Slitherine

• Repair submarines, but no major damage repair (except midget sub major engine damage – it will repair)
  
• Will rearm all ammo on subs, including torpedoes ()
  
• Use #1 – use at submarine forward operating base to cycle subs quickly back to the action
  
• Use #2 – use at a repair base to speed repair of subs or to repair subs at anchor to lower base capacity limitations
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

• Repairs including major damage on PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, AMc
  
• Repairs minor damage only on DD, DE, APD, DMS, DM, AVD, E, TB, KV, PF, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML
  
• Rearms including torpedoes on DD, DE, APD, DMS, DM, AVD, E, TB, KV, PF, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, AMc
  
• Use #1 – Combine with AR’s, AG’s, AO’s, AE’s, AKE’s, AK’s, and/or xAK’s to enhance non-shipyard forward bases and small forward bases. Makes rapid refit depots for operational TF’s.
  
• Use #2 – Use at forward bases to repair and rearm Destroyers. Even the destroyers from the big combat TF’s should be separated and refitted forward rather than running far to the rear.
  
• Use #3 – Use at a repair base to speed repair of ships or to repair ships at anchor to lower base capacity limitations
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

• Provide 24 aviation support to patrol planes operating out of a base in a coastal or atoll hex in which the AV is present.
  
• Can transport airgroups. The airgroup arrives in the same state of readiness that it departed in.
  
• Use #1 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a remote base.
  
• Use #2 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a larger base that would otherwise exceed available aviation support capacity
  
• Other low priority uses: Transport aircraft as an AKV; transport cargo
  

• Provide 6 aviation support to patrol planes operating out of a base in a coastal or atoll hex in which the AVD is present.
  
• Use #1 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a remote base, especially a forward area (AVD has greater fighting ability).
  
• Use #2 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a larger base that would otherwise exceed available aviation support capacity
  
• Other low priority uses: Convoy escort; ASW hunter-killer groups, escort/picket in combat task force
  

• Provide 6 aviation support to patrol planes operating out of a base in a coastal or atoll hex in which the AVD is present. (Dutch AVP = 4 AV Support)
  
• Use #1 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a remote base, especially a small patrol group.
  
• Use #2 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a larger base that would otherwise exceed available aviation support capacity
  
• Other low priority uses: Transport cargo; Convoy escort; Small craft ASW hunter-killer groups
  

• Performs ship repair in ports.
  
• Repairs major engine damage or float damage of 5 points or less.
  
• Repairs all major damage on PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, AMc
  
• Use #1 – Provide forward repair services in mid-sized ports
  
• Use#2 - Provide repair augmenting services in large ports or shipyards
  
• Other low priority uses: Provide repair services in small forward bases to small craft.
  

• Very efficient for repairing major flotation damage on all ships. Repairs nothing else.
  
• Very slow to move, low manueverability, low durability. Should consider only using in home shipyards.
  
• Use #1 – Provide repair services in major shipyard
  
• Other low priority uses: None
  

• Repair major and minor damage on PT, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, AMc
  
• Rearm all ammunition, including torpedoes for PT, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, AMc
  
• Use #1 – Provide repair and rearm for PT squadrons and other small craft in forward bases.
  
• Use #2 – Augment the facilities of a larger port or shipyard for the repair of small craft at anchor to lower base capacity limitations.
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

• AG’s can rearm gun ammunition, 5” and smaller, and depth charges for DE, APD, DMS, DM, AVD, E, TB, KV, PF, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, and AMc.
  
• Repairs all damage, including major damage for any PT, MGB, ML, PC, PB, SC, AM, YMS, AMc, YP, Launches HDML, LB, LCVP, LCM, and LCT.
  
• Repairs minor damage only for DE, APD, DMS, DM, AVD, Escort E, TB, KV, and PF.
  
• Use #1 – Rearm and repair small craft and landing craft in forward operating bases.
  
• Use #2 – rearm and repair small escort and small craft at remote ports.
  
• Use #3 – Augment the facilities of a larger port or shipyard for the repair of small craft and small escorts at anchor to lower base capacity limitations.
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

• Provides fuel replenishment underway, at anchor, or at dock port.
  
• Carries liquid cargo.
  
• Use #1 – Provide underway replenishment
  
• Use #2 – Provide in port replenishment at small ports with limited capacity
  
• Use #3 – Act as a tanker to transport liquid cargo
  

• Provides ammunition replenishment underway in late 1945.
  
• Provide replenishment of ammunition.
  
• Can rearm other ships when in both ships are anchored at the same location. US Navy Pyro class cannot rearm gun ammunition larger than 14”.
  
