ok, i see now,  yes it was only my 2nd time playing the game with my son, and having only played the original aa one hundred years ago i was confused.

but #2 is still a fuzzy issue, about the subs being only of value during the movment phase? they do not contribute to the sea phase of combat do they? in terms of adding die.  also what is the outcome of a plane occupying a seazone with a sub in it?

I am new to the game and the forum, I read through 6 pages of threads looking for answers and only  about half were answered.

Q 1.  can a bomber/s to a solo land attack on infantry/arty? (no AA gun present) and if so the strange thing is the land units cant fire back so the bomber in theory can just keep bombing till they are all gone or what?  how does this work? this also is true for planes in this case.

2.  so subs only use is the attack with one die roll during the movement phase?  when sea battles come up they become fodder in a fight but have no attacking power in a fight?  so if all war ships are destroyed and only a sub remains what is the outcome?

3. similar question,  in a sea battle all warships are destroyed and just transports/subs or carriers remain on one players side does the other player now just keep attaking till elimination?

4. i read alot about units sharing islands at the determine ownership of island phase. if all forces sharing the zone/s must be resolved then how is it that there remain forces sharing islands by this. time?

5 can planes attack subs? if so subs have no return fire correct? (which in reality of the war was not true)

6 clirify order of combat for this scenario,  both opponents have ships and planes in the same zone:
planes fight planes to eliminate one player? remaining planes attack opponents ships till planes are gone or ships whichever the case? then ships fight ships till one is destroyed?  if ships are damaged in the air phase do they hold over in that zone through the sea phase of ship to ship or are they removed?

thank you