Air Base Supply Hub
This is a simple mod that gives the air base the capability to increase supply for the state in which it is built. The rationale is that major nations had very large cargo planes that flew supplies into their air bases (not para-drop) and that mechanic is not currently represented in the vanilla game.
THE WAY IT WORKS.
For each level of air base that is built (vanilla has 10 levels), there is a 30% increase the state supply, or a maximum of a 300% increase for a level 10 air base. The examples pictured above shows the supply tool-tip for level 6 air bases, so a 180% increase in state supply. The 2nd image is for the state of Pamir at the Soviet:Mongolia border containing 4 divisions and a level 6 air base. Pamir is one of the worst supply holes on the map, but can still fully supply 4 divisions with this level of air base. Without the air base build, the divisions are at ~ 30% supply. Note that for a state with very low base supply, like Pamir, it may still be necessary to build infrastructure or a railway, use the logistics support company, and/or add supply convoy units (search "supply convoy" in the workshop) if you are going to stack divisions. That is, this mod is just one more tool in the toolbox to overcome supply issues.
The ai gets the same air base effect as the player, but the ai has not yet been taught to build air bases in low supply areas.
BALANCE.
Not much yet. The idea is to eventually link the mod effect to the level of medium and large air frame research, air superiority and number of cargo planes (new equipment type, not transport planes) available…sort of like the naval convoy system.
COMPATIBILITY.
Not Iron Man…
Incompatible with any mod that overwrites the vanilla buildings file (pretty much all the total conversion mods). If there is any significant interest, patches for rt56, MD, KR etc could be developed.
