@barnee
Hi,
Concerning a damaged Carrier:
Example 1:
A Japanese damaged Carrier is in sea zone 6. There are 5 Japanese Fighters in Japan and the Japanese Air Base in Japan is undamaged.
The US player launches an attack against sea zone 6.
The Japanese player chooses to scramble with 3 Fighters and has already allocated another 2 Fighters to protect the damaged Carrier.
Example 2:
Japan has an undamaged Minor Industrial Complex in Shantung.
In Shantung there are 3 Japanese Fighters.
A Japanese damaged Carrier is in sea zone 19.
The Japanese player chooses to allocate 2 Fighters from Shantung to protect the damaged Carrier, since 2 UK Destroyers are able to reach the damaged Carrier if the UK player decides to attack.