Armenia region patch 52 clarification

[tm1]

" Armenia region made part of the playable map area.
New National Supply Source depots added to Yerevan and Nakhichevan in Armenia, with freight levels of 1000 tons each "

So as of patch 52 Armenia is now playable ( sounds great ) I was always wondering why that area was off limits anyway.

Also if I am reading it correctly there are now 2 additional NSS in The Caucasus region,

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So my question is with the opening of this area up and the supply sources within it, capturing Baku by The Axis will no longer isolate and render and Soviet units out of supplied ?

This is OK I guess just makes it a little harder to take the region, but I guess also gives the Axis player a bit more of a challenge.

regards

[AlbertN]

I believe it is a form of representation of 'Lend Lease' supplies that may manifest directly there from Iran more than a real NSS.
On the other hand I am not sure how it will work out due to a NSS impacting railyards and how much freight they will ferry around. So I suspect in the longer run it will turn in more 'hearts' pumping more freight to the Soviet frontlines.

[Joel Billings]

It represents the link with Iran. Soviet units could have theoretically withdrawn in that direction and/or have been marginally resupplied. The NSS's there only provide 2000 freight points a turn, so loss of Baku would mean that although the units could be "in supply", they actually won't receive much in the way of supplies or replacements without some other link to the north.