Paratroopers In Civ 3?

[Recurve]

Well, Remagen was a serious piece of bad planning (wasn't it)?!?

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by Recurve
Well, Remagen was a serious piece of bad planning (wasn't it)?!?

Exactly! It was a good demonstration of paratroopers unable to keep a position until ground troops and tanks, slowed down by german troops resistance, bring reinforcement.

Once again: it wasn't fault of paratroopers, simply is not their task to defense for long.
But we are now too much OT. Please feel free to send me a Private Mail if you like to continue our chatting about WWII

[Inverse Icarus]

ive always wanted an AIR transport unit in civ, but i never got one.

i even TRIED to make one in a scenario, but when u click "air" it greys out "carries".



if a chopper could hold 2 infantry, or 1 tank, thad be fun

[Eternal]

The Soviets took a lot of care equipping their airborne units. They had developed all kinds of light-weight APCs, Tanks, and Self Propelled guns for special use with airborne troops. For the most part this equipment had to be airlifted, which required either capturing or building an airfield, but it gave the paratroops a lot of striking power.

Soviet airborne doctrine was to drop approximately 10 days ahead of the main advance at vital C3 and Supply areas.

[Alex 14]

Originally posted by UberKruX
ive always wanted an AIR transport unit in civ, but i never got one.

i even TRIED to make one in a scenario, but when u click "air" it greys out "carries".



if a chopper could hold 2 infantry, or 1 tank, thad be fun

Yeah, civ needs air transport units, or at least one.

[Recurve]

Too right!

I'd like two types of chopper (troop transport and attack), transport aircraft which could deliver equipment to airfields (and paratroops could drop from) and yes, a glider unit which will give you the edge until you develop the transport aircraft.

There’s no reason for limiting choice to sea transport only.

[Eternal]

And because gliders were death traps, they should have like half a chance of destroying the unit, or it should automatically take away half the units hit points.

Of course none of that will be in Civ 3. I don't expect them to have any air transports, the lazy jerks that they are.

[Inverse Icarus]

amen brother.