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It appears that there are no replacements available for Soviet Air Units. Is this WAD?

Example: Here is a I-16 Type 5 Mosca unit. It needs planes! But none are available on this screen as replacements (it's not a supply issue at this hex; Spanish units are able to get replacements:
...there are plenty of I-16s in the Republican Spain Pool. 74 in fact. There are no Republican Spanish Units right now, however, that can use this type. They are sitting there unused:
The USSR pool is completely empty. There are no replacements available:
It appears that all the I-16 Production is dropped into the Republican Pool, where the USSR cannot access it.

Is this working as designed? Or should Soviet units be able to access that pool of aircraft?

Form up a ferry group for the Republicans and lend lease it to the Soviets . . .

RangerJoe wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:43 pm Form up a ferry group for the Republicans and lend lease it to the Soviets . . .

How do I do that? Creating a Ferry Group from the unit screen just creates an empty Ferry Unit
Doing it from this screen just creates an empty Ferry Unit.......

Good. You click on a large airport with plenty of supplies.
For example, under Barcelona (out of reach of enemy aircraft).
You click on Create Air group thid base (spanish nations)
A NewXX will be created.
It is a random type selection.
You click on upgrade.
It will offer you a complete offer of aircraft.
You click on Fighters.
You select I-16 (for example)
You click on execute Chabge.
A unit of one I-16 will be created
You click on the number of units, for example 10 units.
You replenish them from pools.
You click on "Send units to be Lend-lease.
And you click on soviet nations.
This will create a reserve unit (it has no pilots, so it cannot operate) to replenish combat units
The exact same procedure applies to Italy and the Germans.