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Carriers are able to repair and rearm ships that can dock at them. In general, these are ships that are of size-class S or M.
Fleet auxiliary ships Auxiliary Ships are able to repair and rearm ships of all size-classes including Carriers and other Fleet auxiliary shipsAuxiliary Ships. Ships of this type also advertise trade offers to acquire resources that it needs as long as it is actively providing supplies.
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- Assign the ship to be subordinate to another ship with Assignment: Supply Fleet.
- Or give it the behaviour to Supply Fleet, and specify a location.
Click on the field labeled Destination: and click on the desired location on the map.
Don't forget to click Confirm to lock in the new behaviour.
This will cause your Fleet fleet auxiliary ship to start acquiring resources and will make it available to other ships that you own for resupply.
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