The battle board even has a spot on the attaker side for transports with an attack value of Zero.
And as came up in the Allied fleets on “attack” discussion here and at Harris Game Design, that battle board is more than jsut a playing aid, it is indeed part of the rules themsevles. So, a zero attack space for TRN’s means that under teh rules, TRNs can attack (they just can’t hit anything)
Which is BS. Gosh bless it, if they can shoot down attacking planes, why can’t they ram submarines! Bah huddlebugs and sassaphrase roots!!! (I’m just being silly.)
Indeed, and also very useful to attack the German fleet- otherwise you almost have no opportunity to land your planes. Brings a new perspective to my game.