supply trucks

[soontir fel]

not sure if this is an accident or not but I had 3 supply trucks in a hex with some artillary and ordered one of the supply trucks to start loading stuff and it loaded the other 2 supply trucks >.<

edit: actually i think it may be at least partially cuz the arty is too heavy

[soontir fel]

ya it's not that they won't load arty that I'm positive is small enough only other supply trucks

[ZEvans96]

Select the artillery only and not the trucks themselves, then load in to the truck you want.

[soontir fel]

ya I tried that too they wouldnt go in for some reason

I'll fiddle with it more in the morning

[ZEvans96]

The weight that supply trucks hold, at least in this Era weren't that much, I doubt that the Artillery you're trying to put in to trucks is light enough for them to carry.

[GIJoe597]

Gee whiz info; the weight shown on a units tech readout is not the same weight of a unreserved unit. The game adds weight based on how much supply/fuel the unit takes on. If a unit shows 35 weight on its stat card, it may very well be 42 once it is loaded with supply.

Keep that in mind when looking at capacity of transports. Also, you can SPLIT units in half, making them "smaller" if needed and then MERGE them again after transport.

In fact, you can make "over sized" units this way also. :)

[soontir fel]

unless I misread something or misunderstood something the weight of the arty unit according to the stat card was 40 and the truck capacity was 52 or 58. I'll double check that too though

[GIJoe597]

What is the exact name of the Arty?

[soontir fel]

I'll check

[soontir fel]

sFH 13 15cm towed artilllery

[GIJoe597]

That unit weighs 40 tons as designed. Once deployed and full of shells/supply, it weighs 77 tons.

[soontir fel]

well thats irritating. and I cant unsupply it for transportation?

[GIJoe597]

I think you are not "loading" the arty in a truck, you are attaching it to the truck. It is towed arty. Unfortunately the game mechanics will not take into consideration that you want to tow/move it. As long as a unit is deployed it will use the full combat weight.

What you can do is click on the arty and select Split Unit. This divides it into 2 sections, each weighing 38T. Then move one arty piece into a hex with a supply truck, select the arty, choose Load Into, right click the hex and all available options will come up. In this case choose the truck.

A bit more time consuming but required until you get higher capacity transport.


Gee Whiz info: You can also Split a Supply Truck, then Merge one split half with a complete/regular Supply Truck and it will create a truck with a capacity of 86t. These trucks will each handle one complete arty piece.

[soontir fel]

Początkowo opublikowane przez GIJoe597:

Gee Whiz info: You can also Split a Supply Truck, then Merge one split half with a complete/regular Supply Truck and it will create a truck with a capacity of 86t. These trucks will each handle one complete arty piece.

o.0 is that supposed to workk that way?

[GIJoe597]

Yes, that is why the Split and Merge are in game. This works on all planes and ground units.

Consider them "reinforced" battalions, or "under strength" battalions.

[soontir fel]

Początkowo opublikowane przez GIJoe597:

Yes, that is why the Split and Merge are in game. This works on all planes and ground units.

Consider them "reinforced" battalions, or "under strength" battalions.

i assumed it was so you could fit heavier stuff intro transports more easily