Saving Private Artifact

[Hercules]

Saving Private Artifact

What am I doing wrong again?

Twice near the end of killing off the AI I have attacked a base which contained an AA. After killing the last defenders, I get the message ' you have captured an AA' . But the captured AA hasn't turned up in any of my bases yet (well after 1 turn so far in one game and not at all in another).

In both instances I killed the last defender with a plane or chopper.

Can you only capture an AA with a ground or sea unit? If so why the message if by air.

[Lazerus]

It doesn't goto your base, it goes into the square controlled by the attacker.
I'm not sure if choppers can capture them though ? ... i think they can ... ?

[Maniac]

I indeed think the air unit is the root of the problem.

Also something else to keep in mind re artifacts, IIRC artillery fire destroys artifacts instead of capturing them.

[Flubber]

An air unit CAN capture and artifact at least in a SMAX PBEM-- hercules it happened in our clockwork game where I hit a cult base and killed the last defender and the artifact showed up in my territory. I have had instances however where the artifact flys somewhere that is accessible to the AI and they recapture it on the next turn-- or I have repeatedly had the coincidence of the AI discovering a new AA on the same turn that mine disappears.

I also believe I have had instances where a "captured" AA has completely disappeared but my memory on this is fuzzy

[Flubber]

TRiple post

[Flubber]

double post

[Enigma_Nova]

Very informative triple-post, flubber.

[Flubber]

Sorry-- The site froze on me and I clicked submit twice more I guess