• Use #1 – Provide underway replenishment
  
• Use #2 – Provide in port replenishment at ports with limited capacity
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

• Can rearm other ships when in both ships are anchored at the same location. Gun ammunition is limited by the size of the AKE. Cargo capacity must be at least equal to the rearm points of the ammunition.
  
• Use #1 – Provide in port replenishment at ports with limited capacity
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

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ORIGINAL: d0mbo

hmmmmm.. hw do you load cargo on, say, an AV? their capacity lists as zero!


d0mbo.

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ORIGINAL: Iron Duke

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ORIGINAL: d0mbo

hmmmmm.. hw do you load cargo on, say, an AV? their capacity lists as zero!


d0mbo.

All AV,AVP and AVD's recieved bulk cargo space in one of the last patch's

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

Query: Will an AD reload the torpedoes on a PT?

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ORIGINAL: fflaguna

This is GREAT! Thanks so much again, wwengr!

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

Query: Will an AD reload the torpedoes on a PT?

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ORIGINAL: wwengr

I'll edit this with any good suggestions

Relative usefulness of tenders:

AS – Submarine Tender

• Repair submarines, but no major damage repair (except midget sub major engine damage – it will repair)
  
• Will rearm all ammo on subs, including torpedoes ()
  
• Use #1 – use at submarine forward operating base to cycle subs quickly back to the action
  
• Use #2 – use at a repair base to speed repair of subs or to repair subs at anchor to lower base capacity limitations
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

Note: bulk cargo capacity must be greater than the rearm value, so the Janssens (Dutch) and Platypus (Australian) cannot rearm any of the 21” torpedoes except the Mk14’s.

AD – Destroyer Tender

• Repairs including major damage on PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, AMc
  
• Repairs minor damage only on DD, DE, APD, DMS, DM, AVD, E, TB, KV, PF, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML
  
• Rearms including torpedoes on DD, DE, APD, DMS, DM, AVD, E, TB, KV, PF, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, AMc
  
• Use #1 – Combine with AR’s, AG’s, AO’s, AE’s, AKE’s, AK’s, and/or xAK’s to enhance non-shipyard forward bases and small forward bases. Makes rapid refit depots for operational TF’s.
  
• Use #2 – Use at forward bases to repair and rearm Destroyers. Even the destroyers from the big combat TF’s should be separated and refitted forward rather than running far to the rear.
  
• Use #3 – Use at a repair base to speed repair of ships or to repair ships at anchor to lower base capacity limitations
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

AV – Aircraft Tender

• Provide 24 aviation support to patrol planes operating out of a base in a coastal or atoll hex in which the AV is present.
  
• Can transport airgroups. The airgroup arrives in the same state of readiness that it departed in.
  
• Use #1 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a remote base.
  
• Use #2 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a larger base that would otherwise exceed available aviation support capacity
  
• Other low priority uses: Transport aircraft as an AKV; transport cargo
  

AVD – Aircraft Tender, Destroyer

• Provide 6 aviation support to patrol planes operating out of a base in a coastal or atoll hex in which the AVD is present.
  
• Use #1 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a remote base, especially a forward area (AVD has greater fighting ability).
  
• Use #2 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a larger base that would otherwise exceed available aviation support capacity
  
• Other low priority uses: Convoy escort; ASW hunter-killer groups, escort/picket in combat task force
  

AVP – Aircraft Tender, Patrol

• Provide 6 aviation support to patrol planes operating out of a base in a coastal or atoll hex in which the AVD is present. (Dutch AVP = 4 AV Support)
  
• Use #1 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a remote base, especially a small patrol group.
  
• Use #2 – Provide support for patrol planes operating at a larger base that would otherwise exceed available aviation support capacity
  
• Other low priority uses: Transport cargo; Convoy escort; Small craft ASW hunter-killer groups
  

AR – Auxiliary Repair Ship

• Performs ship repair in ports.
  
• Repairs major engine damage or float damage of 5 points or less.
  
• Repairs all major damage on PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, AMc
  
• Use #1 – Provide forward repair services in mid-sized ports
  
• Use#2 - Provide repair augmenting services in large ports or shipyards
  
• Other low priority uses: Provide repair services in small forward bases to small craft.
  

ARD – Auxiliary Repair Dock

• Very efficient for repairing major flotation damage on all ships. Repairs nothing else.
  
• Use #1 – Provide repair services in major shipyard
  
• Other low priority uses: None
  

AGP – Torpedo Boat Tender

• Repair major and minor damage on PT, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, AMc
  
• Rearm all ammunition, including torpedoes for PT, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, AMc
  
• Use #1 – Provide repair and rearm for PT squadrons and other small craft in forward bases.
  
