How to deploy units mid game?

[Dan2312]

I was wondering how to deploy extra core units mid battle\game, i cannot seem to find it anywhere, or what i deploy at the start is what i am stuck with?

I know its possible in panzer corps, but i cannot seem to find how to do it here.

Thanks.

[Beast of War]

In the left below screen - next to the mini map - are a few buttons, with which you can filter certain type units. Air, Naval, Ground. Among these buttons is "reserve" This is the button you need.

Click on that, and not yet deployed units are shown that you can still deploy in the same deployment area at the start of the map at any time during the battle. If you want buy and deploy extra units during battle you can do that there too. The red button in that menu is a buy button.

This will reduce the amount of command points you get each turn. It can even become negative which can result in not being able to use air recon, off map bombers or embark in transport ships or transport planes. So you can only exceed the suggested unit limit at a cost, If you are certain you don't need to use transports or off map planes which use command points to embark and disembark.

The HQ points ( mouse over number for specific info ) are in the top right of the screen next to Prestige which is used to buy stuff.

If you buy and deploy at the starting deployment area you usually need to use the rail system ( go to a station, press the embarkation button on the right bottom of the screen ) to make them catch up with your army, unless it is parachutists or planes. You cannot spawn units where you are fighting, they always deploy where you initially deployed.

So the answer to your question : no you don't have to do with what you started per definition, but exceeding unit limit does have a cost per turn involved, that is ill advised to use in maps where you need transport ships and transport planes, or air recon and off map bombers. Air recon can be important not to get reduced damage from unknown targets, off map bombers can often reach and destroy what you cannot reach with your own units. Some time based missions get pretty hard without using that to soften up the defense of where you need to be in time.

Personally i don't use that much as the using off map bombers or airlifting parachutists or using transport ships is difficult or impossible if your command points per turn become negative going over the unit limit.

What i do use a lot is repair and re-equip units, and applying new levels in the middle of battle. For that you need to be standing on tiles with a repair icon.

One other friendly tip : you do need winter clothing for each unit during winter conditions (!) I tried and succeeded without but it reduces damage with 33 % (!) and i came to the conclusion i can finish maps faster and get more prestige using those expensive winter clothing.