[CB..]

it may be that non carrier class vessels with the airgroup added via the cfg in fact only trigger/spawn aircraft when within the normal airbase range of the nearest "stock" airbase-- this would explain why the clemson and corvette spawned aircraft-- acting as a more localised mobile sensor/trigger for the global airstrike coverage---i noticed that out side the normal range of the airbases the vessels did not appear to trigger an airstrike--where-as within the normal coverage area they did--

instead of being a carrier class independant moving airbase they are just an external trigger for the existing airbases--interesting