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Hi

another question on BigBabes, which naval engineering squads help loading/unloading? In stock there are only naval support squads but babes got loads of engineering squads I got no clue which really help doing stuff.
Naval support squads, shipping squads etc. In the base screen it's shown "naval support" and "shore party". Which squads belong to them? And is there really a difference or is it just a display question?


edit: nevermind, found the answer in a 3 yo thread after using google. After so many years I still wonder how ppl are using the forum search, must be the worst I've ever encountered. [:(]

ORIGINAL: castor troy
edit: nevermind, found the answer in a 3 yo thread after using google. After so many years I still wonder how ppl are using the forum search, must be the worst I've ever encountered.

IMO Google work better than search tool do [:D]

Actually, just getting underway with my first Babes experience, I would really appreciate if someone could run down the various engineer units and how best to use them. There is some difference from stock and I have yet to get a feel for what assets I have.

Here is my cheat sheet; I haven't checked it recently, but I think it is correct:


ALLIES
Engineers [251]: can build, can assault, can reduce forts
USA Const Eng [1113]: can build
USA Port Srvc Sq [1118]: can build, help unload
USA Amph Sup Sq [1119]: can assault, help unload
LVT-2 Amphib Trac [1197]: can assault, can reduce forts, help unload
USMC 41 Cmbt Eng Sq [1204]: can build, can assault, can reduce forts
USMC 41 Assault Eng Sq [1209]: can build, can assault, can reduce forts
USMC Pioneer Sq [1219]: can assault, help unload
USN Const Eng Sq [1220]: can build, can assault
USN Base Eng Sq [1221]: can build, help unload
USN Spec Eng Sq [1222]: can build, help unload
Chinese Constr Sqd [1300]: (dead weight; abilities subsumed in other devices in unit)
Chinese Engineer Sqd [1305]: can build, can assault, can reduce forts

JAPAN
Engineers [251]: can build, can assault, can reduce forts
IJA Shipping Eng Sq [698]: help unload
IJA Combat Eng Sq: can build, can assault, can reduce forts
IJA Const Eng Sq [702]: can build
IJA Const Labor Sq [703]: (dead weight; abilities subsumed in other devices in unit)
IJA Eng Sq [711]: can build, can assault, can reduce forts
IJN Const Eng Sq [716]: can build
IJN Const Labor Sq [717]: (dead weight; abilities subsumed in other devices in unit)

It's not so much the "Unit" that matters, but the types of engineer "squads" (devices) that are in those units. It's the individual Devices that are data tagged to a. build, b. add to AV, c. reduce forts, d. help load/unload, and e. do nothing much more than eat.

A SeaBee unit can be regular, or 'special'. Regulars are pretty tough - build, AV, reduce forts. Specials aren't; they build and help load/unload. It's all in the mix of the Devices within the unit. Construction, Combat, and Amphib engineers are all engineers, but they are configured for waaaaay different things.

Once one learns the device specs, it won't take long to get the hang of who can do what to whom.

[ed] whoops, DaveConn beat me to it.

DaveConn -

Added your excellent reference sheet to my AE spread sheet.

Thank You, Sir!

My pleasure; glad it is useful!

'IJA Const Labor Sq [703]: (dead weight; abilities subsumed in other devices in unit)'
 
What exactly does this mean?

ORIGINAL: Chris H

'IJA Const Labor Sq [703]: (dead weight; abilities subsumed in other devices in unit)'

What exactly does this mean?

it doesn't build or help loading/repairing ships, reducing forts. It's just there to simulate the "manpower" that IJ needed to construct stuff. It does eat supplies and needs space on ships.

ORIGINAL: Gaspote

ORIGINAL: castor troy
edit: nevermind, found the answer in a 3 yo thread after using google. After so many years I still wonder how ppl are using the forum search, must be the worst I've ever encountered.

IMO Google work better than search tool do [:D]

Actually I found that the "All Forum" and the "Subscribed Forum" options don't work, but if I scroll down to WITPAE the search works pretty well.