Having been playing CIV3 almost continually since it came out, at all map sizes and all difficulty levels up to Deity, I have never had a great use of either ships or aircraft.
Sure I have built a few squadrons of bombers for a laugh, and have tooled up on battleships to get rid of pesky bombardments, but they never really made a difference. And after I learned that you can use artillery/railroad as an effective defence against ships (you can't kill them, but when they get hurt they go back to port) ships seem even less important, apart from the odd ones to help protect your transports or get a settler to another island etc.
So here is the question. Has anyone used Air or Naval power as a major part of strategy? And if so, was it effective?
Sure I have built a few squadrons of bombers for a laugh, and have tooled up on battleships to get rid of pesky bombardments, but they never really made a difference. And after I learned that you can use artillery/railroad as an effective defence against ships (you can't kill them, but when they get hurt they go back to port) ships seem even less important, apart from the odd ones to help protect your transports or get a settler to another island etc.
So here is the question. Has anyone used Air or Naval power as a major part of strategy? And if so, was it effective?
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