Ok thanks,
so then if the carrier is damaged or destroyed then plane is awarded 1 space to find a suitable landing space else lost?
That’s correct.
If the attacker moves planes to a seazone in the combat movement phase, is it possible to intentionally NOT move the carriers in the NCM to catch them, so that they crash into the sea?
Or do you always HAVE to move carriers, IF planes would otherwise crash into the ocean?
Yes. If you can reach them, you have to collect them.
@wittmann:
Yes. If you can reach them, you have to collect them.
Thx for the fast answer wittman :-)