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Explicit Supply Question
03-09-2014, 08:09 AM,
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RE: Explicit Supply Question
I'm playing the Volcano alt version of the Bulge. I had a brief chat with Ed about the scenario a few years ago. I am paraphrasing what he said. With virtual supply trucks the out of fuel/ammo tends to be more randomly distributed throughout the front, With explicit supply one must direct the supply towards the area where the offensive is and the out of ammo/fuel is related to where the supply units aren't. This scenario also has a strategic option where the Allies must pick a location for their supply dumps, which means the the axis have to search for them.

A few things I've learned.
Kept those supply units moving forward, and carefully plan their route to the offensive areas: the road net is of primary concern
Control when and where supply units are used:
- Always keep supply units in travel mode until the morning turn
- Plan the laager location and move the fighting and supply units to it for the night turn before morning
- try to calculate how many supply points are required and don't deploy a supply unit unless you have to.
- the more supply units you have the more flexibility - so I tend to keep those <10 point supply units in travel mode so they don't get used (and use them when I really need them),
- motorized supply units are more valuable than horse drawn
- in Bulge, I read on one of the posts to avoid using fixed artillery since they suck supply and their attack strengths do not contribute much vs the supply they use.
- of course keeping HQ in order is of paramount importance

I find explicit supply to be a pain and stressful as the turns before morning are so important and you have to make sure the supply units are deployed on the correct turn. But the realism they provide make it worth it.
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Explicit Supply Question - by HMCS Rosthern - 03-08-2014, 04:09 PM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by Mr Grumpy - 03-08-2014, 07:55 PM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by Ricky B - 03-09-2014, 01:16 AM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by Fhil - 03-09-2014, 06:13 AM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by Mr Grumpy - 03-09-2014, 02:06 AM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by Ricky B - 03-09-2014, 06:20 AM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by HMCS Rosthern - 03-09-2014, 08:09 AM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by Liebchen - 03-10-2014, 03:32 AM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by Aaron - 03-10-2014, 03:50 AM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by Mr Grumpy - 03-10-2014, 04:42 AM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by 76mm - 07-30-2016, 02:33 AM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by 76mm - 07-31-2016, 05:11 PM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by Ricky B - 08-01-2016, 03:30 AM
RE: Explicit Supply Question - by 76mm - 08-01-2016, 02:52 PM

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