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key: mechanic/tactics-defense--t086
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id: tactics-defense--t086
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title: 'Territory, objective and supply-line control'
summary: >-
  Held locations provide score, resources or supply, while territorial
  connectivity makes bypassing an alternative to assault.
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
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  - Territory and objective control
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  - Tactics and defense
  - Mechanics and variants
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  - id: source-b54708865da94776
    title: WARNO
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  preview:
    updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
    title: Territory and objective control
    description: >-
      Held locations provide score, resources or supply, while territorial
      connectivity makes bypassing an alternative to assault.
    image:
      src: images/mechanics/strategy-warno-01.webp
      width: 1440
      height: 810
      game: WARNO
      sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1611600/'
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      credit: Eugen Systems / Eugen Systems
      rights: © Eugen Systems / Eugen Systems. All rights reserved.
      caption: Colored zones show control of map sectors
      alt: Colored zones show control of map sectors
      markers:
        - x: 26
          'y': 54
          label: The blue ALPHA zone marks a controlled sector
        - x: 73
          'y': 23
          label: Red zones mark enemy sectors
    tips:
      - Explain which presence holds an objective and when its owner changes.
    examples:
      - title: WARNO
        url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1611600/'
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provenance: >-
  Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on
  2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design
  examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests.
  Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not
  every proposed variant.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
catalogKey: catalog/tactics-defense
---
# Territory, objective and supply-line control

id: tactics-defense--t086
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/tactics-defense--t086
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/tactics-defense--t086/

Held locations provide score, resources or supply, while territorial connectivity makes bypassing an alternative to assault.

## At a glance

![Colored zones show control of map sectors](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/strategy-warno-01.webp)

[WARNO](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1611600/) · © Eugen Systems / Eugen Systems. All rights reserved.

1. The blue ALPHA zone marks a controlled sector
2. Red zones mark enemy sectors

- Explain which presence holds an objective and when its owner changes.

- [WARNO](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1611600/)

## How it works

Held locations provide score, resources or supply, while territorial connectivity makes bypassing an alternative to assault.

## Variants

### Mechanic variants

<a id="t086-variants"></a>

- Capture requires uninterrupted presence. <a id="t086-v1"></a>
- A supply line connects an objective to its base. <a id="t086-v2"></a>
- Neutralization interrupts income without full capture. <a id="t086-v3"></a>
- Multiple objectives require splitting forces. <a id="t086-v4"></a>

## Design example

A flanking squad cuts a road and deprives a fortified objective of reinforcements.

Prototype check: Test whether players can identify the specific broken connection that disabled an objective's income or supply.

## Context and limits

Tactics and defense turn positioning, action order and preparation into limited resources. Each overview separates player actions, state changes and alternative rules. Examples are hypothetical design scenarios, not claims about a named game. A prototype check states an observable question for the next iteration. Existing detailed references remain separately linked from the direction map.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant.

- [OpenRA](https://www.openra.net/) (id: source-32d0598945d8807a)
- [WARNO](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1611600/) (id: source-b54708865da94776)

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