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Regarding automatic rail repair. Is there any way the player can influence _where_ the automatic rail repair units will start working? Instead of having them to start working on secondary peripherial rail lines I'd like to priorotize them to work out in branches from my main axis of advance. Is this possible? If so, what are the criteria for that to happen?

thanks in advance.

ORIGINAL: magnno66

Regarding automatic rail repair. Is there any way the player can influence _where_ the automatic rail repair units will start working? Instead of having them to start working on secondary peripherial rail lines I'd like to priorotize them to work out in branches from my main axis of advance. Is this possible? If so, what are the criteria for that to happen?

thanks in advance.

yes

Assign repair units to an HQ (the RHG HQs are a good choice for the Germans as well as being historically accurate). Move the HQ into the general area where you want things repaired. Stand back and wait a few weeks.

First constraint: they really don't like to repair close to the front lines
Second constraint: once they leave the HQ and start repairing, their motion is a true Drunkard's Walk. If you don't like where they wander off to, just tell them to "Return to HQ"

thanks for the tip pompack. Just one thing. RHG HQs= Army Group HQs?

thanks again.

ORIGINAL: magnno66

thanks for the tip pompack. Just one thing. RHG HQs= Army Group HQs?

thanks again.

No, they are German rear area formations equivilent to army level that generally report to AG or OKH level. There are three of them and they are have security divisions attached instead of combat divisions.

However AG HQs also work quite well with construction/repair units attached. You just have to be more careful about moving them around since you can break the tie with their attached armies if you move them too far out of their assigned areas.

I'd LOVE to see those threads or for any more experienced players to assist the
new people to the game with an AID sheet.


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