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Aerial Combat has the following structure:

Aerial Combat has the following structure:

#LBAS's [[Jet Assault]]

#LBAS's [[#Jet Assault Phase|Jet Assault]]

#Fleet's [[Jet Assault]]

#Fleet's [[#Jet Assault Phase|Jet Assault]]

#[[LBAS|Land-Based Aerial Support]]

#[[LBAS|Land-Based Aerial Support]]

#[[Air Power|Stage 1 - Battle for Air Superiority]]

#[[#Stage 1 - Battle for Air Superiority|Stage 1 - Battle for Air Superiority]]

#[[Anti-Air|Stage 2 - Fleet Anti-Air Defense]]

#[[#Stage 2 - Fleet Anti-Air Defense|Stage 2 - Fleet Anti-Air Defense]]

#[[Airstrike|Stage 3 - Airstrike]]

#[[#Stage 3 - Airstrike|Stage 3 - Airstrike]]

If an [[LBAS]] phase happens before the Aerial Combat phase, the enemy fleet state, such as plane slots and Fighter Power used for the subsequent Aerial Combat, is carried over. This can be used to tamper with the Enemy's Aerial Combat initial conditions.  

If an [[LBAS]] phase happens before the Aerial Combat phase, the enemy fleet state, such as plane slots and Fighter Power used for the subsequent Aerial Combat, is carried over. This can be used to tamper with the Enemy's Aerial Combat initial conditions.  

Planes that participate in this phase:

Planes that participate in this phase:

* {{Template:JetFighterBomber2}},{{Template:JetFighterBomber1}} "Jets" (turbojet propelled fighter-bombers)  

* {{Template:JetFighterBomber2}},{{Template:JetFighterBomber1}} "Jets" (turbojet propelled fighter-bombers)

If any carrier on either side is equipped with [[Jets]], the Jet Assault (JA) Phase will commence first of all. The JA Phase may only commence during battles where '''Airstrikes''' can be performed. The JA follows the same rules as the Stage 3 - Airstrike phase.

If any carrier on either side is equipped with [[Jets]], the '''"Jet Assault" (JA)''' Phase will commence first of all. The JA Phase may only commence during battles where '''Airstrikes''' can be performed. The JA follows the same rules as [[#Stage 3 - Airstrike|Stage 3]].

The defending side is allowed to defend against the Jets following the same rules as the ones from Stage 2 - Fleet AA Defense, however, Jets possess great [[Anti-Air_Fire#Shoot_Down_Resistance|shootdown resistance]], specifically during the Jet Assault Phase.

The defending side is allowed to defend against the Jets following the same rules as [[#Stage 2 - Fleet Anti-Air Defense|Stage 2]], however, Jets possess great [[#Anti-Air Resistance|Anti-Air Resistance]], specifically during the JA, and enemy [[AACI]] cannot be triggered during this phase either.

Jets are not excluded from the Stage 3 - Airstrike phase, but in exchange, they are subject to enemy Anti-Air prior the JA, and again on Stage 2 - Fleet AA Defense.

Jets also take part in the regular [[#Stage 3 - Airstrike|Stage 3]], but in exchange, they are subject to enemy Anti-Air prior to the JA, and again during [[#Stage 2 - Fleet Anti-Air Defense|Stage 2]].

'''Steel Cost:''' every time the Jet Assault Phase is triggered, {{Steel}} is ''automatically subtracted from the stockpile''.

'''Steel Cost:''' every time the Jet Assault Phase is triggered, {{Steel}} is ''automatically subtracted from the stockpile''.