Research items to ignore

[Jonathan Pollard]

There are many research items that in game terms have no effect whatsoever regardless of what country you are playing, here is a list of them:

Can't find an effect for 321-Air Superiority or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 34-Balliste or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 27-Barbettes or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 80-Depth Charge or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 87-Dreadnought or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 250-Electric Telegraph or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 49-Electrical Mounts or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 306-Expanded Reserve or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 7-Explosive Shells or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 300-French 75 Model or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 322-Giulio Douhet or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 43-Heavy Caliber Guns III or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 44-Heavy Caliber Guns IV or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 11-Hospital Ships or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 262-Infiltration or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 257-Ivan Bloch or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 298-Krupp or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 263-Low Echelon Fire Support or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 324-Military Airplanes or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 0-Muzzle loaded smoothbore or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 211-New synchronization techniques or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 415-Panama Canal or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 33-Poudre B or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 238-Sere de Rivieres or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 179-Skyscrapers or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 5-Steam Frigates or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 412-Suez Canal or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 95-Torpedo planes or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 189-Underground rail systems or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 68-Zone of Immunity or for any tech that requires it

[loki100]

ORIGINAL: Jonathan Pollard

There are many research items that in game terms have no effect whatsoever regardless of what country you are playing, here is a list of them:

Can't find an effect for 321-Air Superiority or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 34-Balliste or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 27-Barbettes or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 80-Depth Charge or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 87-Dreadnought or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 250-Electric Telegraph or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 49-Electrical Mounts or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 306-Expanded Reserve or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 7-Explosive Shells or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 300-French 75 Model or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 322-Giulio Douhet or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 43-Heavy Caliber Guns III or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 44-Heavy Caliber Guns IV or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 11-Hospital Ships or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 262-Infiltration or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 257-Ivan Bloch or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 298-Krupp or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 263-Low Echelon Fire Support or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 324-Military Airplanes or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 0-Muzzle loaded smoothbore or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 211-New synchronization techniques or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 415-Panama Canal or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 33-Poudre B or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 238-Sere de Rivieres or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 179-Skyscrapers or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 5-Steam Frigates or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 412-Suez Canal or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 95-Torpedo planes or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 189-Underground rail systems or for any tech that requires it
Can't find an effect for 68-Zone of Immunity or for any tech that requires it

Just to say, this list has some errors. Some of the techs aren't meant to give anything (remember that research happens in PoN, you don't direct it). Some do, one example is that hospital ships generates a unit (a hospital ship that improves naval cohesion - in the same way that a land hospital does for your armies). So just because a tech doesn't lead to anything else doesn't mean it doesn't work.

Edit - this list is being seriously mis-understood. For example, the Dreadnought tech, as it should, puts Dreadnoughts in your force pool that you can build, so does the hospital ship. As above, not every tech in PoN leads to a new unit/option, some are there to slow the research process.