Supply
Supply is an important World in Flames concept. Each unit must be able to trace a line to a primary supply source, which is any city in its home country. The line cannot pass through an enemy land unit, or the hex next to it (enemy Zone of Control) unless this is occupied by a friendly land unit. This line can only be four hexes long, but does not count passage over railways or a sea area containing friendly convoys (or optionally, a sea area free of uncontested enemy naval units). The four hex limit can be extended by tracing it first to a secondary supply source, which is a friendly headquarter or occupied city. The four hex limit is reduced by bad weather conditions such as snow and rain.
An out-of-supply unit cannot attack and cannot move without being flipped over or 'disrupted'. A disrupted, out of supply unit is very easy to destroy.
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