air divisions - to buy or not to buy

[gwgardner]

They have have strength of air armies and cost much less. I bought two of them in my current game. I've found three problems:

1) they start with 4 strength points, and if they lose even 1, they can't be used anymore until getting reinforced, as the rare combat causes 3 sp damage;
2) they do so much less damage than an air army;
3) to upgrade to an air army costs MUCH more than buying an air army outright.

[cpdeyoung]

The upgrade is so unlike every other unit type in the game. Air Armies when you can afford them is my choice.

Chuck

[Mike Parker]

I have also lost Air divisions on the defensive before when they were 3 str points and react to an enemy air army and take a 3 sp loss in interception.

[James Ward]

If I invest in air units then it's always armies. They do the most damage when used.