Aircraft Don't Need Oil
I've created an artificial fuel shortage by setting Germany's oil stockpile to zero, turning off all conversion techs, and removing all oil production from Germany's provinces. Under these conditions I found that:
1. Air units do NOT have the red oil drop icon, do NOT suffer from reduced movement rates, and do NOT suffer any org penalties. Fuel shortages have no observed impact on air units whatsoever.
Is this operating as intended or is this a bug? I seriously doubt that the developers intended that aircraft did not need oil to operate. In contrast, I found that:
2. Motor, mech, and armor units have the red oil drop icon and suffer from reduced movement and cannot regain lost org. This later impact is particularly significant given that movement reduces org. In essence, the fuel shortages cause these units to spend more time moving, which reduces org more than usual, which in turn cannot be regained because of the fuel shortage...sort of a double whamy.
3. Naval units have the red oil drop icon and suffer from reduced movement rates. However, naval units do NOT suffer any org reduction or org regain penalties. Org operates in normal fashion.
I've created an artificial fuel shortage by setting Germany's oil stockpile to zero, turning off all conversion techs, and removing all oil production from Germany's provinces. Under these conditions I found that:
1. Air units do NOT have the red oil drop icon, do NOT suffer from reduced movement rates, and do NOT suffer any org penalties. Fuel shortages have no observed impact on air units whatsoever.
Is this operating as intended or is this a bug? I seriously doubt that the developers intended that aircraft did not need oil to operate. In contrast, I found that:
2. Motor, mech, and armor units have the red oil drop icon and suffer from reduced movement and cannot regain lost org. This later impact is particularly significant given that movement reduces org. In essence, the fuel shortages cause these units to spend more time moving, which reduces org more than usual, which in turn cannot be regained because of the fuel shortage...sort of a double whamy.
3. Naval units have the red oil drop icon and suffer from reduced movement rates. However, naval units do NOT suffer any org reduction or org regain penalties. Org operates in normal fashion.
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