Question about taking Malta

[jonpfl]

All,

Just trying my first game as the Axis and I am curious why I cannot see the stats for Malta?

Am I supposed to be able to? I am trying to bomb it to lower entrenchment but have no clue what the value is at.

Thx
jonpfl

[Platoonist]

Am I supposed to be able to? I am trying to bomb it to lower entrenchment but have no clue what the value is at.

Malta is a one hex island, so you can't spot the entrenchment level with an adjacent land unit as usual. However, each medium bomber will inflict one level of de-entrenchment even if you don't see it. When the AA unit defending the hex finally evaporates that's when you invade.

[DarkHorse2]

The spotting mechanics usually work OK.

But in the case of Malta, they are a bit weird.

In order to get the full details of a land unit, you need to have a unit with a "land spotting" value > 0 and within as many hexes.

For Malta, that is very hard to do as the Axis without a CV.

When first starting to play SC, you may want to periodically turn off FOW just to see what is going on, until you get the feel of things.