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New Players => The Academy => Topic started by: Somnus on November 30, 2013, 11:39:54 PM

Title: [SOLVED] Transport Question
Post by: Somnus on November 30, 2013, 11:39:54 PM

Hello, I was wondering what the difference between a Troop Transport Bay and a Small Troop Transport Bay is besides . 8 battalion capacity? If each GU need 1 transport bay (besides engineers) what is the use of the small one?

Title: Re: Transport Question
Post by: Brian Neumann on December 01, 2013, 01:05:54 AM

A troop transport bay can handle 1 normal combat battalion (not a construction engineer brigade).  A small troop transport bay handles 1 company (currently only marines).  You can use the company size ones for boarding parties to attack enemy ships.  A drop pod has the same nomenclature so a small drop pod allows for 1 company to be combat dropped.  It helps for making things like assault shuttles or troop carrying FAC's.

If you look at the ground unit construction tab (F2) there is a column for the unit size.  Most are 5 space units.  On the ship design screen (F5) the rating of the bay is the unit size it can hold.

Brian

Title: [SOLVED] Transport Question
Post by: Somnus on December 02, 2013, 12:01:06 AM

Thank you!