Supermarine Walrus *Done*

In my view, the use of Sea Basing and Patrol Bomber are abstractions. Its about getting the functionality of the plane *in game* roughly about right.

We've got fleeting references to what a "Patrol Bomber" is supposed to represent. Its imperfect. For example, a squadron of Dive Bombers is supposed to 25 planes according to the one bit of script in the rulebook. However, to my knowledge, no Navy in WWII had carrier based squadrons of Dive Bombers the counted 25 aircraft. 12-18 seems to have been far more common. If a 'Patrol Bomber' unit is supposed to strictly be 3 aircraft, why does USS Hornet, which carried and launched 16 B-25s, only get 1 B-25 at game start? The game has lots of those contradictions.

Simply put, planes like the Walrus, Ar196, Kingfisher, etc could almost be considered a new type of plane. RB seemed to not want to tackle them directly, and preferred to occasionally tinker with them through rare SAs and spotting abilities. If we could just create a new type, it would arguably be easier. However, it we're going to stick to the existing rules, we're stuck with the options of Fighter, Dive Bomber, Torpedo Bomber, and Patrol Bomber. All are aesthetically imperfect in this case (the Walrus is no more a "Dive Bomber" and it is a "Patrol Bomber")...just got to pick one.

Weeds I think that's a fair approach. We can cost out the two versions and see what we think. 

One random thought on the Patrol Bomber option - if we didn't want the Walrus to have an advantage there, we could always add an SA that reduces the effectiveness of its long range search checks (kind of the opposite of Skilled Search...maybe call it Short Legs or some such thing).  The difference in placement advantage at night could then remain (a selling point for some folks)... placing on a 3+ instead of a 5+ at night. The SA would be relatively short. Just a thought.

You know what. I had the spotting rules in distance rules confused. As this unit has such a weak attack and stats its not likely to be used in a pathfinder role anyway.
I withdraw my objection to this as a pb.

Though i still think this had more in common as an airframe with a db/tb classification. For the sake of progress lets just settle it.

We have been following RBs lead for using Sea Basing for small floatplanes. I don't think these aircraft are generally powerful enough to be a swarm threat. They can help with air placement, but the unit limit for builds tends to keep that in check.

This was an SA I used on a couple of my cards:

SEARCH AND RESCUE: Once per game in the Air Attack step, this unit can perform a rescue mission instead of its normal attack if it is in a sector where a friendly Aircraft was destroyed on a previous turn. Score 2 Victory Points at the end of the turn.

If we want that to occur same turn, it could be something like this:

SEA RESCUE: Once per game in the Air Attack step, this unit can perform a rescue mission instead of its normal attack if it is in a sector where a friendly Aircraft was destroyed during the Air Defense step this turn. Score 2 Victory Points at the end of the turn.

Honestly, I don't think that would ever be used. This might be another option:

SEA RESCUE: Once per game in the Air Attack step, this unit can perform a rescue mission instead of its normal attack if a friendly Aircraft was destroyed at Range 2 or less from this unit during the Air Defense step this turn. Score 2 Victory Points at the end of the turn.

Might need some word-smithing (it seems a little wordy to me), but you guys get the idea. Thoughts?

That was my thought as well. Its kind of fluffy...the first time this plane tries to actually attack in the presence of AA, its probably toast.

So this is what it looks like right now.

Walrus
Maker: Supermarine
Introduced: Summer, 1936
Wingspan: 45 ft 10 in
Length: 37 ft 7 in
Speed: 135 mph, 217 km/h at 4,750 ft
Forumini Speed: 8
Service Ceiling: 18 500 ft
Armament: 2 x 7.7mm Vickers MG, 6 x 45kg bombs or 2 x 110kg bombs or 2 x 110 kg depth charges

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Type: Aircraft - Patrol Bomber
Year: 1939
Cost: ??
ASW: 2
A/VA/HP: 3/4/1

SAs

Sea Basing - This unit can base only in a coast or an island sector on your side of the map. Don't place a Rearming counter on this unit during your Air Return step.
Spotter - At the beginning of your Air Attack step, you may choose an enemy Ship within range 2. Your Ships roll one extra attack die when attacking that ship at range 2 or greater with their main Gunnery attack this turn.
Air Rescue - Once per game, this unit can perform an air rescue at the end of the Air Defense step if a friendly Aircraft was destroyed within Range 2 of this unit. Score 2 victory points at the end of the turn. You can't make any attacks with this unit during the turn you use this ability.

I tried to use wording from WotC SAs in the edit of Air Rescue. The wording on the timing of action conditions needs to be precise.