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[freeboy]

What is the purpose of sea engeniers?

[PhilThib]

Speed up shipbuilding and repairs of naval units (located in the same port as they)

[Crimguy]

<EDIT> Didn't read original post carefully. pls ignore.

Do they aid in building fortifications, or help in sieges?

While were on that note, has anyone created a unit guide? Something to help us distinguish each unit? I've got the ground units basically down, but I'm more confused sometimes when it comes to the various naval units.

[PJL]

Naval engineers are very useful if you want ships repaired quickly I find. Don't understand why anyone would build sailors though, if the ships that are built are automatically manned when ready.

[Cat Lord]

Don't understand why anyone would build sailors though, if the ships that are built are automatically manned when ready.

Sailors are slightly cheapers than Marines (and slightly weaker), but you can produce more of them ?

The main ability of Marines/Sailors is the bonus to the whole stack to cross rivers quicker.

Cat

[Pocus]

This is an historical unit (armed sailors and crewmen helping riverine flotilla in ground operations), but yes they are redundant with the marines.