Gliders or Paratroop transport?

[PanzerBob]

Good day,

Historically. Gliders that were shot down did lose all on board, and crash landings accounted for some numbers as well.

Besides being an expert at planning you also need a big horseshoe up the wazoo.

The few times a have put in an Airborne Assault, all suffered heavy causalities, none were able to move far from the LZ, however they did cause the enemy to move prime assets away from the ground assault and speed up the victory. However with causalities so high, they were marginal victories at best. Glider troops seemed to always fair better, but heavy equipment always seems to get whacked or an AT Gun would land but the jeep wouldn't make it. The one time a tried a night assault 150m visibilities, it was a complete failure. Most survivors only did so because they landed more than 1500m from their LZ's where no enemy was!

With all that they are still interesting to attempt all and all given the right situation I don't discount them.

Now FJ Airmobile, that is interesting to try, just remember to be in the weeds and don't forget The Ride of Valkyie!!!! MUUHAHAHA!!!

Bob out

[thatguy96]

Originally Posted by PanzerBob

Now FJ Airmobile, that is interesting to try, just remember to be in the weeds and don't forget The Ride of Valkyie!!!! MUUHAHAHA!!!

As someone who has toyed around with airmobile assaults in WinSPMBT I can assure that this is no cake walk either. It has its own set of difficulties. Helicopters are extremely fragile and extremely responsive to enemy fire. A transport plane or glider isn't going to turn around in the face of enemy fire. A helicopter might, and it might just be carrying the exact units you need to break out from the LZ. You need to find a landing zone with a good covered approach...and barring that set up a walk of smoke or otherwise suppress any defenses that are on route. You'll note that in the early days of airmobile operations, at least for the US, laying thick smoke screens around the LZ was part of the general plan, to provide an immediate defense against enemies taking advantage of helicopters at their most vulnerable.