Talk:Combat/@comment-116.91.78.225-20140207052741/@comment-24155103-20140207053437

Case 1: Your opponent probably had 3-4 red/blue planes equipped and attacked three different ships, hitting two and missing one.

Case 2: Your carriers decided to attack the same target because RNG told them to.

Skipping a few things, but basically, carriers can attack a number of targets equal to the amount of blue/red planes they have. If I setup my Kaga with four Ryuusei Kai she can attack up to 4 different targets during the initial air phase.

Now the problem is that even if they can attack multiple targets, it doesn't mean they will. Your carriers might decide to focus-fire a single ship for the heck of it, or they might spread out the damage to cover the entire enemy fleet.