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Supply bug? - 1/11/2008 9:04:02 PM

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While playing EA as the Germans, I have surrounded Soviet forts and a marine unit along the Dneister. One pocket includes the marine unit and 3 forts in and around Odessa(supposedly not a supply source) , and the other 2 forts next to Uman. All are surrounded, and have been so for 9 or so months. Yet, amazingly, they're all in terrific supply. Someone said I have to attack. But while they're in supply? This defeats the entire purpose of surrounding them in the first place. If this is a game bug, I want to bring it to Ralph's attention. So far, I've had no satisfactory explanation.

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RE: Supply bug? - 1/11/2008 11:18:06 PM

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You're probably misunderstanding something. A picture (or .sav file) speaks a thousand words. Do you have one available to demonstrate the situation?

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RE: Supply bug? - 1/12/2008 1:03:49 AM

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Why thank you for asking Jamiam. Keep in mind there are two full strength Stalin-forts that are unseen next to the marine unit. The visible fort next to the Soviet marine unit has only lost strength because it was attacked last turn

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RE: Supply bug? - 1/12/2008 1:32:19 AM

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The Soviet units are not surrounded. They still have an open line of communication. To block supplies, you need to have a solid veil of your units, and/or their zones of control between the enemy units and their supply sources.

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RE: Supply bug? - 1/12/2008 1:41:28 AM

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What you need to do is to station some units at locations that will, by virtue of impassable terrain, their physical presence, and the presence of their zoc's, will block the line of communication to/from the Soviet units and Allied supply sources. The attached photo will show one of several ways of doing this. Just place a unit in each of the circled hexes, and the Soviet units will lose supply.

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RE: Supply bug? - 1/12/2008 2:22:32 AM

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I will move them back. However through most of these last 9 months I have had units in those hexes. Yes, all at once. To give you the benefit of a doubt which I have very little of, I will move units back to those hexes. Thank you for your insights.

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RE: Supply bug? - 1/12/2008 5:10:19 AM

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I will move them back. However through most of these last 9 months I have had units in those hexes. Yes, all at once. To give you the benefit of a doubt which I have very little of, I will move units back to those hexes. Thank you for your insights.

As long as your opponent cannot reinforce the area (for example, by sea) you should be fairly safe with leaving ant units in the positions indicated, since the immobile units would not be able to advance after combats. The Marine has a movement allowance of 1, so you could pull the units in the hex NE of Odessa back into either 1NE, 1SE, or 2E (Kherson) and have the same effect. If the Marine is unable to break down (fully packed Soviet formations) and move to occupy one of your zoc's, then the forts and Marine will eventually starve and suffer pestilence losses until they are mere shells of their current force. Then, some flank attacks should finish them off with minimal losses.

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