fist off:
are they actually called "minelayers" in english or what is the correct term? i'm german and translated our word for it pretty literally, so i'm not quite sure if thats the correct word.....
back to the original question:
i've been thinking about which ships would be good for being turned ito a minelayer, and stumbled upon sonething in the rules: it says that only cruisers can be turned into a minelayer, since battleships are considered too precious for such a dangerous task.
however, this was written before the escort cariers came out. and these are exactly what i am looking at.
fluff-wise it would make sense using them as minelayers since it would minimize the danger of it because no "real" warships are endangered in the minelaying mission.
but rule-wise, what is the case?
just "battleships are not allowed to"
or
"ONLY cruisers are allowed to"
any opinions?
or is there actually a clarification in the english ruleset? (sometimes some things get lost during the translation, had that numerous times)