Originally Posted by Sumi808
wonderful! - thanks so much for your help
I will follow a similar pattern for other nations if I decide to make a new crew - I will try to get full vets before level 60 or 50. As ealy as possible
I tired reading albert guiode on sailor ability, just a bit confusing for me - my math not so great.
Waht is it best/ what is it good to class hero and neut level 90 sailors as?
For that, it's mostly academic: look at what their ability boosts help the most.
Engineers would be the best, as they will have excellent engine, repair, and restore stats, all of which are useful.
Gunners are a decent possibility as well, especially if you want to compete in the world at war and axis & allies rooms. You can get the excellent repair of those elite rep gunners you read about earlier without having to seriously overvet and without sacrificing early and mid-grind performance. At high levels, you have the option of making them very light (more bulge, secondary weapons, possibly even an extra not) or keeping them full and getting autocannons in world at war in addition to the nice repair stat.
Fighters, while they don't get as good a repair bonus, are nonetheless uncapped, so a hero can do wonders there. I'm a bit less sold on a special sailor (lvl 90 neut) unless you level it all the way to 120 before classing it fighter. At 90, it gets a paltry 150 vets, which you can easily get normally if you wait for a vet boost event.
Repairers: again, hero is decent, but it's a bit of a waste for a special sailor since you're basically packing it all into one stat.
Bridge Operators: Special sailor only if your goal is to save weight. Not too keen on hero sailor, but it could be adequate.
AA Gunners: Never use special sailors for them. Heros are adequate but not exactly up there in need.
Sonarman/Planesman: Good for special sailors, but Hero sailors are less impressive (potential stat is barely adequate, even if they give excellent repair and restore).
Bomber/Recon pilot: I wouldn't. You could if you had the medals and were really trying to max out repair. Again with pilots though: a special sailor is completely wasted if you don't level it up significantly before classing.
Landing/Airlift force: only if you have full crews in every nation you plan to have, and want to show off in occupation mode during events :P
