Got paratroopers?

[planetfall]

Just curious. I have never used paratroopers.

What are they good for? Anyone have any methods for using them effectively?

Thanks

== PF

[Jaybe]

Sorry, just a little OT:
Paratroopers are great as light infantry when you've made all the mechanized units wheeled and you've upgraded all your infantry.

Haven't developed "legit" uses for them yet...

[Willem]

They'd come in very handy if there happened to be a crucial resource nearby. Just drop them down and pillage the road. That ability will be greatly enhanced now that theres an Airfield you can build close to enemy lines.

[Master Marcus]

they're handy also for invading a distant AI city located on a small island near the coast of your continent, in that specific case the invasion preparations are much faster than using transports.

[FNBrown]

I mod them. I make them an upgrade from Marines, give them an amphibious trait, increase their range, and add a movement point.

Otherwise, they're not very useful to me in the modern age when I have MI and MA.

[Skeeve]

I would guess they could be particularly devastating against the player who might carelessly leave one of his outlying cities undefended for a turn while playing under "Elimination" rules.... bwah ha ha ha ha!!!

[FNBrown]

Originally posted by Skeeve
I would guess they could be particularly devastating against the player who might carelessly leave one of his outlying cities undefended for a turn while playing under "Elimination" rules.... bwah ha ha ha ha!!!

By that late in the game, every city I have is defended by no less than two infantry. Even in single player games, the AI is smart enough to attack where you're weak.

[Jaybe]

Originally posted by FNBrown
By that late in the game, every city I have is defended by no less than two infantry. Even in single player games, the AI is smart enough to attack where you're weak.

... or dumb enough, when it's bait.

[Inverse Icarus]

paratroopers and marines come at the worst possible time in my opinion. the end of cavalry and the beginning of tanks. there is no time where the marines and airbourne divisions reign supreme.

plus, both amphibious warfare and advanced flight (thats what u need for paras isnt it?) are optional techs.

[Jaybe]

Paras don't come with advanced flight anymore, they come with flight (the way I've modded it )

[FNBrown]

Originally posted by UberKruX
paratroopers and marines come at the worst possible time in my opinion. the end of cavalry and the beginning of tanks. there is no time where the marines and airbourne divisions reign supreme.

plus, both amphibious warfare and advanced flight (thats what u need for paras isnt it?) are optional techs.

I think making tanks "wheeled" is another way to make Paratroopers and Marines a tad more useful....

[planetfall]

Would making para's 6.8.2 and marines 8.6.2 and all terrain as grass seem like a reasonable preference change?

Why these values? a marine is more effective than a paratrooper? a paratrooper defends better than a marine? I would think SEALS would disagree.


== PF

[Carver]

I think paras should definently have more movement. These guys are supposed to be highly mobile, stealthy, special ops dudes. In and out, bam bam, you know...

If helos could operate off carriers I would build paras like mad. But there's a limit to what you can do operating from your own soil.

[Dida]

I made Marine 8/8/3, capable of airdrop and amphibious assault. Paratrooper now comes with Robotics, (renamed to Storm Trooper), they are 15/12/2, and treat all terrain as road + all abilities of Marine. This is an upgrade for Marine.
Gerrila I made treating all terrian 6/6/2 and treating all terain as road and 'hidden nationality'.

[The Pioneer]

I agree with the other posters on this. Paras are pretty much useless, the same thing happens with the Marines. Although, I've modded my Marines to keep them "interesting" but I never bothered with Paras.

So long...