Fort damage mechanics in 1.5.1

[ThuderLizard2]

Is fort damage in 1.5.1 the result of just strategic air bombardment or also the result of attacks by enemy ground troops? All my forts are getting significant damage in my last France game.

 

[LakeClouds]

also the result of attacks by enemy ground troops?

Isn't there a new fort attack mechanic in WtT?

 

[myzael]

Stacking Mannstein as FM and Heinrici under him, with both having Fortress buster and triggering the fort attack command power, siege artillery, gives you a flat +50% to fort attack and makes the fort take 200% more. With enough BRK it's quite possible to wreck the Maginot line, especially coupled with Strat bombing.

 

[ThuderLizard2]

both having Fortress buster and triggering the fort attack command power, siege artillery, gives you a flat +50% to fort attack and makes the fort take 200% more. With enough BRK it's quite possible to wreck the Maginot line, especially coupled with Strat bombing.

So does the German AI use this attack power? My forts are getting damage so I'm trying to figure out of it's planes or artillery doing the most damage.

 

[myzael]

So does the German AI use this attack power? My forts are getting damage so I'm trying to figure out of it's planes or artillery doing the most damage.

The AI is indeed coded to use it in some circumstances so it's possible. Hard to tell without seeing the game.

 

[TheMeInTeam]

If you're letting the AI bomb it's very likely planes doing the most damage to forts. As France they barely dented my forts screwing around with it yesterday, but I had pretty consistent green air + CAS.