Talk:Fall 2016 Event/@comment-112.206.84.104-20161123141932/@comment-1853279-20161123144735

Green planes are fighters. They can effectively only be hit by by other fighters and are the best at establishing air superiority, which has numerous benefits, including being less susceptible to having planes shot down. Blue planes are (torpedo) bombers. They can be easily shot down by both enemy fighters and ground-based anti-air by the Abyssals. They are nowhere near as effective at establishing air superiority, and not having enough of that will lead to massive plane depletions, and bauxite and plane rank loss.

When in doubt, err on fighters. Consult the enemy formations below the maps above and look at the AS/AS+ numbers. AS is the minimum you should be aiming for with your fighter's air power, and AS+ is even more preferable. Once you reach that (with a bit of padding for plane loss), then add bombers.