As a relative newby to HPS, can someone tell me, does an engineer ferrying troops across a river create a supply route through that crossing point, or does a supply route have to be traced across a bridge?
Thanks in anticipation.
Originally, the game engine required a bridge or ford for supply. But awhile ago, engineers capable of ferrying infantry across a river/canal were given the ability to ferry supplies to the hexes adjacent to it across a river, but only to those adjacent hexes. I believe the engineer must be in good order also to do this, but am not positive.
Rick
Thanks Rick, I'll delve into the manual, see if that gives more info.
It's in the section on Supply:
Engineer Ferry Operations
When an engineer capable of ferrying units across a river exists, then supply can be traced across a river one hex if necessary to supply units that would otherwise be Isolated on the other side. The supply resulting from this only extends a distance of one hex from the engineer unit across the river hexside.
Thanks Glenn !
So I presume that, if my troops have ferried across the river and advanced, they should try and take a position that has a bridge crossing in order to be in supply?
Yes, or protect a location for a bridging engineer to build a bridge - that would be an engineer that shows Bridge on its properties when you right click and hold on the engineer.
Rick
Thanks guys! Yeah I get that now, thanks for the help!