Naval Commander Air Craft Carriers

It seems that Naval Commander is an underused strategy. Even in world games it is over shadowed by Blitzkrieg and Sky Menace. My suggestion, to increase the functionality of Naval Commander in World games, is the introduction of the Air Craft Carrier. The Air Craft Carrier would only be available on Naval Commander.

Cost: 650-750
1 Attack
4 Defence
7 HP
13 Range
18 View
5 Capacity (can only carry attack aircraft i.e. not Air Transports or Sentry Planes)

The Air Craft Carrier will be able to exercise its 13 Range, and then aircraft will be able to exercise their own range from the carrier's position. So a stack of ships, including an aircraft carrier full of bombers, could make it's 13 range move, and then bombers on board could exercise their 15 range move toward the coast of a player's territory, paving the way for an amphibious invasion. Bombers can fly off the Air Craft Carrier and break walls on the main land or scout ahead of the stack, and TB or intercept incoming attackers out of range of the ship. I think it would give Naval Commander a more interesting dynamic in World games. Since bombers would essentially be given a +28 range, perhaps aircraft lose 2 to 5 range when flying off a carrier.

Thoughts?

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If an aircraft carrier is too over powered, what about a helicopter carrier with similar stats, but obviously only carries shorter range, lower defence helicopters.

Not a bad idea, though NC work more good than you think. The 20 capacity of naval transports made it seriously viable.

Yes, please implement and make aircraft carrier an upgrade worthing 200k of sp

Yeah, it's good for Europe games for that reason, like from Spain and Turkey, and UK. But I think this would make it really beneficial for world games

Great idea mate!

Nc has its niche where it is powerful and it is certainly a better world map choice than blitz, however if such a unit was to be introduced to the default, it should be for all strats. you can boost it separately for nc.

Skrevet av Permamuted, 15.12.2014 at 23:58

Nc has its niche where it is powerful and it is certainly a better world map choice than blitz, however if such a unit was to be introduced to the default, it should be for all strats. you can boost it separately for nc.

agree maybe something like +2atk deff and range and -100 cost with NC

Skrevet av Permamuted, 15.12.2014 at 23:58

Nc has its niche where it is powerful and it is certainly a better world map choice than blitz, however if such a unit was to be introduced to the default, it should be for all strats. you can boost it separately for nc.

That's an alternative idea I guess. The issue there is it would make Sky Menace OP imo, unless carriers are nerfed on sky menace somehow.

Skrevet av Htin, 15.12.2014 at 20:10

Yes, please implement and make aircraft carrier an upgrade worthing 200k of sp

This is a better idea; making it an upgrade you must purchase in order to have it on all strategies. But on default, only for NC. Kind of like stealth aircraft and MOS and SM.

I proposed this a while back, but the idea was shot down fast then. Glad to see someone else brought the idea back up, and that it is being well recieved.