Supply wagon question

[FM WarB]

The game Instruction Manual revision 5 for NCP 1.01 states, "A Supply Wagon or transport ship is able to supply any land unit with both General Supply and Ammunition if it is in the same or an adjacent region."

Instruction Manual (Version 6.2 for NCP 1.02) states that supply wagons' "supply points may be used to provide supply
to any force located in the same region as the Supply Wagon."

I am playing version 1.04b. Which is it?

[Nikel]

The last version of the manual is v6.2 NCP 1.03 and was improved by ltr213, should be in your docs folder, and the text there is:

These supply points may be used to provide supply to any force located in the same region as the Supply Wagon


I would only trust and use the last version of the manual

[FM WarB]

I mistyped. I was quoting 1.03. I've noticed the AI setting up supply wagons in adjacent regions when on the move. Maybe the AI is not updated.

It would have been useful, on the move if supply wagons supplied adjacent regions, but only provided attrition help to forces in the same region.

[FM WarB]

I would guess latest manual is correct, but update readme makes no mention of a change. It may be a matter of writing style, so I'd still like to know for sure.

[FM WarB]

As game manual describes four types of water terrain, and I see only three on map and in terrain files, I dont totally trust what's in manual, so would like official clarification of supply problem.

[FM WarB]

...still waiting

[arsan]

Hi!
Don't take my answer as official or definitive but i "think" it works like this:

- Wagons offer supply to units on his area. And attracts supply for nearby sources like a magnet (not sure from how far away).

- Transport ships (at least in AACW, the game i'm more experienced with) give supply to units in his own region and also give supply to adjacent land units. So putting a transport ship on the a river or coastal area will let you transfer supply form boat to unit on the coast/riverside.

Maybe this difference is the casue of the manual discrepancies...

If a better informed forum member could give his "definitive" answer, it woudl be great
Cheers!

[Pocus]

I mistyped. I was quoting 1.03. I've noticed the AI setting up supply wagons in adjacent regions when on the move. Maybe the AI is not updated.

It would have been useful, on the move if supply wagons supplied adjacent regions, but only provided attrition help to forces in the same region.

This is how it works almost ... attrition help is only for the stack the wagon is in.

[FM WarB]

Thanks. Would a supply wagon first provide such attrition help, then other supply functions? Is there a priority for the supply wagon to supply the stack it is in, or does the algorithm push supplies to needy adjacent units, if more is on the way from the rear?