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Supply - 7/31/2006 11:06:31 AM

Gresbeck

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How will supply be modeled in FoF. I suppose the model forage / supply wagons seen in CoG needs to be at least partially redesigned, or not? Will we have different supply levels for food and ammo?

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RE: Supply - 7/31/2006 5:30:50 PM

ericbabe

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There are no depots anymore as there were in CoG -- supply is automatically distributed to any units that have line-of-communication back to friendly territory. What is new is that brigades have a strategic-supply rating, between 0-10. They receive a certain amount resupply based on several factors (whether they are in rail-supply, fleet supply; their supply-priority setting; the logistics staff rating of their military group) and they use supply when moving and fighting and a little bit for upkeep/weapon-upkeep every turn. Supply level is then used to determine how many caissons they get in detailed combat, and their effectiveness when besieging enemy forts/cities.

There are still forage rules, but the forage levels of provinces are now given in terms of number of brigades that can receive resupply. Brigades can only forage up to 5 levels of strategic supply.

There are not separate ratings for food/ammo -- it's all abstracted into one category.

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RE: Supply - 7/31/2006 5:39:48 PM

marecone

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I am sorry if you already answered this one but... Will it be possible to attack supply wagons. This would also add to realisam of the game. Thank you.

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RE: Supply - 7/31/2006 9:44:00 PM

Feralkoala

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Eric has stated in another thread that there are raiders, and that one function of cavalry/scouts would be to give you certain options before battle, one of which was raiding enemy supplies.

The bigger, more 'strategic' raids would likely just involve moving a force and disrupting the enemy's Line of Communication, like Sheridan's occupation of the Shenandoah valley in 1864.

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RE: Supply - 7/31/2006 10:56:47 PM

marecone

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Ah. Ok. Great. Thank you

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RE: Supply - 8/1/2006 4:59:13 PM

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Supply can be reduced right before combat by a "Scouting Action." During combat, supply caissons can be attacked and possibly even captured. On the strategic level, enemy strategic supply can be reduced by the actions of partisans/raiders.

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RE: Supply - 8/1/2006 5:01:37 PM

marecone

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ORIGINAL: ericbabe

Supply can be reduced right before combat by a "Scouting Action."� During combat, supply caissons can be attacked and possibly even captured.� On the strategic level, enemy strategic supply can be reduced by the actions of partisans/raiders.

Partisans!!! Wooohoooo! Another great touch. Way to go! Way to go!

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