island after the battle, you’re doing it without naval support which gives my defending infantry a better chance at winning.
Can these planes land after combat?
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Germany is fixing to attack a british navy in the English Channel. Two of the attacking planes must land on a carrier Germany plans on building in that sea zone out of its Normandy factory.
Is this a legal attack?
Thanks in advance
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yep. perfectly legal.
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How can this be legal?
Movement occurs before mobilization of new units.
Where in the rules is this exception allowed?
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Thank you.
Hypothetically if Germany made that attack and the two planes which needed the carrier died could Germany change its mind concerning where the carrier would be built?
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Thank you.
Hypothetically if Germany made that attack and the two planes which needed the carrier died could Germany change its mind concerning where the carrier would be built?
Yes
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The way I remember it is that, if a plane can theoretically land at the very end of the turn, it can attack. If it survives, you must land the plane if possible - you could be forced to noncombat a carrier or place one in a particular sea zone.
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The way I remember it is that, if a plane can theoretically land at the very end of the turn, it can attack.
The only exception to that is a retreat. If you use a carrier in an attack, you can’t assume that you will retreat on some combat round and thus allow your fighter land on it. Other than that, yes, if it can theoretically land, even if a battle is required to be won (like 1 sub versus 1000 battleships) then it can land.
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