GAME MANUAL - Steam

HEARTS OF IRON DARKEST HOURthe sheer impact of their landbasedcousins. In effect, aCAG is a multi-purpose airwing and, without one, acarrier is just a very large andcostly piece of flotsam.Flotilla DetailsYou can access the FlotillaDetails information panel byselecting any fleet and clickingon one of the flotillas.I will not provide a detaileddescription of any data listedhere that is the aquaticequivalent of a land division’sstatistics.Flotilla Name: This isassigned automatically, butyou can change it if you wish.Flotilla Type: You will see arepresentative picture of thisclass of vessel and a descriptionof its type and specificmodel.Brigade Attachment: If thereis a brigade attached to thisunit, the brigade type andmodel names will appearimmediately below the divisionname. There will also be anicon of the brigade in therighthand panel.Commander: The commandingofficer of this fleet.You can click anywhereon this bar to return to the fleetdetails.Fleet Strength and Organisation:A graphic display ofthe percentage strength(brown bar) and the percentageorganization (green bar)of the entire fleet. The exactvalues are displayed in theaccompanying tooltip.Fleet Name, Size, andCommand Box: The nameand the number flotillas in thefleet. If the fleet is currentlyexecuting orders, an ordersummary will be shown in thecommand box. You may issuenew orders directly from here,but keep in mind that it will beissued to all flotillas in thisfleet.Location Details: The currentlocation of this fleet.Strength: The flotilla’s currentpercentage combat strength.Organisation: The flotilla’scurrent combat organisation.Morale: The flotilla’s currentmorale.Sea Attack: This flotilla’sattack value against enemynaval vessels exceptsubmarines.1Shore Bombardment:The attack value used by thisflotilla when targeting shoredefences.Air Attack: Attack valuethat will be used againstany enemy aircraft thatattack you.Sea Defence: The flotilla’sdefence value againstother naval attacks.Air Defence: The flotilla’sdefence value againstaerial attacks.Maximum Speed: Theflotilla’s maximum speed.Supply Consumption: Thedaily supplies required bythis flotilla.Fuel Consumption: Thisflotilla’s daily oil consumptionrate when moving. Itwill use half of this amountif it is sitting idle at sea,and consumes only 1%when in base or at a port.Range: The flotilla’seffective mission range isthe maximum distance itcan travel from itsassigned naval baseduring naval operations.When combining flotillasinto fleets, the flotilla withthe shortest range will beused to impose the fleet’srange restriction.Rangecan be further limited if thenumber of ships in the fleetexceeds the maximumthreshold (currently set to 33).Sea Detection Capability:The flotilla’s ability to detectother naval vessels. Surpriseand manoeuvring plays a verylarge role in naval combat,and the ability to spot anapproaching enemy can beparticularly important.Air Detection Capability: Theflotilla’s ability to detect aircraftin the vicinity.Sub Detection Capability:The flotilla’s ability to detectenemy submarines.Sub Attack: The flotilla’sattack value againstsubmarines.Convoy Attack: The flotilla’sattack value against convoys.Visibility: This is how easy theenemy will find it to spot thisflotilla.Experience: This flotilla’scurrent experience level.Maximum Firing Distance:Naval combat in Darkest Hourrequires that a ship closewithin range of its targetbefore it may commencefiring. This value is themaximum possible range ofthis flotilla’s guns. For carriers,this is the CAG’s maximumattack range.Effective Supply Efficiency:The flotilla’s current ESE.Ship’s Log: Darkest Hourkeeps track of the vessels1129