Can ships do bombarding attack if user builds new sea force?

[innohub]

Hello,

I have a quick question…assume I have a Japanese battleship landing at a sea zone next to India, and in next British turn a surface warship is built in the same sea zone.  Now in Japan turn, can I still choose that battleship to do bombarding attack provided I move other sea force to destroy that surface warship first?  I thought I could but just now in AA it seems all the ships were assigned to attack that surface warship.

Thanks,

[Witt]

If you attack a ship, you cannot Bombard as well.
If it had been a Sub or TT, you could either have bombarded(ignoring the ships)or attacked the ships and not bombarded.
AAA is not wrong on that rule

(That is why I built the DD.)

[MrMalachiCrunch]

Witt is correct, if there are enemy surface combat ships then combat must occur and shore bombardment can then not occur.

[innohub]

Thank you guys!  Another thing I have played wrong in the past  :-D

[Witt]

Afternoon Malachi. Hope you have been well and had a good weekend.
Remember we can play any time soon now!