Cannot air rebase in malta?

[Beginetienne]

Hi ! I am doing an air rebase of RAF 1 from tunis to malta. However I get "no supply line" error in red, so I cannot rebase.

I don't remember that air rebase required a supply line ? I've checked the rules and could not find such restriction.

If this is a bug I will file one.

Thanks!

[RobertBr]

The rules require that any rebasing action be to a location that is on a transport line and in supply. That means for islands, like Malta, Gibralta, etc., that there needs to be a transport with at least 1 sortie at the location, even if you do not intend to use the sortie.

[Lunalol]

4.2.2 Air Movement (page 9)

Important: Air movement must end in a Map Box, in a friendly city, or in a hex containing a Transport Line and no enemy unit or enemy marker. In addition, a supply line (7.4) must be able to be traced from the ending location to a Supply Source for the unit. If tracing across a Sea Zone, the trace cannot be intercepted, and the convoy used is not activated. Just confirm that a valid supply line can be traced. This requirement limits movement ending behind enemy lines.

@RobertBr: when checking supply line, it needs a convoy but "at least 1 sortie" is not checked.

[Beginetienne]

Thanks for checking the rules for me

[RobertBr]

@RobertBr: when checking supply line, it needs a convoy but "at least 1 sortie" is not checked.

That's odd, I am sure I have tried to do this on Rhodes and the system was pretty insistent there needed to be a sortie on the convoy.

[Lord Vasta]

@RobertBr: when checking supply line, it needs a convoy but "at least 1 sortie" is not checked.

That's odd, I am sure I have tried to do this on Rhodes and the system was pretty insistent there needed to be a sortie on the convoy.

If that is the case, it is a bug. No sortie is required.

[Lunalol]

So, it's a bug, I must change that.

[Lord Vasta]

So, it's a bug, I must change that.

Merci for continuing to keep USE working and getting better.

Sal

[Dren608]

Sal doesn't the definition of Supply require you be "able" to trace supply?
That would require a Convoy that would be used to have at least on unused Sortie. Otherwise it can not be used for supply.
My other FTF and Vassal games we have always played that way.
The Rules indicate a valid supply route so a Convoy with 6 sorties couldn't be considered a Valid supply route could it?

[Lord Vasta]

Sal doesn't the definition of Supply require you be "able" to trace supply?
That would require a Convoy that would be used to have at least on unused Sortie. Otherwise it can not be used for supply.
My other FTF and Vassal games we have always played that way.
The Rules indicate a valid supply route so a Convoy with 6 sorties couldn't be considered a Valid supply route could it?

The intent of the rule is a supply line path is able to be traced (e.g. the UK cannot move an air unit to Malta if both ends of the Med are cut off). A convoy needs to be present, but its number of sorties does not matter. It's what I was hoping to get across by the rule stating "the convoy used is not activated". Since there is no activation, there is no need to have an unused Sortie.