<t> 1: No (you use cities to start supply chains by placing a depot on a city hex)<br/>
2: 3 (one empty hex between)<br/>
3: Yes, supply is blocked from the depot in space 3<br/>
4: If the depot is attacked, the enemy has to fight them using the Trivial Combat method (both sides use 5-2 tables ...

<t> If you click once anywhere in your home country, the small green text box/line on the lower left hand side of your screen will change to show you what you have left.<br/>
It will write something like: 5g51i(FS)8i2c, which will mean: 5 major power guard factors, 51 major power infantery, 8 free ...

<r> A <B><s>[b]</s>counter<e>[/b]</e></B> represents an army corps or fleet and its strength is depending on how many <B><s>[b]</s>factors<e>[/b]</e></B> it holds.<br/>
On the counter overview you can see how many factors of each type a counter can hold.<br/>
Be it heavy ships, light ships ...