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ORIGINAL: Oleg Mastruko

This is "region info screen" where you can see various stats about regions. Since in our game there is no FOW you can see stats for every region that is in the game. Perhaps it will be that way even with FOW implemented since these are regions not military units - I don't know.

ORIGINAL: genie144

What exactly is a rail unit? I don't think I hace seen much discussion about that.

ORIGINAL: Atlantikwall

I don`t fully understand the movement of units yet.

1) You can move supply one territory without spending anything.

Correct. You can also move supply via rail, where it will consume one rail point in each territory it crosses.

2) You can move a fighting unit within its movement points only with supply. Tanks need 10 supply to attack and infantry 5, right? Would a move of only 1 territory cost less for a tank?

Each land unit requires one supply unit to move into a new adjacent terrority. Not 10 or 5. I tend to play Soviets, so someone else will need to speak to naval units (see Joel's post below re naval movement and second-area movement for armor). An example may be helpful here. If I have five units - two armor, one infantry, one artillery, and one heavy bomber - in Kiev, and I want to attack East Poland, I will need 5 supply to conduct the attack. As I move each unit into East Poland, I consume one supply.

3) You can move units "for free" within the capacity of a rail, i.e a undistroyed "double-railway" may e.g. transport 4 tanks and 8 infantry in one turn. The infantry goes "for free" in an adjacand territory whereas the tank can move 2 territories for free, right?

If by "for free" you mean without consuming supply, you are correct. They do consume rail points.

Btw.: At the screenshots I saw a capacity of 70 for a double-railway. Was it improved?

You were probably viewing a screenshot where someone had used 10 rail capacity already. Or, uh, as Joel points out below, a simple supply game.

ORIGINAL: Atlantikwall

I don`t fully understand the movement of units yet.

1) You can move supply one territory without spending anything.

Yes

2) You can move a fighting unit within its movement points only with supply. Tanks need 10 supply to attack and infantry 5, right? Would a move of only 1 territory cost less for a tank?

You can move a ground unit 1 area for the cost of one supply. You can move armor 2 areas for the cost of 2 supplies. Fleets cost more to move 2 or more areas.

3) You can move units "for free" within the capacity of a rail, i.e a undistroyed "double-railway" may e.g. transport 4 tanks and 8 infantry in one turn. The infantry goes "for free" in an adjacand territory whereas the tank can move 2 territories for free, right?

Movement via rail and transports can travel as far as there are adjacent regions with sufficient capacity to carry them. Since armor costs 10 capacity and infantry 5, your numbers are correct regarding what a double railway area could transport through it's zone.

Btw.: At the screenshots I saw a capacity of 70 for a double-railway. Was it improved?

That was using simple supply (where capacities are lower due to the assumption that some is being used to move supplies). Using advanced supply rules the capacity would be 80.

ORIGINAL: Joel Billings

but it's only 3-5 for amphibious invasion, which is separate.

ORIGINAL: Atlantikwall

ORIGINAL: Joel Billings

but it's only 3-5 for amphibious invasion, which is separate.

How can you transport any unit in an amph. assault if it would be 3. I thought, inf already make up 5 (at least a rail) and tanks require 10?

ORIGINAL: paullus99

In Africa (my gateway to the Middle East) I needed to move quickly before the Western Allies could reinforce their position. Taking a chance, I moved the entire Italian Fleet into the Med (the Western Med to prevent intervention by Force H, Central Med to supply my forces in Libya, and the Eastern Med for my invasion of Egypt).

Rather than wait for additional land units, I moved a transport unit into the Eastern Med & launched an amphibious assault on Cairo/Egypt directly. It was a risky move, but with only one infanty unit there at the moment - it was an acceptable risk. The gamble paid off & Egypt (along with free passage to the Middle East) was mine. I reinforced my position with an additional infantry unit & some artillery & look forward to securing my southern flank.