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georgemak1:
So if I understood the rule correctly every time an air unit flies above an AA unit you roll against it. This happens only on the movement phase but not when they return from combat.

Mark:
yes - on the movement phase, AA shoots at any plane flying through their territory (No AA fire on the land planes phase)

georgemak1:
It makes really hard for the Allies to strat bomb the Ruhr, even with P-51s escorting the bombers if the Axis place AA guns around it. I kept getting bounced back  or getting hit very often. Another observation, its always safer if you escort each bomber with 2 fighters in case one of them gets a R against it, leaving the bomber without escort support.

Mark:
I agree that the Axis can make this very difficult.  Do you have some ideas or a suggestion if some rules should change?  I would agree that AA can be very deadly - maybe too deadly -  in some cases.

Mark

georgemak1:
I would personally drop the rule that AA guns fire at any air unit that flies over, I'm sure they were flying at a high enough altitude that AA guns weren't very effective. And I'm sure they dropped their altitude to bomb their targets. Very simple fix, you just build AA guns on the areas they really worth some PPs, the rest like the French coast will be easily defended with fighter cover, they barely worth anything anyways. I think this way makes a lot more sense, and it's more realistic

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