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Well Harry the units I had in mind are more along the lines of Pablo's Hercules air transport in his Moroccan Crisis scenario as well as Steph's Ju-52 air transport in Blood and Steel.
The difference between these air transport units and the gliders you mention is that those ones were not reusable. In any case, I don't think the AI would be able to figure out how to use them right, but still they make for a handy way of lifting vital supplies and units to the front line as well as help in surprise attacks behind enemy lines.
It is likely that both the Canadian and American airline industries at the time would have been almost entirely put under the command of the military. Now my civil aviation history isn't as good as some of the other forum members here, but if memory serves me the DC-4 was a popular American model at the time. It had first entered service in 1939 but was only being used to its full potential as a long range airliner by 1946/47. I attatched a graphic of a standard DC-4 in service with American Airlines as well as a DC-4 in service with United which features a modified nose and cockpit section.
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AGRICOLA
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Canadian bush & Florida
Feb 2003
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To me, the "DC-4" in United colors sure looks a lot like a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. 
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AGRICOLA
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Canadian bush & Florida
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Mamma did pretty well this time.
A. Harry, I don't think that you want exactly what you asked for. In 1945, the USAF had 344 Main Bases, 57 Sub-Bases and 269 Auxiliary Fields in CONUS. You can pretty well put air bases anywhere you want . . . you won't be far off. A map showing these plus naval and army installations would be a nightmare.
B. What I would suggest is that you decide how many and what type of bases you want and then go to
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictiona...litary%20bases
This is a 1996? list of the location of bases in the CONUS, broken down by armed service and state. Pick out some likely candidates for what you need. The "Forts" are often divisional HQ and located in the southern US to permit year round training. There are plenty of naval bases like San Diego and Norfolk and many Air Force bases to choose from.
C. Go to
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/DOCUME...MilitaryMAP.htm
and download both the map and index of bases.
The index is critical because the map does not use different symbols or colors for the different services.
This will give you the geographical locations of bases.
Check the index for additional bases not listed in B. For example, Fort Sill OK, dedicated to artillery training does not appear on the B list.
D. Although all data is post WWII, it is my impression that, with obvious exceptions like the Cape Canaveral USAF Air Force Station, most facilities existed in 1945. If you are concerned, do a search on the base name. Most of them have a website that includes a section on the history of the base.
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Sarsstock
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Well Harry I always figured with a North American gigamap the greatest challenge would be to find the correct placement of the military and air bases. Since you seem to be on top of that I'd say development of Atomic Eagle II is going pretty damn good.
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Sarsstock
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Ah yes.... you bring up a good point Erika. How much thought have you put into hypothetical American tanks and airplanes Harry? Though the American war industry may not have adequate time to build designs which are too far fetched to fight off the invasion.
Also, last night before I went out for New Years Harry I caught part of "Red Dawn" on television. It got me thinking, are we to expect any "Wolverine" style militia's operating behind German lines? It would be next to impossible for the invading Germans to confiscate every single gun in occipied territory so I'd imagine American insurgents would have no problem getting access to weapons and other firearms.
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Yes, it would be interesting to see an American version of the Soviet Pripet Marsh partisans. They could do an excellent job in operating out of mountainous or heavily forested area's, striking at supply convoy's and sabotaging road networks.
I was also wondering Harry, might we see any hellicopters units in this game? If so I couldn't imagine them being good for much more than simple reconnaissance aircraft.
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Indeed, I agree Harry that the Civ III unit just won't like right next to the amazing units you and Fairline designed. All are good units, but I for one don't care for mixed and machted unit.gif's, and I'm sure you'd agree.
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