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I'm trying to get a list going of what the special characters mean, please take a look at the following and let me know of ones I missed or have wrong.

Thanks, Daryl

Edit-
Wow those pages are hard to read, I'll try a different format.

and second page

Here it is as a text

LCUs

On LCU display: ** for weapon not allowing split units to combine.

On LCU display: ** in front and back of a device indicates it is a static devise

On LCU display: * in back of "This unit is composed of" indicates that the unit has an upgrade. (Select Show unit TOE and select the yellow hyperlink to see the upgrade)

On LCU display: + next to under-strength devices that are in pool,

On LCU display: = next to device if upgrade possible from pool.

On LCU display: "out of theater" means loses devices.

On LCU Withdraw List: * at end of name means withdrawn unit loses devices


Ships

On TF display: # behind ship to indicate command of TF

On TF display: * in ammo column if there are mine devices in the pool; acts as a quick check if mines could be loaded.

On TF display: ! next to mine ammo if can reload at base

Added column for fuel required to Auto Convoy screen; '+' next to value indicates ships in port
(Could not find an example)

Air

On air units screen: # indicates unit has a withdraw date (Squadron’s name may be clicked on to access its Air Unit Information Screen)

On air units screen: * after Search when patrol squadron has more than one patrol level set
On air units screen: * indicates the location of the parent of this group (applicable to fragments and sub-units).

On the Air destination screen: –r and -R identifies bases that the air unit can transfer to overland by rail = by road=
( do I have these backwards?)

On the Air destination screen: The –s designation identifies bases that the air unit can transfer by ship.

Bases

On base list, * (friendly) and ^ (enemy) to indicate mines are present or detected


On the convoy screen: * to base name if supplied from the western Allied supply base.
(I don't understand this one, auto convoy is off for Bataan)

On the Bases list screen: * indicates Airfield is overstacked.

On the Bases list screen: b indicates that port/af have building turned on



On Manage Ship Repair display: # to show cannot complete repairs


Miscellaneous

Added mouse-over on device pool upgrade date with * shows upgrade detail.

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On LCU display: + next to under-strength devices that are in pool,

One small but interesting thing that I have noticed: if there are devices in the pool, but the device is set to "stockpile", then the "+" indicator does not show.

OK here is a zip of the original word doc, maybe it will work
Daryl

Very nice drw61, thank you.

Thats a part of the game where I often blankly stare at the symbol and click around until I can finally deduce what it means.

Will spare a lot of time!

Very useful, thanks.

Always struggle with the land units stuff.


Roger

Thanks drw61, you efforts on this and other aspects of the game are greatly appreciated. Hal

drw61, Thank you. will help alot.[:)]
Cheers

I've a new ? on the * after in devices. What does the * mean after the date in the devices? Most of the time it's after the start date of the device but sometimes not & doesn't seem to correspond to whether the device is still active or not

ORIGINAL: jcjordan

I've a new ? on the * after in devices. What does the * mean after the date in the devices? Most of the time it's after the start date of the device but sometimes not & doesn't seem to correspond to whether the device is still active or not

IIRC you see that when you look at part of a unit that can recombine into a larger unit, and the * behind the device means that this device is a different version than in the same slot in the other sub-units of the larger unit, and therefore the sub-units can not recombine until the discrepancy is taken care of (by older devices upgrading to match the newer one).

Not talking about the * on the LCU screen but when looking at the industry/devices in the "I" screen where it shows the rates/pools of all the devices & their arrival/end dates

Look at the very last entry on the list.
That * is a mouse-over that shows the upgrade detail.

ORIGINAL: jcjordan

Not talking about the * on the LCU screen but when looking at the industry/devices in the "I" screen where it shows the rates/pools of all the devices & their arrival/end dates

thanks missed that but in my game I don't think it shows anything unless I didn't do it just right- I'll see about it when I get home & loaded up

What does [S] mean in Air Units display after Unit Name?

For example:
1) Select "List All Land Based Air Units (A)"
2) Under Unit Name: "10th BS PAAC [S]"