Re: Civ 4



"Peter Huebner" <no.one@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.1e1b5df76bc342b69897a1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <oa11r1lb3a0baklno8udl9ofdc1c7cjlsk@xxxxxxx>, jeffsj@xxxxxxxxxx
> says...
>> Civ4 gunships only attack, like Civ2 helicopters.
>>
>
> Overall I have found those gunships to be very disappointing.
> Underpowered,
> fragile, not worth building at the price i.m.o. since they don't seem to
> have
> any advantages or special powers that make them worth while.
>
> (Now, the gunships in Alpha Centauri are an entirely different story).

They are +100% versus armored units. The AI seems to employ very mixed
stacks so this isn't as useful as it might seem (but can be great against
lone tank raiders).


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