2.9.1.4 Carriers can't bomb?

[Gar-Dog]

Got a battle in the Red sea, with a UK carrier vs. It SCS.

When naval air is chosen, the dialog simply says there is no air-air combat and goes to the voluntary abort screen bypassing combat. The UK carrier would normally bomb the Italians, but it kind of bypasses that step!

Interesting note: It allowed me to save this file, but the file doesn't load well. I've since gone on with the game since it would only be 1 NAV factor; this file is all I've got.

[Joseignacio]

Carriers should bomb SCSs, not only this but also they can bomb the coast hexes and sometimes adjacent ones in ground strikes or ground support.

It could be a bug or it could be also something different, I am not able to run your .GAM at the moment, but if for example the CVP is sent as a fighter, not a bomber..., or if you only have 1 naval factor and the Flak fire is going to have a result of 1 factor at least, completely nullifying your planes, like for example having a roll of the worst of 6 dice - but the worst is at least a 1.

[Joseignacio]

I run you game. It doesn't allow.

I was offered to have an air combat, but then got some messages that there were no fighters and later that there were no bombers:

I can also be (depending on your optionals) that you forgot to load a CVP or it was shot down earlier...

[paulderynck]

I checked the options, the game is not using CVPs.

[Gar-Dog]

A related problem attached. Italian CVs are trying to port strike Gibraltar (Allies seem to have forgotten to leave a FTR there). (They should probably sail home with the Brit threat, but this game is screwy anyway - Russian defense was horrible and Allied luck for the first 2 years equally appalling).

First CV asks whether to fly as FTR or NAV; next CV automatically becomes a FTR. Doesn't matter whether Pipistrello or Aquila flies first, the first allows selection and the second becomes FTR. Bummer, because with no air cover the Italians want all NAV.

UPDATE: NEVER MIND, brain fart. Italians have one air action on a land impulse....

[Joseignacio]

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