Escort & Interceptors option rules

Hello,

1. I didn’t find in the AE rules here the option for the escort & interceptor planes during the bombing of a factory? Is it included in the AE édition? And if so where is it please?

2. If these option is included, does the AA guns also shoot the escort fighters or not?

TY in advance - GG

@Panther said in Escort & Interceptors option rules:

@GGleize said in Escort & Interceptors option rules:

Hello,

1. I didn’t find in the AE rules here the option for the escort & interceptor planes during the bombing of a factory? Is it included in the AE édition? And if so where is it please?

Just download the latest rulebook to find the optional rules included.
See this stickied topic:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/24786/anniversary-edition-rulebook-available-for-download

Before, the optional rules were included in the offical FAQ sheets.

2. If these option is included, does the AA guns also shoot the escort fighters or not?

AA fire is against the bombers and the escort fighters.
TY very much Panther!

WOW : I read “and the bombers have no attack value” > That’s too bad! In another edition the bombers could also defend themselve against the interceptors rolling a “1” > I think it was fair …

In fact for the moment we still love the AA42 2d Edition for many reasons like the interception rules that is officially this way :

1. Both the attacking bombers and fighter escorts, if any, fire with an attack value of 1.
   For each “1” rolled, a defending interceptor is immediately removed as a casualty.
2. The surviving defending interceptors then fire with a defense value of 2.
   For each result of “2” or less, the attacker chooses a casualty and removes it.
   After the air battle is complete, or if there were no defending fighter interceptors, surviving fighter escorts are considered to be
   retreated. They don’t participate in the actual bombing raid, are not subject to antiaircraft fire, and will remain in the territory
   until the Noncombat Move phase. Any surviving attacking bombers carry out the bombing raid as described above.

Plus we ask the defending factory to pay directly in IPCs the bombing (max twice the value of the territory) like in the old versions!

Fast & Fun!