Clarification Request: Scrambling Fighters from Aircraft Carriers in Axis & Allies: Global 1940

[Olmate]

Here is an example of what I am referring to. In the context of Axis & Allies: Global 1940, imagine the following scenario:

Scenario: There is an aircraft carrier with two fighters stationed in Sea Zone 112 (SZ 112). The United Kingdom decides to launch an attack on German ships in Sea Zone 111 (SZ 111). Considering there is an airbase located in Western Germany (which is adjacent to SZ 112), can these fighters scramble to defend SZ 111?

There is no explicit mention in the Global 1940 rulebook regarding whether fighters stationed on a carrier in an adjacent sea zone can scramble if there is an airbase nearby. The rulebook outlines that fighters (and tactical bombers) can scramble from a territory with an airbase to defend a sea zone being attacked, but it does not clearly address whether this applies to aircraft on carriers located in an adjacent sea zone.

Thus, I am requesting clarification on whether fighters on a carrier in SZ 112, with an airbase in Western Germany adjacent to that sea zone, are permitted to scramble to defend SZ 111.

Your insights or reference to any additional errata or FAQs would be appreciated.

[Panther]

@Olmate
Welcome to the forum.

The rulebook should be clarification enough (1940 Pac.2nd ed., page 15):
“A quick reaction team of no more than 3 defending fighters and/or tactical bombers (strategic bombers can’t scramble) located on each island or coastal territory that has an operative air base can be scrambled to defend against attacks in the sea zones adjacent to those territories.”

As you correctly stated this wording clearly doesn’t include fighters located on carriers in seazones.

Why should something not being part of the rules be explicitly stated in the rulebook? Or in any FAQ/Errata when the wording of the rule is clear enough? There are hundreds of House Rules that might fill what people are missing being included in game rules / rulebooks.

There of course exist player created variants of Global1940 that have scrambling from carriers included.