@Trout
You aren't using the Air Commander correctly. UK didn't get any hits 2nd rd so it didn't affect anything. I'll post a detailed example during intermission. My Avs in a close one with Nashville 
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You have enough to form a AF

Move them to 1st Luft
Then get the correct units from German Flow

Move to 97

For offensive operations you want a Tac Commander if you can.

The orange bomb designates him. Then you add the rest of the Fleet. 2 Ftrs and a Tac.

They have orange wingtips.
Maybe not the best way to do it but that's what I came up with. I think the whole idea is unnecessary and just complicates things but w/e that's how the captain is gonna roll with this.
Here's a save might be easier to follow
Air Fleet Example.tsvg
Game History
Round: 5
Purchase Units - Russians
Note to players Russians: It is Early 1942 and Comrade Stalin has Ordered Mass Conscription for the Red Army ! Up to 26 Army Conscripts are Available This Turn Only.
Trigger Army Conscript: buyArmy_Conscript added to productionRussians
Russians buy 26 Army_Conscripts, 2 SP_ArtilleryUSSRs and 1 aaGun; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 3 AirLendLease; 3 TankLendLease;
Combat Move - Russians
Trigger RailMovementAutoPlaceRussians: Russians has 1 R_Europe_Rail and 2 Russian_Rails placed in Russia
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1 infantry moved from Greece to Albania
Russians take Albania from Italians
1 Russian_Engineer, 1 armour, 1 elite and 1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Iraq
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Slovakia Hungary
EDIT: 2 russian_paras moved from Belarus to Slovakia Hungary
1 elite moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
1 infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
Combat - Russians
Battle in Eastern Poland
Russians attack with 1 artillery, 1 elite and 7 infantry
Germans defend with 1 ElitePanzer and 2 infantry
Russians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 elite and 7 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 2 : 3/10 hits, 2.17 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 1 ElitePanzer and 2 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits
3 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Eastern Poland
1 ElitePanzer owned by the Germans and 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Eastern Poland
Russians win, taking Eastern Poland from Germans with 1 artillery, 1 elite and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry
Casualties for Germans: 1 ElitePanzer and 2 infantry
Battle in Slovakia Hungary
Russians attack with 1 fighter, 2 russian_paras and 1 tactical_bomber
Germans defend with 1 infantry
Russians roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 russian_paras and 1 tactical_bomber in Slovakia Hungary, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Slovakia Hungary, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 russian_para owned by the Russians lost in Slovakia Hungary
1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Slovakia Hungary
Russians win, taking Slovakia Hungary from Germans with 1 fighter, 1 russian_para and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
Casualties for Russians: 1 russian_para
Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
Battle in Iraq
Russians attack with 1 Russian_Engineer, 1 armour, 1 elite and 1 fighter
Neutral_Axis defend with 2 infantry
Russians roll dice for 1 Russian_Engineer, 1 armour, 1 elite and 1 fighter in Iraq, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
Neutral_Axis roll dice for 2 infantry in Iraq, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
2 infantry owned by the Neutral_Axis lost in Iraq
Russians win, taking Iraq from Neutral_Axis with 1 Russian_Engineer, 1 armour, 1 elite and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
Casualties for Neutral_Axis: 2 infantry
Trigger Remove All Wolfpack: has removed 1 Wolfpack owned by Germans in 112 Sea Zone
Non Combat Move - Russians
Trigger Wolfpack at112 SeaZones: Germans has 1 Wolfpack placed in 112 Sea Zone
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Trigger RailMovementAutoPlaceRemoveRussians: has removed 1 Russian_Rail owned by Russians in Bryansk
Trigger RailMovementAutoPlaceRemoveRussians: has removed 1 R_Europe_Rail owned by Russians in Bessarabia
Trigger RailMovementAutoPlaceRemoveRussians: has removed 1 Russian_Rail owned by Russians in Novosibirsk
1 fighter moved from Iraq to Caucasus
EDIT: 1 russian_para moved from Greece to Caucasus
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Slovakia Hungary to Belarus
6 mine_unarmeds moved from Russia to Bryansk
3 guard_infantrys moved from Russia to Bryansk
1 R_Europe_Rail and 1 elite moved from Russia to Bessarabia
10 Russian_Rocketss moved from Russia to Bryansk
3 guard_infantrys moved from Russia to Novosibirsk
3 guard_infantrys moved from Russia to Belarus
1 Russian_Rail moved from Russia to Belarus
1 Russian_Rail and 1 Soviet_Commisar moved from Belarus to Novosibirsk
1 Russian_Engineer moved from Belarus to Russia
1 Russian_Rail moved from Russia to Ukraine
1 Russian_Rail and 1 russian_minor moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
2 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
1 armour moved from Urals to Novosibirsk
1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Karelia
1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
1 russian_para moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
EDIT: 1 Soviet_Commisar, 1 armour and 2 guard_infantrys moved from Novosibirsk to 1st Corps
EDIT: 1 1stCorps moved from 1st Corps to Novosibirsk
EDIT: 1 1stTankArmy, 1 2ndCorps, 3 guard_infantrys, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to 1st Army Group
EDIT: 1 1stSovietAG moved from 1st Army Group to Belarus
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 russian_para moved from Novgorod to Belarus
Place Units - Russians
20 Army_Conscripts placed in Russia
6 Army_Conscripts placed in Volgograd
1 aaGun placed in Bryansk
2 SP_ArtilleryUSSRs placed in Novgorod
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EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Belarus: 1 russian_para
EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Novgorod: 1 russian_para
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Trigger RussiansReplaceConscriptsVolgograd: has removed 6 Army_Conscripts owned by Russians in Volgograd
Trigger RussiansReplaceConscripts: has removed 20 Army_Conscripts owned by Russians in Russia
Trigger RussiansReplaceConscriptsVolgograd: Russians has 6 infantry placed in Volgograd
Trigger RussiansReplaceConscripts: Russians has 20 infantry placed in Russia
Turn Complete - Russians
Trigger RussiansParaBoost atSlovakia Hungary: Russians has 1 russian_paraBoost placed in Slovakia Hungary
Russians collect 47 PUs; end with 49 PUs
Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 12 PUs; end with 61 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans regular : 2.00
Russians regular : 2.00
Neutral_Axis regular : -0.67
EXP game 8 Trout R 5.tsvg