Command : FORTIFY

Basic

[##:##] fortify <UNITS> <MOBILITY>

The fortify command is used to make units dig in and make themselves harder to damage. The maximum amount of fortification is the same as the maximum amount of mobility a unit can have. (The version command will print this info). Each point of mobility used increases the fortification value by one.

A fully fortified unit is twice as hard to hurt as it normally would be, and is twice as strong on the defense.

Units fortifying in a sector containing an engineering unit are better at it. Experiment and find out.

If a unit moves or retreats, it loses all fortification value. A unit that reacts to defend a sector, on the other hand, does NOT lose its fortification unless it is forced to retreat. It receives the fortification bonus in combat, and is still fortified when it returns to its original sector after the battle.

Note that fortification will not help a unit fight Guerrillas in an occupied sector (see info Guerrilla).

See also : bomb , Unit-types , LandUnits