Available Replacements Screen Understanding

[Arturian]

Hello, dear Community!

I play the game for some days and I don't really understand, what does this screen mean. I understand that there are replacement for each nation etc. separately, but I don't get, how it works. Do I get no replacement at all without ordering it there? The manual was not helpfull.

Thank U!

[lodilefty]

you "buy" replacements there by clicking on the NATO symbols for the ones you want.

IIRC, there may be a few "free" replacements, but not many

[Arturian]

Thank U for a quickly answer, really great!

1)Where can I see that I got those bought replacements? Where do they come ?

And , now I assaulted a little Town (level 2) and my troops are in the town now.

2) Do they regenerate if I don't do anything?
3) Do they regenerate quicklier/better/etc. if I buy replacements?

[Narwhal]

1. Click on the NATO icon (the element). You will see a +1 appear below (iirc) - that's the number bought.

2. To regenerate, you need :
a. The replacement available.
b. The "depleted" force to be in a city with a depot and not under siege.
c. I think you need to have enough supply, but it is rarely an issue.

3. No replacement => no regeneration.

Thank U for a quickly answer, really great!

1)Where can I see that I got those bought replacements? Where do they come ?

And , now I assaulted a little Town (level 2) and my troops are in the town now.

2) Do they regenerate if I don't do anything?
3) Do they regenerate quicklier/better/etc. if I buy replacements?

[Philo32b]

Welcome to a wonderful game! There is a short primer to replacements in Bornego's AAR, in his 12 June 2011 post here.


The number above the NATO symbols in the Replacement menu are the number of outstanding hits your units of this type and nationality are still suffering from. Each replacement chit you buy (by clicking on particular NATO unit symbol) is queued up (the "+" number under the NATO symbol) to add to your standing stock of replacement chits (the number to the left of the "+" number) for the next turn. In addition to sometimes getting chits for free from historical events, you also get chits when you suffer causalities in combat (the wounded healed or deserted coming back). IIRC it is the equivalent in chits of a third of the casualities in hits that comes back for free directly into your stock. Each replacement chit you have in stock for a NATO unit type of a particular nationality can replace a certain number of hits to actual units on the map. Here is the list (from Bornego):

infantry, militia and cavalry: 20 hits per replacement chit
light infantry: 15 hits per replacement chit
tanks, artillery, armoured cars : 8 hits per replacement chit
supply trains: 6 hits per replacement chit
engineers: 4 hits per replacement chit
aircraft: 12 hits per replacement chit

You don't directly control which units get replacements and it happens at the beginning of the turn, before you get to move. There are some things you need to do for a unit to get replacements. Standing still for a turn is a good idea, especially if in a region with a town (and especially with a depot). (You don't actually have to be in the town, though.) (If you set attrition to Historical you can only get replacements in a region with a depot.) Units set to "Passive" stance get preference on replacement chits.

More veteran players, please correct whatever mistakes I've made in this. Thanks!

[Arturian]

Wow!

Thank U all!