wrong...

You won't hit the repair cap for the US with just 3 repairers.

I know because I have 3 maxed out Reps * meaning lvl 120 *. They all have about 180~190
vets on them each
and I'm not hitting the rep cap.

I'm still confused as to how a Seaman would help a CV crew that much given that they top
out around (IIRC) 3% improvement in abilities.

As for a BBs... they do add more repair than an engineer (more Repair true ability at
least), though you can never load enough engineers for a seaman to add more overheat time
(or even speed) than an additional engineer (assuming my above understanding is correct).

=/

Everybody! Run the exact same setup as each other! The one who stands out is
automatically a noob.

Ehh besides that. I used a seaman on my other bb crew. I don't care if there's a benefit
or not. The beauty was that when I finally got a bb6 I had one incredible seaman to
buff my cv crew through the levels. Food for thought.

^ I'll get one if I can get a +12 engy, rep and fighter ability on the same sailor.

You can also do well with 4 engineers and a seaman instead of 5 engineers. The
seaman boost adds just as much overheat time as a 5th engineer and you end up
with more repair out of the deal.

The seaman is also very useful if you're running a CV as a second ship line. Pilots
love him. =)

End the disscussion at:
2 main gunners
2 reload gunners for AA
5 engineers
3 repairers
1 scout

You get decent OH time + repair cap if you have +12 repairers with enough vets. AA
is highly recommended, if you don't know how to AA, learn it, so you won't be a
noob.

AA is a must!

My Nebraska setup is.

1 BO
2 Acc
2 Rld
4 Repairs
6 Engineers
1 Scout

Leveling 2 additional sailors were a bit of a pain. ^^

silly me

Only BO and main gunners need to be 120, rest must be 115.