Sorry to triple post, but the rule is not thought to the end i think
The Rulebook:
Italian Mediterannean Convoy Zone
For each Axis controlled port in North Africa, place a chip in the Italian Med convoy zone (count only Axis owned ports – not Vichy controlled ports). The number of chips represent the number of units the Axis can supply in Africa. The British can reduce the number of chips by strategically attacking them with subs, planes and ships. When supply is calculated at the end of the turn, if there are more axis units in North Africa than chips, then Axis units (beginning with armor, then planes, then artillery and finally infantry) are marked out of supply.
It says that all axis units are affected in Africa (North, West, East, South) and only axis owned ports in north africa are counted up.
So the rules ignoring ports in cairo, anglo egypt sudan, italian east africa, palestine, damascus, basrah, bushire (if axis owned)
So if affects all axis units and not only italian units several questions come instantly up.
What about supply routes from africa to greece & yugoslavia (if axis owned) and what about axis units in middle east (and syria & iraq units that joined axis) How are they affected by the "special italian convoy supply rules" :-)
All a bit vague Mark
We should either say the italian convoy route only affects units in north africa (not sinai and middle east) and let all other ports (middle east & rest of africa have different supply routes..)
or change the rules to include all ports to the italian convoy zone (Africa / Middle East)
What do you think?