Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

I have no idea how much is damaged by each hit, but any damage you inflict will use up supply - either from LCUs needing to repair disabled squads/devices, or engineers needing to fix airfield or port damage.

Additionally, you can hit the supply dumps at the airfield or port. The replay will tell you when this happens, and the combat summary will say something like "Airfield Supply hits 1" or "Port Supply hits 1".

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

I have no idea how much is damaged by each hit, but any damage you inflict will use up supply - either from LCUs needing to repair disabled squads/devices, or engineers needing to fix airfield or port damage.

Additionally, you can hit the supply dumps at the airfield or port. The replay will tell you when this happens, and the combat summary will say something like "Airfield Supply hits 1" or "Port Supply hits 1".

There was a recent, like in the last three weeks, thread on this. Alred found the dev thread where the changes to the old system (which was 1% per hit I believe) were detailed. Essentially, now the damage per hit is a function of the device/ordnance, plus some math. It's in that thread. But a 500 lb bomb does less on average than a 1000 lb.

Also, repairing air field and port damage does not use supply. Only building them to a new level does.

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

I have no idea how much is damaged by each hit, but any damage you inflict will use up supply - either from LCUs needing to repair disabled squads/devices, or engineers needing to fix airfield or port damage.

Additionally, you can hit the supply dumps at the airfield or port. The replay will tell you when this happens, and the combat summary will say something like "Airfield Supply hits 1" or "Port Supply hits 1".

There was a recent, like in the last three weeks, thread on this. Alred found the dev thread where the changes to the old system (which was 1% per hit I believe) were detailed. Essentially, now the damage per hit is a function of the device/ordnance, plus some math. It's in that thread. But a 500 lb bomb does less on average than a 1000 lb.

Also, repairing air field and port damage does not use supply. Only building them to a new level does.

Thanks, did not know. I figured it used supply as well as stopping fort building.

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ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

Even if it doesn't reduce supply significantly, airport strike is still very valuable in keeping the besieged base fort level from going

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ORIGINAL: Helldiver

Moose.

Thanks. I guess you mean the "Logistics 101" update from Alfred? I couldn't find anything else by him that seemed to fit and the "search" function returned nothing. Bottom line seems to be FOW makes everything iffy, but the boomier the device, the more damage AND that the attacking player really can't get an accurate handle on the amount of supply damaged.... now that I think more about it, I guess that's fine, both historically and in terms of game play.... still, it would be nice to know when supply destruction is making the bombees ripe for a "minus" during a planned ground attack...

Helldiver.

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: Helldiver

Moose.

Thanks. I guess you mean the "Logistics 101" update from Alfred? I couldn't find anything else by him that seemed to fit and the "search" function returned nothing. Bottom line seems to be FOW makes everything iffy, but the boomier the device, the more damage AND that the attacking player really can't get an accurate handle on the amount of supply damaged.... now that I think more about it, I guess that's fine, both historically and in terms of game play.... still, it would be nice to know when supply destruction is making the bombees ripe for a "minus" during a planned ground attack...

Helldiver.

Alfred didn't start it, so Search is hard. He might weigh in here; he has an uncanny ability to find threads.

You are correct that the boomier (I don't recall the Editor field that is; Effect maybe?) the exploding device the more supply potentially lost. Then there's other stuff applied, especially randoms. And you are correct that the attacker never really knows how well he's doing in exact terms. He also doesn't know how much is coming in unless every hex side is closed and must account for organically-produced supply if the base has industry or gets "free" supply as a few do, especially in China.

I think a lot of players try to over-think this kind of thing and end up in the weeds worrying about 17% supply destruction versus 24% and forget to have a grand or even a regional strategy. When you attack if you get a (-) on his supply line in the combat report--you done good.