Supply Question

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Hi everyone. I am just playing my first game Warplan:Europe and making my way through the learning curve. Right now I am wondering about how supply shortages affect units. I saw a tutorial video that explained that if a unit has no supplies it will disband after a few turns. I now have cut off the French at the Maginot Line, but their units just stick around. I have just been ending my turns to see what's happening but they seem unaffected, even though it's been months that they have been cut off now. Anyone has any idea what's happening?

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Metz is a supply source, they will never run out of supply.

The manual states that every 10 or 10+ hex is a supply source but that is not always true. Leningrad is not supply source on the other hand there is a 1 hex in Italy that is indeed a supply source. Unfortunately you cannot see what is supply source for your opponent - but if you start a hotseat game you can check all supply sources and take note.
Yamamba wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 12:39 am Hi everyone. I am just playing my first game Warplan:Europe and making my way through the learning curve. Right now I am wondering about how supply shortages affect units. I saw a tutorial video that explained that if a unit has no supplies it will disband after a few turns. I now have cut off the French at the Maginot Line, but their units just stick around. I have just been ending my turns to see what's happening but they seem unaffected, even though it's been months that they have been cut off now. Anyone has any idea what's happening?
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Also, what I learned the hard way: as opposed to other war games it is not enough to surround enemy with your territory, you physically have to cut the supply with your troops because even if a hex is your colour the supply can get through if it is sufficiently close.
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Totally depends. You need to cut access to supply.
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AlvaroSousa wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 1:55 pm Totally depends. You need to cut access to supply.
Is there a way to find out where supply is coming from? Sorry, total noob at this game.
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Any urban with 10+ production if I remember correctly. It's been a while since I looked at the rules.
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But that is not always true. See my post (2nd from top)
AlvaroSousa wrote: Mon Sep 29, 2025 2:11 pm Any urban with 10+ production if I remember correctly. It's been a while since I looked at the rules.
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Thank you both! This is very helpful!
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If I am not mistaken Leningrad moves some factories out. I could be wrong.
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USSR supply hexes: Moscow, Stalingrad, Baku, Ural, Siberia

France supply hexes: Lille, Metz, Paris, Lyon


USSR supply hexes: Moscow, Stalingrad, Baku, Ural, Siberia
USSR supply hexes: Moscow, Stalingrad, Baku, Ural, Siberia
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France supply hexes: Lille, Metz, Paris, Lyon
France supply hexes: Lille, Metz, Paris, Lyon
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thank you for this

isn't Baku also main supply?
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You are right! I corrected above.
boldairade wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 2:43 pm thank you for this

isn't Baku also main supply?
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It is not. I should make it one though.
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