Axis controlled areas behind me??

[Rahvyn]

Hi all;

Playing the full pocket scenario for the first time and I have a question. Looking at the right side of the map for example, it is now turn 17, and I have advanced to around the town of Shpola (40,35) and when I check out my resupply area, there is quite a bit of red behind me. I guess I dont understand why that is? There are no enemy units behind me, and I have destroyed all the fortifications. There is also no interdiction that I can see. Could someone please explain this to me?

Thanks,
Dave

[Gregor_SSG]

Hi all;

Playing the full pocket scenario for the first time and I have a question. Looking at the right side of the map for example, it is now turn 17, and I have advanced to around the town of Shpola (40,35) and when I check out my resupply area, there is quite a bit of red behind me. I guess I dont understand why that is? There are no enemy units behind me, and I have destroyed all the fortifications. There is also no interdiction that I can see. Could someone please explain this to me?

Thanks,
Dave

Dave,

You get supply from two sources in KP. One is from supply sources at the map edge, and the other from trucks. Both of these supply hexes around them, the precise range depending on the source or truck and the terrain costs, (terrain costs being strongly influenced by the weather).

As you advance, you move your supply trucks move forward as well. This keeps your front line troops in supply, but means that intermediate areas, behind the front but away from map edge supply sources might well go out of supply. Since you're not conducting military operations there, it doesn't really matter.

Gregor

[Rahvyn]

For the most part no, it doesnt matter, except that my big artillary guns sometimes get caught in it and cannot resupply, therefore cannot move.

[Rob Gjessing]

Yep thats a problem You need to cover and protect them.. good luck!

[Gregor_SSG]

For the most part no, it doesnt matter, except that my big artillary guns sometimes get caught in it and cannot resupply, therefore cannot move.

Big artillery guns are just that. They have to be towed by big heavy trucks or tracked vehicles, and are pretty helpless off road, especially in the mud.

I never take my Russian heavy artillery off road (a lesson I learnt the hard way). When you start the scenario, use the 'U' key to remove the units from the map, and look at the road network. In the East especially, it looks like it's been specifically designed to hinder military operations.

You have to decide, more or less in advance, where your main offensive push as the Russians will be, and after a couple of turns crunching the fort line, you must relentlessly push your big guns forward to where you think they'll be needed. Don't get them off the road unless both the current and next turn will be snow, and you're sure that you'll be back on a road by the end of next turn.

If you head off road, the weather will go bad, and you'll find your big guns stuck in the mud, and possibly out of supply as well, and your artillery men will be just sitting there, firing up their samovars instead of their guns.

Gregor

[Rahvyn]

Yeah, that's exactly what happened. Of course, they are quite happy now out of the action with some Russian Snow Bunnies to keep em warm