Amphibious assault - sea battle lost what happens to transports

[tvarberg]

Hi,
Attacking player loses the sea battle. What happens to the attacking transports?
Are they destroyed or do they retreat?

[Panther]

@tvarberg

Attacking transports can retreat then, provided a retreat route had been established during Combat Move Phase.

Only defending defenseless transports are destroyed (Rulebook, page 19).

[AdamGameSmith]

@tvarberg

Yes, Panther is correct. An important additional note is that the attacking transports may not unload during non-combat. Anything that is on board stays on board and remains vulnerable to sinking.