July 13, 2002, 17:14
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Chieftain
Local Time: 22:16
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Wellborn, Texas The Warrior Dennis Miller
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Early flight units?
A biplane would be very nice. Perhaps it would be limited to scouting? And be available with combustion?
Or a zeppelin- it would be easy to kill by fighters, but have long range and good bombard capability, available before flight, perhaps?
And I think the gap between the lancaster-type bomber and the stealth is much too great. Any Ideas for a bridge?
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July 13, 2002, 17:24
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King
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a Zeplin should be able to move like a ground/sea unit over any terrain, but cant be attacked from ground. And they can bombard the ground and only aircraft can stop them.
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July 13, 2002, 21:31
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Prince
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I totally agree. Right after we first flew, we had canvas covered biplanes, not metal skinned monoplanes. There aren't enough air units. The gap between prop and stealth bomber could be filled with a jet bomber.
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July 14, 2002, 02:42
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King
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There is a blimp and about 7 biplanes available at the...erm...'other' civ3 forum site
Last edited by zulu9812; July 15, 2002 at 08:21.
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July 15, 2002, 02:04
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King
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First an eindecker, then a biplane, and then a triplane...
Then ww2 planes. And then ww2 jets, and then. ok, I'll stop. 
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July 15, 2002, 04:47
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Emperor
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A Zeppelin would be a great idea, much better than any biplane you'd add. But, even if it was a very limited bombarder, that was not it's main function, and I don't see any reason why it should get bombard functionality in Civ. No, zeppelins were explorers, so make a zeppelin see 4 spaces, regardless of terrain. Further, movement rate of 1, and like Hazie said, it can't be attacked from the ground and able to cross any terrain. And, one or two techs earlier than flight, so the first zeppelins are invincible, until fighters appear...
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July 15, 2002, 15:28
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Warlord
Local Time: 23:16
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Boston
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Get pesoloco's Zeppelin/Blimp here
This is the way I use it in my mod:
Pre: Steel
Requires: Oil
Shield Cost: 8
Op. Range: 4
A/D/M: 0/1/2
S/R/F: 3/4/2
Air Unit, Immobile
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July 20, 2002, 19:20
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Prince
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Location: Stockholm
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Great minds think alike. A Zeppelin is a must in my never-finished modpack. It would make the age of flight longer.
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