1) As I understand it, German interceptors that are damaged in the first round of air combat always disengage before the second round [9.1.10], so that the second round will only consist of undamaged German interceptors and the remaining damaged and undamaged US escorts. A similar thing happens...

9.1.6.3 Swarm If there is a greater than 2:1 odds for one side over the other, the remaining Fighters cannot attack unless there is a second round of Fighter vs. Fighter Combat. This is an example of exactly 2:1 combat, and as it seems there is one unengaged Escort aircraft (max 2 pairs of...

N - Interceptor n - damaged Interceptor E - escort e - damaged Escort X - destroyed aircraft 1st Round of a Fighter combat N1 - E1 N2 - E2 N3 - E3 N4 becomes n1 - E1 N2 - e2 X - E3 N4 Can E1, e2 and E3 withdraw and not take a part in the second round? Or is it just E3 that can withdraw...

Guys i am not sure i get the concept of Interceptor waves. "If the Enemy has more than 4 Interceptors attacking all the Elements, the extra Interceptors will attack in a second (or third) Wave" What is this "more than 4 Interceptors" thing? It is not mentioned in the rules that you can send...