Supermarine Walrus *Done*

I understood what he meant as well, but the WAY he said it implied to keep the cost at 5 and provide an SA that give -2 points to your point build.

In either case I don't think providing a potentially "free" unit is a good idea from a balance perspective. 

Is this finished from the testers?

Those are the units the board voted for.

RB made it clear when chitose and rufe were released that he didnt want units dependant on others. Seabasing is the exactant SA for floatplanes and none of them are gamebreakingly powerful.

The overall unit cap prevents extreme swarms as well.

Nothing back from them yet.

I proposed this SA early in the AR196 thread, but it was rejected. I think it was considered a bit over-complicating and restrictive. All of these float/seaplanes did operate from shore bases as well. It would have needed clarification on sector limits as well I think. One per ship likely.


Ship Basing - This unit can base only in a sector containing a friendly Cruiser or Battleship. Don't place a rearming counter on this unit during your air return step. If there are no cruisers or Battleships in your fleet at the start of the Air Return step this unit is destroyed.

See it can be done but I think you're trying too hard to paint inside the square so let's break it down.

Ship Basing - This unit can base only in a sector containing a friendly Cruiser or Battleship. Don't place a rearming counter on this unit during your air return step. If there are no cruisers or Battleships in your fleet at the start of the Air Return step this unit is destroyed.

1) This unit can base only in a sector containing a friendly Cruiser or Battleship........
Considering that a cruiser, battleship or any other type of ship can't be on the map unless its in a sector this is a roundabout way of saying -

    This unit must be based on a friendly Cruiser or Battleship, one per ship.

It's the same dog just a different leg action.

2) .......Don't place a rearming counter on this unit during your air return step........
Since the Seaplane Detachments SA function as aircraft and doesn't have this why does this unit? I think its just mansplaining and it can be omitted.

3) .....If there are no cruisers or Battleships in your fleet at the start of the Air Return step this unit is destroyed.
This could be very ambiguous and would need too much clarification which could be avoided by saying "one per ship".

How about the following -

Ship Basing - This unit can base on a friendly Cruiser or Battleship, one per ship. Reduce the number of this unit to equal the number of cruisers or Battleships in your fleet at the start of the Air Return step.

You could add - Represent it using a marker/miniature.

P.S.
The aircraft represented by seaplane detachments (which include the Arado and Walrus) could also land on water and could operate from shore bases. Lets keep this simple and just follow what RB has already done?