Slitherine

quote:

ORIGINAL: PKH

Does the current port capacity affect supply for the allies, and if so, how ?

Does commandos have any special rules ?

quote:

For the Allies, port supply capacities determine the level of
supply reaching each friendly hex. As Allied units move further away from ports
the amount of supply they receive from those ports declines so the capture of
ports closer to the front line as that line moves north is a constant necessity.
The second line is related to the first, its the percentage of a port’s supply
capacity that is currently working. To increase that value the player must
assign more workers than are required. If he assigns less workers than are
required the port’s functioning supply capacity will gradually decrease.

quote:

ORIGINAL: PKH

I'm aware supply spreads from ports. What I meant was does the amount of combat supply and fuel you get per turn depend on port supply (edit:capacity), and if so how is that calculated.

quote:

From Frank:

First, movement. The amount of fuel required as you move is based on movement points and how those points are modified by supply.
If you have over 90% supply, then you use 1 fuel point per move point.
If your supply situation is between 70% and 90% then your fuel consumption is 20% more than your total move points.
If you have between 40% and 70% supply then your fuel consumption is 50% more than your total move points.
If you have between 16% and 40% supply then your fuel consumption is 200% more than your total move points.
If you have less than 16% supply then your fuel consumption is 300% more than your total move points.

How does terrain affect supply? Think of for example Allied supply emanating from the port of Naples. The supply module looks at each of the 6 adjacent hexes and modifies the supply from Naples based on terrain and sets the supply value of each of those hexes. Then each of those hexes does the same for hexes adjacent to them and so on until every Allied hex has been treated in this manner.

As to the particulars, let’s say a hex has a supply value of 150. One of the adjacent hexes contains a road so 90% of that supply value would continue into that hex. 90% of 150 is 135. So that becomes the supply value. Another adjacent hex might contain rough terrain and have no road, so only 40% of the supply value is carried over, for a value of 60.
If a hex has already been determined to have a supply value but a new trace from a new source would have a higher value then the lower value is replaced with the higher value. Weather adds to terrain problems. So for example if its raining then every hex incurs a greater penalty.

To be able to receive a combat supply point, the unit must have at least 16% supply.