And yeah Tizzy, cruise missiles like hanging out on airbases just fine In fact, if strategically placed, airbases are a much better home for them than cities......I think.

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quote: One thing I didn't realise until recently - spies can sabotage air units!

Zoiks!! That's cool. Since sabotaging can't kill, you still can't get through bomber blockades, however.

When attacking a city with multiple bombers, attack from different squares surrounding the city. If the city you are taking has partisans, they can only appear in city squares that do not already have an enemy unit (i.e. bomber) in it.

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Using the diagram above, where c = the city and numbers 1-9 are the squares directly surrounding the city, lets consider the following example.

The city has 8 defenders so you will need 8 bombers to successfully clear out the defenders and move a ground unit in. If you attack c from square 1 all 8 times, then move a ground unit in, you will have the potential to have 7 partisans appear in squares 2-9. If however you attack 1 time from each numbered square you will not have any partisans appear in any of the numbered squares because your bombers will be occupying them waiting to return home.

If I have a missle sitting unused for a few turns, I used it as a scout: send it out six squares and back, or in a loop, as a way to find enemy units such as traveling spies, or destroyers.

In my last game I landed a bunch of units on a square next to an enemy city. I ended the turn with a stealth bomber over top, which stopped nearby tanks from attacking my units or reinforcing the city.

"And then one day you find
Ten years have got behind you,
no one told you when to run,
(or mentioned the fact that at this phase of the game each turn is worth ten years, and since you didn't read the manual,)
you missed the starting gun!"

Just in case someone didn't know.

I consider this a cheat in mp games should you have the good fortune to go that far.

This end turn keyboard shortcut is only in MGE.

quote: Originally posted by Deity Dude on 12-21-2000 05:04 PM Just a little trick I use relating to air units. When attacking a city with multiple bombers, attack from different squares surrounding the city. If the city you are taking has partisans, they can only appear in city squares that do not already have an enemy unit (i.e. bomber) in it. I'm sure alot of the vets around here are already aware of this, but it might be helpful for some of the newer players.

I'm pretty sure every one who ever had a half-dozen bombers destroyed by one lousy fighter has already learned never to stack their bombers. The partisan is an interesting angle though.