Yes, Air Range is important -- it affects the sub warfare modifier, and it
affects the modifier for interception of raider groups.

Should the Allies have put RPs into some other air project in 1939 to have
available to switch into a bad air range research roll in 1939?

I think now that you are right about the Allies producing a SAC factor in 1940,
and especially in the spring turn.

Bruce Wallace

--- In aworldatwar@yahoogroups.com, donmoody@... wrote:
>
> Bruce Wallace wrote:
>
> > In Sp40 the Allies produced 1 SAC, then rolled a '2' for
> > air range in the summer turn.
>
> I am not sure why the WAs are producing SAC in 1940, let alone doing it in
> Spring.
>
> As your game shows, Air Range is an important project for the WAs.
> A result can be guaranteed in 1940 but doing so might come at a cost.
> But then, not achieving an Air Range 1940 can also come at a cost.
>
> If the WAs had achieved an Air Range result, it is unlikely the Axis would
> send three raider groups.
>
> DonMoody
>