supply counters

[tigercub]

its been 10years since i played a game of world in flames dont recall the use of supply counters what will there use be?.. for out of supply units?...do you stock pile them?

[Froonp]

If you expend a supply counter while it is face up and stacked with an HQ, that HQ becomes a Primary Supply Source for the full turn, and can be used as if it was an Oil resource point for reorg (if playing with the oil rule).

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: tigercub

its been 10years since i played a game of world in flames dont recall the use of supply counters what will there use be?.. for out of supply units?...do you stock pile them?

There are also naval supply units, which are poorly named. A naval supply unit can turn a minor port into a quasi-major port. They are not destroyed in the process but can be recovered and reused. By quasi-major I mean the stacking for naval units increases by 10 or 15 units.

[pak19652002]

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

ORIGINAL: tigercub

its been 10years since i played a game of world in flames dont recall the use of supply counters what will there use be?.. for out of supply units?...do you stock pile them?

There are also naval supply units, which are poorly named. A naval supply unit can turn a minor port into a quasi-major port. They are not destroyed in the process but can be recovered and reused. By quasi-major I mean the stacking for naval units increases by 10 or 15 units.

supply units can be bvery useful, no doubt. But, I'm curious if anyone has found uses for naval supply units that are worth the price.

Peter

[Froonp]

supply units can be bvery useful, no doubt. But, I'm curious if anyone has found uses for naval supply units that are worth the price.

Given that Naval Supply Units are TRS units, and that you built them randomly amongst TRS (you might build an NSU when picking for a TRS), I'm not sure to understand the "worth the price". You build them even if you don't want them. And if you want them, you're not sure to build them.
Anyway, I've always found uses the NSU I was lucky to pick. For example increasing a minor Port in the Marshalls from 4 to 14 or 19 ships helps when invading Truk or the Philippines. I also saw it used in the Celebes to increase the capacity of one of the 2 strategically placed port that give an entrance to the South China Sea.

[pak19652002]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

supply units can be bvery useful, no doubt. But, I'm curious if anyone has found uses for naval supply units that are worth the price.

Given that Naval Supply Units are TRS units, and that you built them randomly amongst TRS (you might build an NSU when picking for a TRS), I'm not sure to understand the "worth the price". You build them even if you don't want them. And if you want them, you're not sure to build them.
Anyway, I've always found uses the NSU I was lucky to pick. For example increasing a minor Port in the Marshalls from 4 to 14 or 19 ships helps when invading Truk or the Philippines. I also saw it used in the Celebes to increase the capacity of one of the 2 strategically placed port that give an entrance to the South China Sea.

Shows you what I know about them!

[YohanTM2]

I thought NSUs cost extra to build if you are playing with that option?

Bene some time so likely wrong...

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: Yohan

I thought NSUs cost extra to build if you are playing with that option?

Bene some time so likely wrong...

Naval supply units are "treated like TRS units" for all purposes except, ... So they fall into the general force pool with TRS units. The first cycle of production costs 2 for all TRS units but the 2nd cycle varies, depending on the unit you drew. The NSU's are pricier than most for the 2nd cycle, but that has more to do with their movement range than the fact they are NSU units.