Malta supply blockade

[Garush]

Hi everyone !

I read in the description of the Europe 1939 scenario that Malta could be blocked :

« Gibraltar, Malta ans Azores - if an ennemy naval group is next to the port and no friendly naval group is in or next to the port supplies are cut off for each of these ports. »

So as the Allied player, I put a fleet in Malta. But it seems that despite this, Malta is still under blockade.



May be I did something wrong ? Or I didn't understand something ? Or is it a bug ?

Thanks for your answer.

[Nirosi]

Was the UK fleet in Malta (or adjacent) at the start of the turn (the one when you received the report)?

[Garush]

Yes. I positioned it here the previous turn, precisely to avoid being supply blocked.

[Nirosi]

Yes. I positioned it here the previous turn, precisely to avoid being supply blocked.

Hum... then you should not be blockaded. Might be a bug...

[ncc1701e]

The rule differs between WPE and WPP. In WPP, a fleet in port won’t prevent a port blockade. Could it be that the WPP rule was introduced in WPE by the latest patch?

Just guessing.

[Nirosi]

The rule differs between WPE and WPP. In WPP, a fleet in port won’t prevent a port blockade. Could it be that the WPP rule was introduced in WPE by the latest patch?

Just guessing.

Good guess. However I am playing a game with Magic Missile and my subs in Malta are actually stopping the blockade (1.00.17.01 version).

[Garush]

My fleet left Malta for Gibraltar, before returning one turn later. Well this time, the blockade was broken.