Supply in Egypt

[dmbgamer]

I am playing as Axis and attacking in Middle East. When my units cross the red sea they lose supply. I have a clear path back to Tobruk but i have not captured Port Said yet. Why do I lose supply?

[shawkhan]

...You actually answered your own question. You MUST capture Port Said to gain control of the Suez Canal and allow supply across it.

[dmbgamer]

Thanks. I have Port Said now but I still get periodic out of supply turns for my units as they push toward Masul. I bypassed Cairo and left the UK Garrsion there but they aren't cutting my supply line. What else causes this situation?

[IainMcNeil]

The Desert is always out of supply to stop you skipping round it unhistorically.

[Fallshcirmjaeger]

Medium supply sources, which is all that are available in North Africa and the Middle East, have a supply range of 20 hexes. So if your units move beyond this range, they are immediately out of supply, unless on a coastal hex with a surface naval unit adjacent, or by a surface naval unit with an unbroken line of controlled ground/coastal hexes from the naval unit to the ground/air unit drawing supply.

The only unlimited supply sources are major capitals, which have a supply range of 55 hexes. Keep in mind that supply cannot be traced across water or uncontrolled hexes.

See page 33 in the manual for the full rule set.

[Peter Stauffenberg]

Desert hexes have low supply (black circle) and not no supply (red circle). This is the same supply level as from a BB, CV or DD. From low supply level you can repair 1 step per turn.

The desert in the Middle East makes it harder to advance quickly. If you start in a desert you have low supply and your movement range is much lower. You can only repair 1 step per turn so it's a good idea to place your units in clear hexes if possible.

[dmbgamer]

ok, I got it now. Thanks for all the responses.