IJN xAKs vs US xAKs

[afspret]

I thought I saw somewhere that xAKs, beign civilian cargo ships, can't conduct landing/amphib operations. If thats true, then how is it IJN xAKs can conduct amphib ops, but not the US xAKs?

I had a series of turns the other night where an IJN TF consisting of nothing but xAKs landed at & seized Ocean Is, yet when I try to land the 4th Marine Def Btn to retake Canton Is from an xAK and an AK, nothing happens. I have a bombardment TF of CAs/CLs/DDs pounding Canton but the TF with the Marines won't unload.

BTW, I forgot to mention the IJN TF of xAKs also conducted its own shore bombardment during the landing operation.

[DuckofTindalos]

They can do it because the Jap xAK's have the ability to convert part of their cargo space to troop space, as they did historically.

[TheTomDude]

ORIGINAL: afspret

I thought I saw somewhere that xAKs, beign civilian cargo ships, can't conduct landing/amphib operations. If thats true, then how is it IJN xAKs can conduct amphib ops, but not the US xAKs?

I had a series of turns the other night where an IJN TF consisting of nothing but xAKs landed at & seized Ocean Is, yet when I try to land the 4th Marine Def Btn to retake Canton Is from an xAK and an AK, nothing happens. I have a bombardment TF of CAs/CLs/DDs pounding Canton but the TF with the Marines won't unload.

BTW, I forgot to mention the IJN TF of xAKs also conducted its own shore bombardment during the landing operation.

afspret,
Japan starts the game with about 6-7 AKs and no APs. The rest are all x-ships (!).
You can land troops with x-ships (at least as Japan, didn't try Allies) but I guess unloading is not as fast as with AKs or APs.

An amphib. TF with escort (warships) will automatically pre-bombard any landings.