What are the rules about supply and replacements?

[pendantry]

Sometimes I can resupply units in the field, other times not, and I haven't figured out why.

I've searched the manual for 'supply' but it doesn't say anything about this.

I've also tried searching this forum, but couldn't find anything.

Any help much appreciated.

Great game, BTW!

[heervandering]

Very easy (once you know it), for airplanes return to the airfield or to one of the 6 hexes around it, for fuel do nothing, for replenishing your strength points you can do that next turn (on the airfield-hex for that). Other units click on the jerrycan under 'next turn'. For airplanes check at the end of a scenario if they have enough fuel to return to an airfield, otherwise they will crash and you won't even know it. I f you clicked 'reform units' in the beginning, they won't even reapear. Any other questions, just ask. Have a nice day!

[heervandering]

And if it is only in the field, just wait for next turn...

[bellwoody]

Supplies rule sets have modified(?) from classic games "Panzer General" and "Allied General".
(Maybe I've got something wrong, please patch this post,)
Air Units:
Receive supplies around airfields.
Receive replacements at airfield hex.

A. AIRCRAFT CARRIER provide supplies and replacements ONLY at same hex.(but your CV could provide 2 services per turn)
B. Watch out your fighter fuel, most of them have small capacity and very easy to crash from out of fuel, if you see RED DOTS at your aircraft movement, that's means air units unable to reach nearest airfield or aircraft carriers inside red dot areas.(you will see red dots often by commanding UK and Soviet fighters)
C. Strategy bombers CAN'T getting supplies or replacements from aircraft carrier, they have to find airfields. In some amphibious attack battles, you won't have any airfields at 1st turn and your strategy bombers are always at red dot map until captured 1st airfield.

Ground Units:
Receive supplies for whole turn(by clicking "supply unit" icon) or just let units idle 1 turn.
Receive replacements/Elite Replacements by clicking the icons.
Units in desert receive only half of supplies, but not affect airfields.(aircraft receives normal supplies at desert airfields.)
Snow ground costs double fuel.
Muddy.....I forgot.

Receive supplies are FREE(cost no prestige), receive replacements are cost prestige, receive ELITE replacements are COSTLY.

Enemy nearby, excluded air units nearby but above one counts.
1 Enemy: 2/3 replacements and max replacement at 9.
2 Enemies: 1/3 replacements and max replacement at 7.
3 Enemies: Units unable to receivere replacement or supplies.

Lose supplies:
Ground units bombed by Strategy Bombers.(B17, B24, Lancaster, Halifax, He111, He177, Pe8, P108...etc)
Units may lose 1/2-2/3 ammo and fuel from such bombardment.

[pendantry]

Thanks for the responses!

I think I've twigged the bit I was missing: you can only resupply if the unit hasn't moved or attacked (otherwise, the 'supply' icon is greyed out... that's the thing that was confusing me!)

[Kolvir]

It threw me too as I didn't realize that the number of enemies adjacent affected supply.

[pendantry]

Originally posted by Kolvir:

It threw me too as I didn't realize that the number of enemies adjacent affected supply.

That too! Can't see anything about that in the manual :/

[PoorOldSpike]

You can select Supply rules OFF at the start of each game so you don't have to keep supplying units (they get automatically supplied) and it speeds up the game.
Replacements are entirely different you can't turn them off.

[Randori]

Thank you for those details.