Yoper,
Thanks for the feedback - I can see what you mean about the verbage in the rules regarding support units - I will try to make that more clear.
Essentially, there are front line units and support units for ground combat in the game. Front line units are infantry, fortifications, paratroopers, all types of armor, panzergrenadiers, AT guns, AA guns and 88's.
Support units are all types of air units, artillery, Katyusha Rockets and Naval gunfire support.
For a support unit to be "supported", you must have equal or greater number of front line units. Support units in excess of this number are considered "unsupported" and have a combat value of only "1" instead of their normal 2,3,4 or less combat value.
For example, if the attacker has 5 infantry, 3 artillery and 3 bombers attacking a space, the attacker would have 5 "Front Line" and 6 "Support" Units. The attacker would have to pick which one of his support units is "unsupported" and place that unit in the "1" column on the combat board instead of its normal spot.
I'll make these dynamics more clear in the rules - but hopefully that clears things up for next weekend.
Thanks,
Mark
Oh, I think John is bringing a couple of the basic games to Origins.
Look forward to playing you there!
