Brigs not recovering hits? CSA

[W.Barksdale]

In my current pbem I've had several damaged brigs in port, passive with a naval engineer, and turn after turn they never seem to recover any hits. Is this WAD? Anything special I should be doing so that they can fix up to be sent out again?

[Merlin]

That only happens to me when I have no light warship replacements. Not sure what to tell you if you do have them.

[W.Barksdale]

Well don't I feel stupid. I've been waiting for them to repair themselves 8 turns or so. Still playing AACW it seems. Cheers!

[Captain_Orso]

Soooo ... do you have replacements for them?

The don't have to be in PP to take-on repairs, only if you want to have a missing ship replaced.

What size harbor are they in?

[Rod Smart]

I've run into problems where the replacements for damaged ships have been going to ships that aren't damaged. They go to the "bonus free additional ship" or whatever you call the additions to Brigs and Blockaders, and also to complete captured enemy ships. Which has lead to damaged ships sitting damaged in port despite pumping resources into replacements.


My 'problem' does seem to be working as designed.

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Is there a problem with your port? Are they missing hits because they are out of supply, and you have them in Tampa?

[Merlin]

Well don't I feel stupid. I've been waiting for them to repair themselves 8 turns or so. Still playing AACW it seems. Cheers!

We all get a case of the stupid every now and then. I once had a runner sitting G/G in Charleston for eight turns before I realized I had an empty light warship pool.

[Captain_Orso]

Okay noch einmal zum Mitschreiben (one more time so you can write it down), a naval unit in PP will not recover hits nor cohesion quicker than a unit in DP in harbor. This is different from how land units recover.

What setting a unit to PP in a harbor does affect is that unit receiving a missing element. Those Blockade Flotillas, with fewer blockade ships than the rest of the blockade flotillas you receive, are missing blockade ship elements. If you have one of them in harbor--New York or Boston for example (large!)--in PP and you have at least 1 replacement chit for light-warships in your replacement pools, and execute the turn there is a good chance that unit will receive a replacement blockade ship and be locked in harbor until that ship has completed being built.

Ergo, if you don't want to have you blockade flotilla locked in port while a ship is being built, don't put it into PP in harbor.

[MarkCSA]

Does this also work for CSA runners that are missing an element?

[Captain_Orso]

I believe it should.

[MarkCSA]

Bingo, that's the key!

[Merlin]

Okay noch einmal zum Mitschreiben (one more time so you can write it down), a naval unit in PP will not recover hits nor cohesion quicker than a unit in DP in harbor. This is different from how land units recover.

I know. It was a brand new runner, and as I'm certain you're aware, they come missing an element unless you built the unit yourself.

[Captain_Orso]

Missing-schmissing, it's the age-old adage, is the cup half full or half empty-- *full*empty*full*empty*full*empty* .

I like to think of the "cup" as being completely full... of silk from Paris for dresses, bonnets from London for the Spring Cotillion™, caviar from Russia, rum from Haiti, oh and a couple crates of rifles and medicine. Salutll!

[MarkCSA]

Ok, runners now correctly replacing elements. This is good.

What replacement type are my River Transports supposed to draw replacements from and do they need to be in a city with Depot / Harbor type XYZ?

I've managed to replace one River Transport element, but do not seem to be able to reproduce.

[Captain_Orso]

Off the top of my head I don't think I could say exactly what the restrictions are. But I would imagine, if you can build a transport there, you can get a replacement there too. There's basically no difference. Getting a replacement means that the transport must still be built, which takes the exact same amount of time as building one outright.

[pb783]

Okay noch einmal zum Mitschreiben (one more time so you can write it down), a naval unit in PP will not recover hits nor cohesion quicker than a unit in DP in harbor. This is different from how land units recover.

What setting a unit to PP in a harbor does affect is that unit receiving a missing element. Those Blockade Flotillas, with fewer blockade ships than the rest of the blockade flotillas you receive, are missing blockade ship elements. If you have one of them in harbor--New York or Boston for example (large!)--in PP and you have at least 1 replacement chit for light-warships in your replacement pools, and execute the turn there is a good chance that unit will receive a replacement blockade ship and be locked in harbor until that ship has completed being built.

Ergo, if you don't want to have you blockade flotilla locked in port while a ship is being built, don't put it into PP in harbor.

PP?

DP?

And for that matter G/G? Define these terms please.

[Gray Fox]

This is a shorthand for the Posture/Rules of Engagement setting from page 53 in the manual.

PP-Passive Posture/Probe attack or Retreat if Engaged

DP-Defensive Posture/as above

G/G-Green/Green, referring to the color of the icons for this setting.

[pb783]

This is a shorthand for the Posture/Rules of Engagement setting from page 53 in the manual.

PP-Passive Posture/Probe attack or Retreat if Engaged

DP-Defensive Posture/as above

G/G-Green/Green, referring to the color of the icons for this setting.

Got it!