On page 14 of the AA Classic 2nd edition, it states the following under Fighter Planes section of How They Move: “On their flight into an enemy-occupied land territory or sea zone, fighters can also fly over other enemy and neutral territories and sea sones in route.”

Does this mean that air units can fly over enemy-occupied territories during a combat movement or strategic bombing raid?

For example, can a German bomber leave Germany and fly to bomb the United Kingdom’s industrial complex if there are enemy naval units in the neighboring sea zone? Or could a German bomber leave Eastern Europe and fly over enemy land units on its way to bomb Russia’s industrial complex?

My interpretation of the phrasing “enemy territory” vs. “enemy-occupied” territory means that if any enemy unit (excluding AA guns) is in any territory or zone, an air unit cannot fly over that unit to conduct combat or strategic bombing.

@krieghund Can you tell me where in the AA Classic 2nd edition rule book it would help you make that call?

I am basing my understanding of this rule on what I have sighted above, and based on the Land Combat and Naval Combat portions of the “5 Combat” Section on pages 18-20.

On page 18, under the subtitle Land Combat, it states “When land and air units move into an enemy-occupied territory, follow the sequence below”

On page 19, under the subtitle Naval Combat, it states “When land and air units move into an enemy-occupied sea zone, follow the sequence below”

Now how I interpret this, anytime any air unit flies into an enemy-occupied space a combat sequence needs to be followed.

On page 14 of the AA Classic 2nd edition, it states the following under Fighter Planes section of How They Move: “On their flight into an enemy-occupied land territory or sea zone, fighters can also fly over other enemy and neutral territories and sea sones in route.”

Does this mean that air units can fly over enemy-occupied territories during a combat movement or strategic bombing raid?

For example, can a German bomber leave Germany and fly to bomb the United Kingdom’s industrial complex if there are enemy naval units in the neighboring sea zone? Or could a German bomber leave Eastern Europe and fly over enemy land units on its way to bomb Russia’s industrial complex?

My interpretation of the phrasing “enemy territory” vs. “enemy-occupied” territory means that if any enemy unit (excluding AA guns) is in any territory or zone, an air unit cannot fly over that unit to conduct combat or strategic bombing.