31-01-2004 06:04									#1
	Does the AI paradrop parachuters?? Support Apolyton

I belive they only use them as ground units, has anyone ever seen the AI paradrop them.

	31-01-2004 07:07									#2
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I have never even seen a Paratrooper (or Modern Paratrooper) so I don't know.

	31-01-2004 08:10									#3
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I have have never seen one used on me, I have used a few.

	31-01-2004 08:16									#4
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If you play the WWII Pacific Conquest as Commonwealth you'll see AI use Paratroops on the 1st turn.

Last edited by Tacit_Exit on 31-01-2004 at 10:02

	31-01-2004 10:15									#5
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I have not played any of them yet. I tend to wait for 2 years to pass before I do the scenarios.

I may have to start sooner with all the interesting things I have read.

	31-01-2004 22:36									#6
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The only AI Paratroopers that I've ever seen actually dropped was in one of my very first Civ3 pre any patch games. I think the AI also used a Helocopter in that one. I haven't seen either since.

I have seen some Paratroopers if the AI didn't have certain resources or tech to make better units, but it seems to mostly go for Marines.

Steven

	31-01-2004 22:51									#7
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In a Debug game I recently played, there were multiple occurances of paradrops. I do not know that they were "combat drops" though.

	01-02-2004 02:37									#8
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I've never seen the AI acquire Advanced Airflight or Amphious Warfare without moding the techs to make them required, let alone see them building marines or paratroopers.

	01-02-2004 04:48									#9
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In my last game, I had a city on an island, protected by Infantry and with a couple of Infantry units on the adjacent tiles to make landing impossible. The AI turned up with some Marines and took the city as I stared aghast. Looks like it can happen after all - and oh yes, I had never researched Amphibious Warfare myself.

	01-02-2004 12:06									#10
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In C3C you had better be ready for marines. They are nasty.
I had a big surprise in one game and came very close to losing a city with a 4 team calv army and an infantry unit. IIRC it was two lousy marines.