Baron Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Could someone more knowledgeable in scripts explain to me how Malts effects supply in the Med? What I want to justify in my own (admittedly feeble)mind is how an Island that is bombed down to 0 supply every turn can still cause so much havoc to the supply lines in the Med. Historically when Malta was under heavy pressure it lost its effective :confused: ness in interdicting the Axis supply lines to N.Africa. I don't see this same dynamic id SC2 v1.6. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Maybe its a trade off Baron since Tunis never seems to get supply reduction from a resilient Malta. If you got it down to zero, the garrison cannot reinforce, take them out and capture the place, you've done the hard work. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Malta is abstract to represent the long supply lines of North African Axis advances... It's not meant literally as a true base of operations unless of course the Axis leave an opening and you can scout a place to attack! then it's quite useable Historically it was bombed to hell until The Germans called it off... it is meant to slow down the German advance in N.Africa in game terms. It doesn't really work unless it strikes repeatedly... So it's a little game balancer Axis can take it if they bombard it to hell, that is at least historical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 maybe but when axis capture EVERYTHING, gibraltar,west africa, mid east etc...malta effect still kicking? This ain't ok - no way the UK can supply anything in Malta with every tile axis controled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Good point HR and I have to agree. Perhaps it will be fixed as Baron also presented a good case. One thing to ponder is the "10th Flotilla". Historically, a UK deployed force of 15 U-class submarines, based out of Malta. Could they have been supplied by subs running the straits of Gibraltar or clandestined operations through Turkey, ...elsewhere? Are there other possibilities? Common sense dictates that Malta should be neutralized at this point, but we always need to examine the alternatives, especially in the "what if" venue that SC provides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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