Talk:General Discussion/@comment-25189003-20140901021544/@comment-24155103-20140902035418

Allowing them to target subs during the aerial combat phase would probably go a fair way in making them useful.

They might need some tweaks to make that work though, current ASW seaplanes aren't good enough and Akitsumaru's gear can't initiate bombing and I'm pretty sure they don't work for artillery spotting either. An alternate damage calculation for pre-emptive ASW air strikes could also work, instead of the standard *10 one bumping it up would be a huge boon.

A new type piece of equipment with that specific mechanic could work too, something like the Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel (e.g. Skilled Anti-Submarine Warfare Personnel).