Fortified zones and support units

[tomeck48]

I built a few fortified zones near Leningrad. Naturally they started out as OKH but I reasigned them to Finnish corps and army HQs. But now I'm unable to assign any support units to these zones. The HQs in question all have sufficient artillery, flak, etc. so why can't I assign an arty or two?

Another question, when you build fortified zones and you expect to be on that line for a while, is it better to leave them under OKH or to reassign them to the local army corps HQ?

[Telemecus]

I assume they are German manpower fortified zones? If they started out in OKH they will be.

You can only assign down SUs to fortified zones from HQs of the same nationality. Here Finnish HQs to German fortified zones will not go.

Given the range penalties of OKH HQ which is presumably a long way away you would normally be better off with an HQ whose leader will suffer fewer range penalties to their ratings checks by being nearer. If you are expecting fortified zones to actually be in a battle they would be much much better off under a corps HQ.

[tomeck48]

So assigning them to a Finnish HQ didn't make them Finnish. I presume that if I put a few Arty into OKH I'll be able to put them in the fort. Thanks for the quick response.

[Telemecus]

ORIGINAL: tomeck48
So assigning them to a Finnish HQ didn't make them Finnish. I presume that if I put a few Arty into OKH I'll be able to put them in the fort. Thanks for the quick response.

no to making them Finnish, yes to OKH assignments

I think using Finnish HQs, if you can, is a really good idea for other German units as well as forts. Germany has too few HQs and Finland has spare capacity in HQs and good leaders. In a battle Finnish SUs in the HQ will commit to help German units also assigned to them, and can do so well outside the area onmap Finnish troops are allowed to go to (very useful in Blizzard). The SUs just cannot be directly assigned to them.