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Re: Ships in generals?

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From: TCipollina
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 00:27
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"Neil Adamson" <ada...@uk.ibm.com> wrote in message
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> "Daniel Morrison" <damo...@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au> wrote in message
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> > The Carriers in RA2 were so cool, I always tried to build a couple to
> annoy my opponent with, if the map allows as you said. But some long-range
> naval artillery would be a nice addition to Generals.
>
> Fair comment. Trouble is that against any sort of opponent you then need
air
> defence for the carriers, then AS defence for the Aegis, then anti squid
> defence for the destroyers and before yo uknow it, all you resources have
> been sucked out of the land battle, where, IMHO, you can win it without
> carriers.
>
> Also, I never build superweapons, but allow my skirmish opponents to.
Keeps
> the adrenaline flowing.
>
> If it's worth doing, it's worth doing the hard way.
>
> ;o)
>
> Neil A
>
I agree
if it was easy, it wouldnt be fun.
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