Gliders...

[unmerged(61206)]

would be good as an alternative to (horribly expensive) air transports for airborne assaults. I'd probably have them cost quite a lot of IC (10 or so) but be very quick to build. They'd either be a one-use air-assault unit or one that goes to 10% strength after each use (to represent the reusable glider-tugs)and can only embark paratroops when at 100%.

Note: I also advocate the latter approach for other one-use units like V1s and ICBMs.

 

[Myth]

irrc the air transport unit already represents a large proportion of gliders.

 

[Shadow86]

irrc the air transport unit already represents a large proportion of gliders.

Yes, it represents both transport planes and their corresponding gliders.

And we've been over the cost. It's normal, bordering cheap, if you think about it. A transport division is considerably larger than any other air unit (about five times as big), as it has to be able to carry an entire airborne division.