                                Command : TEND

NAME
   tend - Transfer commodities between ships

Level: Basic

SYNTAX
   [##:##] Command : tend <COMMODITY|'land'> <SHIP> <AMT|UNIT> <to-SHIP>

The tend command allows transfer of commodities between ships.

If  you  had  cargo ship #16 which had food, and your fleet S needed food, you
could resupply the entire fleet with 20 units of food by typing
   [##:##] Command : tend food 16 20 S

Requirements are that the tending ship must be  in  the  same  sector  as  the
tended  ships, and it must be yours, or belong to a country that considers you
a friendly trading partner.  A positive <AMT> indicates the amount the  tender
will  give  away, while a negative amount indicates the amount that the tender
will try to extract from each ship. (However, you cannot  take  goods  from  a
friendly ship by giving a negative amount)

Only land units with the "assault" capability may be tended between ships.  If
you  wanted  to  tend  land  unit #23 from ship #8 to ship #17, then you would
type:
   [##:##] Command : tend land 8 23 17
Besides the "assault" capability restriction, tending land units has the  same
effect as though you were simply loading the unit onto a ship.  In particular,
you may tend land units to "friendly" ships in the same sector.

SEE ALSO
   load, unload, lload, lunload, ltend, Ships, Moving

