Resuply by air

[Random Savage]

I remember in one of the Wednesday videos a dev said "paratroopers die like flies" since they were hard to resuply, especially as Germany when airborne troops were supplied hy naval convoys . Therefore I thought to myself, why not create "resuply by air" as a bomber mission It would allow bombers to deliver basic supplies to cut off units? Of course no "airborne tanks" but fuel, food, ammunition, weapons... all of that could be dropped (aka the basic stuff). Such an option would increase the importance of air supperiority and versitility of paratroopers without mentioning it can resuply regular cut off land armies. Of course for this to be effective you would need A LOT of planes and it could be useful employment for outdated bombers, it might be nice to keep them back in reserve for that offensive or emergency instead of wasting them away on suicidal operations. Don't know what everyone else thinks but I believe this is one of the few features this game is lacking.

 

[Mannstien]

Yep, posted it a few times myself, surely will come as a patch afterwards if they don't squeeze it in before launch.

 

[potski]

...It would allow bombers to deliver basic supplies to cut off units?

There are transport planes. No need to get bombers to do a job they weren't really designed to do.

 

[Maizel]

Maybe i remember it wrong, but I think I saw a 'resupply mission' order in a stream video recently, though I couldn;t tell you which one.

 

[Random Savage]

Maybe i remember it wrong, but I think I saw a 'resupply mission' order in a stream video recently, though I couldn;t tell you which one.

In that case nice! Problem solved...

There are transport planes. No need to get bombers to do a job they weren't really designed to do.

Cool, I didn't notice those. I guess bombers could be used as a less effective way to paradrop equipment if you lack transports. Nothing unrealistic as many transports where converted bombers especially early on on the war.

 

[Maizel]

In that case nice! Problem solved...



Cool, I didn't notice those. I guess bombers could be used as a less effective way to paradrop equipment if you lack transports. Nothing unrealistic as many transports where converted bombers especially early on on the war.

I would say don't quote me on it, but you already did! :c

 

[Brave Little Belgium]

I'm not sure in which stream it was, but I'm fairly certain they said that air supply is not (yet) in the game. I think it was in one of the last WWW-streams with Johan en Daniel

 

[CHRIS3169]

Yeah air supply is to be added later on. I never really used it too often in hoi3(mostly because I'd usually forget all about it)

 

[Salatmander]

Well i actually used it really often in HoI3.
Really hope for it to get in soon too.

But ye also remember them saying that it won`t be in at launch

 

[Ryltar]

Apart from it being a shame, if a fundamental part of supplying units would be missing at the release, the Supply DD states it's possible to drop supplies and based on their own demands to make the best WW2 Grand Strategy Game ever I doubt they would patch it in some time after release.

 

[Chrescerya]

supply missions would be great, would also help take over regions you don't have majority in...
supply planes could increase the max supplied troops amount by taking those from somewhere else...

when watching Chinese invasion you notice first province you take in new region is just dark red and horrible :s

 

[potski]

the Supply DD states it's possible to drop supplies and based on their own demands to make the best WW2 Grand Strategy Game ever I doubt they would patch it in some time after release.

But that's exactly what they have said.

 

[LordOfWar16]

I remember in one of the Wednesday videos a dev said "paratroopers die like flies" since they were hard to resuply, especially as Germany when airborne troops were supplied hy naval convoys . Therefore I thought to myself, why not create "resuply by air" as a bomber mission It would allow bombers to deliver basic supplies to cut off units? Of course no "airborne tanks" but fuel, food, ammunition, weapons... all of that could be dropped (aka the basic stuff). Such an option would increase the importance of air supperiority and versitility of paratroopers without mentioning it can resuply regular cut off land armies. Of course for this to be effective you would need A LOT of planes and it could be useful employment for outdated bombers, it might be nice to keep them back in reserve for that offensive or emergency instead of wasting them away on suicidal operations. Don't know what everyone else thinks but I believe this is one of the few features this game is lacking.

Podcat stated that he ran out of time to implement the airsupply feature for transport planes. It will come with an patch after launch or mabe they are/were able to squeeze it in before release.