scurvy dog Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I am new at the game. I started the 1939 campaign as axis and found I could not reinforce my units with elite reinforcements. The elite reinforements option was grayed out on the drop down menu that comes up when you right click a unit. Regular reinforcements and all other options were available. I know you can't get elite reinforcements for units that are adjacent to enemy units. Are there any other restrictions that I don't know about? Am I doing something wrong? Please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzgndr Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Units need experience first. One bar of experience allows 1 elite reinforcement up to strength 11. Two bars allows up to strength 12, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGungHo Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 To get Elite reinforcements the unit has to have at least one bar of experience and not be next to enemy units! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scook Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 How much experience does the unit have? The bars, flags, stripes, whatever you call them, reminicent of Panzer Generaly, affect how many elite replacements a unit can have. One bar = 11 str max, 5 bars = 15str max. And elite replacements can only be added at 1 strength per turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Elite Reinforcements come only with 1 Solid Bar of Experience Per... with the Siberian Transfers and with no other units I'm aware of to start the game off has experience already, save Partisans... I do not recall reinforcing a partisan to 1 elite the Reinforcement is handy for many reasons, I think the Morale Readiness and ability to kill and not be killed so easily makes them quite handy. However reinforcing them from strength 10 to 11, and so forth takes them out of action, so it something to do in the Winter or Muddy months.. When they're not being used.. I rarely see experience 12 being exceeded in the current platform.. I suppose Navy's COULD really benefit great but land units lose too much strength to gain much from elites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_para Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 The US Navy transfer from the Pacific when Spain joins the Axis is also at level 1 experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_para Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 What is the reason that you can't add elite replacements when next to an enemy but you can add regular reinforcments? What is the difference between more troops showing up? You can send experienced troops up to the front as easy, if not easier, than green troops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Same reason you can't "tech up" units that are adjacent to the enemy: to make qualitative upgrades to unit strength more difficult. At some point, I guess, the idea is that units have to be pulled out of the line to rest, reequip and retrain. At this game's level of focus or abstraction, I doubt that arguments about how reinforcements reach the front make much sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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