Phalanx defeats Tank! What can be done!

[MidKnight Lament]

I'll be disappointed and a little surprised if this isn't rectified somehow. CTP copped a lot of flack over not fixing this. They tried to justify why they did it, but it didn't sit well with a lot of people.

- MKL
[This message has been edited by MidKnight Lament (edited April 27, 2000).]

[dStryker]

Ha ha ha, my 10 foot-long spear can destroy a machine that's using technology 3000 years ahead of me!

quote: Of course what are the chances a bunch of phalanxes swim out and sabotage a battleship bombarding 2 miles off shore...so who knows.

What are the chances that an old woman dressed in a green silk shirt and wearing brown pants and wears glasses will come to your house and award you $24,235.75 in a blue metal box that is wraped in red satin that is wraped in a brown potato sack at exactly 9:48 a.m. on July 17, 2024?

What are the chances that a group of phalanxes will destroy a bomber flying at an altitute of 10,000 feet?

What are the chances that you will drown on land? (Not from a bucket (of water) or anything like that)

Of course there is always a chance that an old woman will come knocking at your door at 9:48 a.m. on July 17, 2024.

[Az]

OrangeSfwr: you know, you've touched a very important point : planes and Navy should have no chance in completely destroying ground units : no operation could be done by Navy only : I just remember those fights in CIV 1 : 1 battleship . 1 turn . all city defences are gone ! no NAVY or aeral operation could Harm very heavily the ground units , especially the infantry ones

... but navy units must be sunk easily ... (3 ot 4 2000lb bombs on the right spot and the carrier is gone ... my air-simulation past ....) ... also I think that that u can set fighters to do CAP ( patrolling ) missions so they dont only cover that small square ( CTP : nice idea ! SAMS ... )


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[Grumbold]

Civ combat just makes no sense at all, period. The game cannot represent genuine warfare when it has 1-20 year turns. The current combat is extremely artificial but attempts to make it more genuine without addressing the timescale factor are (imo) doomed to failure.

[Az]

Well ... " it's sad but it's true.. "

( a ship can move only about 700 miles per year !!!!!

[OrangeSfwr]

quote: Originally posted by Dalgetti on 04-28-2000 08:48 AM OrangeSfwr: you know, you've touched a very important point : planes and Navy should have no chance in completely destroying ground units : no operation could be done by Navy only : I just remember those fights in CIV 1 : 1 battleship . 1 turn . all city defences are gone ! no NAVY or aeral operation could Harm very heavily the ground units , especially the infantry ones

This is very true. I believe it was mentioned in another thread but not in depth and it was sorta shrugged off. I feel that there should be a system to show the difference between ships, planes, and ground units. This will increase the use of transports (air and sea), airports, and also
paratroopers. I also feel cruise missles should not completely destroy a unit. Just harm a unit and destroy an improvement.


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