Morale Loss

[Powloon]

I'm playing the AI as the axis under version 1.08.07. On turn 3 I noticed for some reason that all my starting infantry divisions with a morale of 90 had been reduced to 89. None of them had any defeats against their name or were out of supply.

Is this just a case where high morale decays away if you are a certain threshold over the national morale (if it is what is the threshold for when this occurs?)

[morvael]

Yes, it decays due to fatigue, not enough supply or just because it's way too high over NM.

[Powloon]

It was only turn 3 so I'm fairly sure it wasn't fatigue or supply.

Is there an increasing chance of losing morale the higher you are above national morale or is there a set threshold which you pass where there is a chance that your morale decreases eg does the check only occur if you are say 15 points over the NM level

[morvael]

It's increasing with every point above NM.

Anyway, if you moved those units they sure had some fatigue. Fatigue + morale higher than NM leads to morale decrease as well. Also, on turn 3 comes the first need to resupply and when units move into Russia they don't get 100% of needs due to Axis rail modifier (and other modifiers as well). Less than 100% of needs + morale higher than NM leads to morale decrease as well.

So this could be any (or all) of the three tests.

[Powloon]

Thanks morvael think I understand now [:)]