GAME MANUAL - Steam

HEARTS OF IRON DARKEST HOUR--Ship's Log .................... 129Attach Brigade Button........ 130Disband Button ................. 130Fleet Details ...................... 130-- Base and Range ............ 130-- Primary Statistics .......... 130Leadership ......................... 130Leader Traits ..................... 130-- Sea Wolf ....................... 130-- Blockade-Runner .......... 130-- Superior Tactician .......... 130-- Spotter ............................ 130Ports and Naval Bases ..... 130Naval Supply .................... 131Deploying Flotillas fromThe Force Pool ............... 132Attaching Carrier AirGroups ............................ 132Reinforcement, UpgradingAnd Obsolescence .......... 132Selecting and CombiningFlotillas .......................... 132Basic Naval Movement ...... 133--Fleet Range ..................... 133-- Denied Zones ................. 133Rebassing a Fleet ............. 133Basic Naval Combat .......... 134-- Visibility .......................... 134-- Initiation of NavalCombat ............................ 135-- Naval CombatResolution ....................... 135-- Time of Day and WeatherEffects on Naval Combat 136-- Out-of-Supply EffectsOn Naval Combat ........... 136-- Force CompositionEffects ............................. 136-- End of Naval Combat ..... 136-- Enemy Occupation ofA Port or Base ............. 137Naval Orders ..................... 137Naval Orders Interface ....... 137--Rebase .............................138-- Move .............................. 138-- Attack ............................ 138-- Naval Interdiction ........... 138-- Naval Combat Patrol ..... 138-- Convoy Raiding .............. 138-- Anti-SubmarineWarfare (ASW) ................ 139-- Shore Bombardment ...... 139-- Carrier Port Strike .......... 139-- Carrier Airbase Strike ..... 139-- Sea Transport ................ 140-- Amphibious Assault ....... 140-- Sneak Move .................. 140Advanced NavalStrategies ....................... 140The Air Forces .................. 141Air Force Types ................. 142Air Wing Details ................. 142--Air Wing Name ............... 142-- Air Wing Type ................. 142-- Commander ................... 142-- Squadron StrengthAnd Organisation ............ 143-- Squadron Name, Size,And Order Box ................ 143-- Location Details ............. 143-- Strength ....................... 143-- Organisation ............... 143-- Morale .......................... 143-- Strategic Attack ............. 143-- Soft Attack ..................... 143-- Hard Attack .................... 143-- Naval Attack ................... 143-- Air Attack ......................... 143--Surface Defence ............ 143-- Air Defence .................... 143--Maximum Speed ............. 143-- Supply Consumption ...... 143-- Fuel Consumption .......... 143-- Range ............................. 143-- Sea Detection Capability 143-- Air Detection Capability .. 143-- Experience ................... 143-- Effective SupplyEfficiency ....................... 143-- Attach / Detach Nuke .... 143-- Attach / Detach Brigade . 143-- Disband Button ............... 143Squadron Details ............... 143-- Escort FighterAttachments ................... 143Leadership ..........................144Leader Traits ..................... 144-- Tank Buster .................... 144-- Superior Tactician ............144-- Spotter ............................ 144-- Carpet Bomber ............... 144-- Fleet Destroyer ............... 144Air Bases ........................... 144Air Wing DeploymentSupply, ReinforcementAnd Upgrades ................. 145Combining Air WingsInto Squadrons ................ 145Basic Air Movement ............145Air Combat andAir Missions ..................... 146Air Combat ........................ 146Air Missions-- Scramble ........................ 147-- Superiority ...................... 147-- Ground Attack ................. 147-- Ground Support ............. 147-- Naval Strike .................... 147-- Port Strike ...................... 148-- Bomb Convoys .............. 148-- Strategic Bombardment .. 148-- Logistical Strike ............... 148-- Runway Cratering ........... 148-- Installation Strike ........... 148-- Airborne Assault .............. 148-- Air Supply ....................... 148-- Rebase .......................... 149Air Combat Modifiers .......... 149-- Visibility ........................... 149-- Weather and Time of DayEffects on Air Combat ..... 149Targeting ............................ 149Occupation of an Air Base .. 150Advanced Air Strategies ..... 150-- The Airforce as aLeveller ........................... 150-- The Airforce as aHammer ......................... 150-- The Airforce UsedIndirectly ......................... 150The Airforce on Defence ... 150Flying Bombs andRocket Bombs .............. 151The Bomb ....................... 151156