Manual Updated: Combat Strength

The combat strength section of the combat page of the manual now reads:

Combat Strength

The first step in resolving combat is calculating the combat strength of a side in battle. The strength of each unit on a side is added together to calculate that side's total combat strength. The strength of each unit modified by the following factors:

Previous losses - A unit may be already damaged.

Morale - Morale is the state of mind of the troops; Their attitude toward their prospects of success and confidence in their side's abilities. Large relative differences in morale have a devastating effect on combat performance.

The effect of morale is = 0.2 + 0.8 * Morale / 100.0

Supply - The unit may be cut off from supply and may be short of food, fuel and ammunition. A units fighting ability is not substantially reduced by small shortages of supplies. A unit will fight at full strength as long as they can get 65% of their needed supplies. After that, strength drops off linearly until they are fighting at 35% of their normal strength.

Air Power Limits - There is a limit to how much air support is useful. The maximum air combat strength that is applied to a battle is three times the ground combat strength.