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1st question-Concerning supply, how do i continue the flow of supplies to my men,troops & equipment? I see "only on certain towns" there are different symbols of either green, gold, blue or red marks, what is the significance of each??? I'm playing the grand campaign, i've already defeated poland, eastern front line is stabilized atm & secure. My western front is of course being attacked by the french & the BEF, with the dutch remaining in a "somewhat supportative role" as well. I'm holding the line & reinforcing it with various level 2 inf div's & corps, armored corps & divisions (level 2 also) and also motorized corps & divisions as well. Any recommendations here for strategy? as the french & BEF are of course putting up much more of a stern test.

2nd question-What do the blinking lights mean underneath your units???

3rd question-I've already purchased upto level 2 artillery, but yet under the units to purchase, i see "no artillery"??? And yes i am checking under level 2 but all i see are the various inf, armored, motorized, plane & ship type units, where is the artillery???

1st question-Concerning supply;
Overland Supply is handled by having an unbroken line of hexes to a supplied city that has an unbroken line of hexes to a Main Supply Source (MSS). This MSS is represented on the map by red circle with a locomotive (for Germany, Berlin and Hamburg are MSS's). This supply line to your units from the supplied city is measured in the Action Points (AP's) required for a Motorized unit to travel. The city providing supply will have a Supply value based on its connection to the MSS (most likely a value of 30) Unit supply is determined by this value minus the movement cost of Motorized to your unit (ie; 30 - 7 = unit supply of 23).

Blue circles are Ports, Green circles are Victory Locations, Gold numbers are Resource Values and the Red circles are the MSS's stated above.

2nd question-What do the blinking lights mean underneath your units???
I forget which color of blinking light means what, but one of them means that the unit has the capacity to receive replacements, and the other means it is not in full supply (usually less than 20).

3rd question-I've already purchased upto level 2 artillery, but yet under the units to purchase, i see "no artillery"???
There are no "artillery" units. Instead, Artillery Tech represents the ability to level up Infantry and Motorized Infantry units as well as purchase higher level Inf/Mot. units. There is a dropdown menu in the Purchase screen that will show what level of units are available for purchase.


Hope this helps. Have fun.

2) From the Manual

To the lower right of the unit, a blinking dot may be seen; this means the unit has not participated in a multi-directional attack in the current turn yet. A blinking dot over an enemy unit similarly indicates that the enemy unit was not attacked from multiple directions in the current turn.
Three small dots on the right side of the info box, if lit, each represents a status as follows:
• If the top light is lit, the unit has APs to spend.
• If the middle light is lit, the unit has a low Supply level.
• If the bottom light is lit, the unit is under strength.
A star on the left side of the flag means that a unit has a Leader assigned.

I believe they are; Blue, Green, Red, and Yellow, respectively.

This is kinda idiotic on the game producers behalf, should have a artillery icon (just like they have 1 for every other unit). I mean it only seems logical right? if they put 1 up for every other unit, then why they didn't include 1 for artillery is beyond me. So as far as using "artillery", your saying it is included with the motorized korps/divisions???

3rd question-I've already purchased upto level 2 artillery, but yet under the units to purchase, i see "no artillery"???
There are no "artillery" units. Instead, Artillery Tech represents the ability to level up Infantry and Motorized Infantry units as well as purchase higher level Inf/Mot. units. There is a dropdown menu in the Purchase screen that will show what level of units are available for purchase.

ORIGINAL: ScottyG

This is kinda idiotic on the game producers behalf, should have a artillery icon (just like they have 1 for every other unit). I mean it only seems logical right? if they put 1 up for every other unit, then why they didn't include 1 for artillery is beyond me. So as far as using "artillery", your saying it is included with the motorized korps/divisions???

Yes, researching 'artillery' in this game represents advances in all the wide range of elements that make up an infantry or motorized division/corps. Had to be called something.