• Use #2 – Augment the facilities of a larger port or shipyard for the repair of small craft at anchor to lower base capacity limitations.
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

AG – Miscellaneous Auxiliary

• AG’s can rearm gun ammunition, 5” and smaller, and depth charges for DE, APD, DMS, DM, AVD, E, TB, KV, PF, PB, PC, SC, AM, ML, HDML, MGB, YP, YMS, and AMc.
  
• Repairs all damage, including major damage for any PT, MGB, ML, PC, PB, SC, AM, YMS, AMc, YP, Launches HDML, LB, LCVP, LCM, and LCT.
  
• Repairs minor damage only for DE, APD, DMS, DM, AVD, Escort E, TB, KV, and PF.
  
• Use #1 – Rearm and repair small craft and landing craft in forward operating bases.
  
• Use #2 – rearm and repair small escort and small craft at remote ports.
  
• Use #3 – Augment the facilities of a larger port or shipyard for the repair of small craft and small escorts at anchor to lower base capacity limitations.
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

AO – Oiler

• Provides fuel replenishment underway, at anchor, or at dock port.
  
• Carries liquid cargo.
  
• Use #1 – Provide underway replenishment
  
• Use #2 – Provide in port replenishment at small ports with limited capacity
  
• Use #3 – Act as a tanker to transport liquid cargo
  

AE – Ammunition Ship

• Provides ammunition replenishment underway in late 1945.
  
• Provide replenishment of ammunition.
  
• Can rearm other ships when in both ships are anchored at the same location. US Navy Pyro class cannot rearm gun ammunition larger than 14”.
  
• Use #1 – Provide underway replenishment
  
• Use #2 – Provide in port replenishment at ports with limited capacity
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

AKE – Ammunition Transport

• Can rearm other ships when in both ships are anchored at the same location. Gun ammunition is limited by the size of the AKE. Cargo capacity must be at least equal to the rearm points of the ammunition.
  
• Use #1 – Provide in port replenishment at ports with limited capacity
  
• Other low priority uses: transport cargo
  

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ORIGINAL: Nomad

You don't think AE/AKEs are useful? Try finding 1000+ Naval Support to put on a level 5 port to rearm your BBs 16" guns!

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ORIGINAL: John Lansford

I agree that Marty has it all wrong about auxiliary ships.  I can greatly extend the range of both my subs and light surface forces by deploying an AS and an AD as close to the front as possible, usually Darwin, Rossel Island, one of the atolls just south of Tarawa, or Midway.  The subs can rearm and refuel at these bases instead of going all the way to Brisbane or Pearl, which extends their range quite a bit.  The same goes for DD's as long as you've got decent air cover over the port since LBA goes after surface ships fairly heavily.

AR's work best in medium/large ports without shipyards; that way they can speed up general repairs and repair 5 or less major damage all by themselves.  That takes some load off the shipyards and keeps your ships in better shape for a longer period of time.

I use AG's as cargo ships; I've yet to see much use for them since even small ports can rearm small surface ships.  AE and AD types can rearm nearly every warship depending on their cargo capacity, and being able to rearm a battlegroup at Efate instead of Suva is the difference in having them off station for nearly a week.  AO's and tankers at small ports function the same way in respect to refueling.

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ORIGINAL: John Lansford

Putting an AR in the rear areas is a waste of time; put them in ports near where the fighting is and you'll increase the usefulness of your ships by reducing minor damage on them faster.  Your major shipyards are in the rear areas; why put an AR behind the lines where it's the same distance to a shipyard as it is to them?

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Same with your AS, AE, AD ships; put them in ports close to where you expect fighting and all those ships will be able to stay on station longer, or get back to the fighting faster.  The AGP is a special case since it rearms PT boats, so use it the same as an AS/AD.

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For example

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Another example: I've got an AV at one of those little atolls south of Tarawa.
One more:

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ORIGINAL: xj900uk

The dutch also have a number of small but useful seaplane tenders.  Ok so they can't oversee/service/maintain as many planes as the US ones (I think it is 6 but I might be wrong), however they are very useful if you can get them out of the DEI to send them to small islands or atolls where they can then hide away behind teh coral reefs and keep a small batch of PBY's operating as your eyes and ears.  Far better and quicker than landing a BF or engineering unit onto an otherwise deserted place and building it up.  Also any base could in theory be spotted by the IJN's own search or recce planes, but a seaplane tender (particularly a small easy-to-hide one) may not...