That was one of the reasons I stopped playing Carriers at War. Whenever I played the Japanese, I was furious every time a Kate flew off my carriers on a search mission.

<t>I never played PacWar (my loss) but I love Carrier Strike and have played it for years. I still play it! One of the things I loved about it was its expansion disk had a scenario where Japan waited five years before starting the war, which in turn, allowed for night fighters, bigger carriers ...