transfer costs, landcap, and transport

[raydudeva]

Hi,

On the transfer subformations screen there is box on the right that shows basic cost. like this:

Basic cost = 40.

What is that 40 deducted from? And how is the number calculated?

Also, as far as LandCap - when it shows M / N how do M and N get calculated?

Finally, I was playing a bit of the Afrika 41 scenario. I was the British and I needed to move my Army HQ further back from the lines. But unfortunately it could not move! I noticed it had a dive bomber, staff, and engineer subformations. No trucks. Is it the dive bomber that's keeping it from moving? Or not having trucks?

Btw, Great game! I like how the Afrika 41 scenario gives me supply and reinforcements and forces me to work with what is given. I think with a little modification one could add action cards. The use of action cards would be to simulate my influence with higher command and request more reinforcements or better units.

[AZKGungHo]

Hey Ray,

I too am a newbie - but have found that if you have fighters in your HQ it won't move till you transfer them, then it moves fine. I think the same is true when your HQ contains naval units as well.

[rickier65]

ORIGINAL: raydudeva

Hi,

On the transfer subformations screen there is box on the right that shows basic cost. like this:

Basic cost = 40.

What is that 40 deducted from? And how is the number calculated?

Also, as far as LandCap - when it shows M / N how do M and N get calculated?

Finally, I was playing a bit of the Afrika 41 scenario. I was the British and I needed to move my Army HQ further back from the lines. But unfortunately it could not move! I noticed it had a dive bomber, staff, and engineer subformations. No trucks. Is it the dive bomber that's keeping it from moving? Or not having trucks?

Btw, Great game! I like how the Afrika 41 scenario gives me supply and reinforcements and forces me to work with what is given. I think with a little modification one could add action cards. The use of action cards would be to simulate my influence with higher command and request more reinforcements or better units.

Yes German HQ has same problem - Aircraft in the HQ unit. It cant move until you transfer the aircraft out.

Not sure I'd care for adding an Action Card though, I dont beleive the AI is able to use them. Maybe as a game variant for Human vs human only.

(I'm playing North Africa right now too! -- very nice game!).

Rick

[PDiFolco]

You can give AI cards and make it play through events - can be a random roll, or some trigger (enemy reaches zone X, Y units destroyed, so  many VP gained/lost) ...

[raydudeva]

Thanks for the suggestions on the action cards.

Now, to the more important question:
On the transfer subformations screen there is box on the right that shows basic cost. like this:
Basic cost = 40. (taken from the manual)
What is that 40 deducted from? And how is the number calculated?

I'd like to think this isn't a trivial value. This cost is deducted from something, and I need to know what that something is so that I don't run out of it at a key moment in the battle.

[Philistine2]

ORIGINAL: raydudeva
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On the transfer subformations screen there is box on the right that shows basic cost. like this:
Basic cost = 40. (taken from the manual)
What is that 40 deducted from? And how is the number calculated?
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It appears to be the LandCap cost to transfer 1 unit of weight to that particular formation. (It varies with distance & possibly other things). Just below it you'll see something like LandCap = 0/20000. If you start putting things in to transfer, this will change. At basic cos=40, 10 Rifles would cost 400, and 2 artillery would cost 800 to transfer, for example.

--Philistine