Capturing artillery

[bongo]

In my games I have been capturing a number of enemy artillery units(catapults, cannons..). All of them was ground units. Some days ago I read in a post that you could even capture bombers. I had the opportunity to try this yesterday but it failed. I attacked an AI city which happened to have 10 bombers inside. When I conquered it they were all destroyed. While it was a big relief to see his entire bomber fleet burn to ashes it would have been an even greater joy to have these birds added to my own air-force.

Have any of you captured enemy bombers? If yes, how?

[Tiberius]

I've never heard of capturing bombers or ships. They are destroyed when the city is captured.
Could you find the post?

[bongo]

Here it is: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=59716 page two, 27-08-2002 20:15

[vulture]

Originally posted by Tiberius
I've never heard of capturing bombers or ships. They are destroyed when the city is captured.
Could you find the post?

Capturing aircraft is possible, once you have the tech necessary to build that unit. I've captured plenty of stealth bombers before now. If you don't have the requisite tech, the units are destoyed (same as with artillery). I don't know if there are any other factors at work in addition to this.

[Tiberius]

Bongo, you're right.

I used my armies to take four of their cities and destroy the fifth on my next turn. (I also captured 13 stealth bombers.)

and again:

My 13 stealth bombers, augmented by 8 more captured from the Chinese, were spread along three of my coastlines

[Tiberius]

Sorry Vulture, I didn't see your post.
I didn't know that and I haven't noticed it either.

[Tiberius]

I could swear that yesterday, when I occupied 3 cities from the frech, I had flight and I still didn't get the planes. They were destroyed. Maybe there are some other factors, too ?

Edited:
Now I remember more clearly. I haven't had any bomber, but there were already on my building queues in several cities. The only tech the french had in front of me was Space Flight. Why didn't I get the bombers?

[bongo]

I had already built a number of aircrafts on my own before I captured the city with the bombers. It was even connected to my trade network but no. The bombers were destroyed.(normal old-fashioned bombers not those new shiny stealth thingies)

Maybe the ability to capture bombers have been removed in the latest patch? Thinking back I cannot remember capturing ANY artillery units after 1.29f.

[vulture]

Originally posted by Tiberius
I could swear that yesterday, when I occupied 3 cities from the frech, I had flight and I still didn't get the planes. They were destroyed. Maybe there are some other factors, too ?

Edited:
Now I remember more clearly. I haven't had any bomber, but there were already on my building queues in several cities. The only tech the french had in front of me was Space Flight. Why didn't I get the bombers?

Just a guess, but perhaps you can only capture the bombers in a city with an airport, while they are detroyed in cities without airports. Or maybe its something else entirely, or just random...

[bongo]

Just a thought, maybe I need advanced flight to capture bombers? I normally skip that one and go for computers instead.

[miccofl]

Originally posted by: vulture
Capturing aircraft is possible, once you have the tech necessary to build that unit. I've captured plenty of stealth bombers before now. If you don't have the requisite tech, the units are destoyed (same as with artillery).

You must have altered the rules. I have been well into the future techs and still the bombers are destroyed. In the editor, general tab, is the capture unit window set to stealth bomber? Also, to be captured and not killed a unit must have no offense or defense capabilities.

[Moonsinger]

Originally posted by vulture
Capturing aircraft is possible, once you have the tech necessary to build that unit. I've captured plenty of stealth bombers before now. If you don't have the requisite tech, the units are destoyed (same as with artillery). I don't know if there are any other factors at work in addition to this.

That's good info! Thanks! I have been wondering about that myself. Sometimes, I can capture them; some other times, they are destroyed. I thought it was random, but now I know.

[vmxa1]

Any one who claims that captured aircraft or ships needs to submit a save game the turn before to prove it. I flat out say they are nuts.

[WarpStorm]

I won't say it can't happen, just that I've never done it.

[Moonsinger]

I was refering to capturing artillery in my previous post. I have never been able to capture any air units.