@calvinhobbesliker:
You don’t need an AA to defend an IC
Oh yea, brain fart I knew that.
One good use of SBR would be if either Anz/UK had enough ftrs w/in range of a mid sized Jap fleet using an island AB (ftrs) for cover. US could SBR the AB so the Jap ftrs can’t scramble. Then the minor powers could drill the Jap navy. The US would have to be willing to loose some ftrs though plus have enough bmrs (that survive) to make the hit. With my luck though I would have two US bmrs left and roll snake-eyes leaving the AB functional.