Ivanov Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I have noticed that none of the important British naval bases in the Med ( Alexandria, Malta or Gibraltar ) allows to reinforce damaged ships to their full strength? Is it intentional? Another thing that suprises me aswell, is the fact that fortress like Malta, Gibraltar or Tobruk provide just 5 supply to the defendig units. It's quite strange as those fortress were very well prepared for a prolonged defence and as showed the example of Tobruk, were able to hold out for a long time being completely cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlape3 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Without a direct rail line to the home country no cities or bases will rise above level 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanov Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 If that is the case, then it represents a very serious flaw of the current supply model... Royal Navy should be able to reinforce her ships in the Med to the full strength and the fortress should provide more than 5 supply. That is essential in case of Gibraltar and Tobruk, because when they are attacked from the land and cut off, it's not possible to place any HQ next to them. In case of Malta, it's nearly impossible for the Axis to capture it, but any air unit based on the island has automatically supply 5 and it's morale and readiness are reduced. I'm not an expert in technical aspects of the game mechanics, but is it not possible to set supply values of each city, port and fortress individually? For example small cities in Western Europe should provide supply 5 but the towns in Russia 4 or 3, while the fortress and big cities always 8 or 10 regardless the rail lines. Ports like Alexandria, Cairo,Malta or Gibraltar should definitely have their supply values increased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Without a direct rail line to the home country no cities or bases will rise above level 5. Egypt could be scripted as an allied country, with a capital. Thus allowing higher supply levels. ...and Libya could be scripted as an Axis players just the same. And the net effect is to balance each other out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanov Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Egypt could be scripted as an allied country, with a capital. Thus allowing higher supply levels. ...and Libya could be scripted as an Axis players just the same. And the net effect is to balance each other out. What is affecting the balance right now, is the fact that Italian ships can be reinforced to their full strength in the ports of their home country , while Royal Navy can't do it in any of her Mediterranean bases. It should be acctualy the opposite, because the main weakness of Regia Marina was chronic lack of fuel, while the British had it in excess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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