P-38F Lightning *Done*

You saying its not better with Fighter Escort??

Only one reason for that answer;;

Yep

You end up paying for 2 capabilities in a turn and only using one.

AA 7 one role, air defense
Bomb 9 one role, bombing carriers and cruisers
Escort one role, increasing armor on bombers

You want this to do 3 things and be costed accordingly, weeds wants this to do 2 things and be costed accordingly. Everyone who wants this to do 1 thing or 2 things is going to vote against you.

That’s certainly more beneficial for a navy that doesn’t have ready access to 9 vital escorts.

I will say as an aside that I think Interceptor is a little underrated. It has the effect of forcing most players to expend some points on a fighter or two for their fleet build, and I think that is significant if nothing else. It makes the risk of using a full four-bomber attack group even greater.

I've seen your poll interesting.

 My thoughts on this unit are based on an 8 vital and 8 bomb value;; To me a more accurate proposal.

As for your polling, what ever todays interested parties vote the consensus though the years, was it should have been 8.

 Using that and comparing units for cost as best we can, the P-38G I will agree is in that 8.5 range, and the P-38F is in the 9.5 range, as are so many air units.

Comparing with other comparable units not just the 190, look at the DAP Beaufighter and Hurricane MXII your not far off.

 What would the Firefly FMK1 cost without the every Carrier turn plus.

I'm not changing any minds here, but don't tell me this unit at 9 pts with Escort is over cost especially with whats been done in the past by Expansion Teams.

 I just look to give a new unit its best chance for table time, something its Navy doesn't have, its not replacing an original, and doesn't upend the game.

I think the 190a3 and Stuka 87E at 11 is a worst fit than this at 9.