Should Armored (Light Tank) Recon really be parachutable?

[Kliwarrior]

I know that a special light tank (M22) was designed by the Allies for airborne support.
But with the current implementation, every light tank (even a Panzer II for example) could be parachutable.
Without a special tech (similar to those amphibious tank) isn't this at least questionable?

 

[Riekopo]

By default I don't think it should be possible. Unless you build bigger Transport aircraft or special vehicles. The game only has one single Transport aircraft despite there being many different ones.

 

[Husein]

Airborne tanks were within technological capabilities of major power at the time. That said... I think it should be a separate research category

 

[PanzerMan7]

Ideally yes but the added research time, production time, etc for a couple of airborne light tanks not worth it imo. This game is strategic level and theres abstraction involved.

 

[edwardx]

Historically the Tetrarch was designed as just a light tank that by virtue of its weight they found could be airdropped. The Locust was designed from theground up to be an airborne tank. Looking at this historically speaking an argument could be made for either mainline light tanks being able to be paradropped or it being a special side tech like Amphibious Armour.

 

[Iskulya]

I think it's fine.

I always thought it would be neat I'd glider tanks were in the game, but I also thought that they would be a poor choice because paratroopers arent very good anyway outside enemy negligence and would contribute to research bloat.

Paratroopers even with a light tank company will still get slaughtered I'd they land on a defending division I imagine.

 

[Husein]

Ideally yes but the added research time, production time, etc for a couple of airborne light tanks not worth it imo. This game is strategic level and theres abstraction involved.

That's Paradox's problem from insisting on long research times. More and more tech was added but research time was kept. Some things need much shorter times, down to 30 days or so, but Paradox will never do it

 

[Secret Master]

I know that a special light tank (M22) was designed by the Allies for airborne support.
But with the current implementation, every light tank (even a Panzer III for example) could be parachutable.
Without a special tech (similar to those amphibious tank) isn't this at least questionable?

Was the Panzer III moved into the light tank category in the new DLC without me knowing it?

 

[myzael]

That's Paradox's problem from insisting on long research times. More and more tech was added but research time was kept. Some things need much shorter times, down to 30 days or so, but Paradox will never do it

Of course, this is precisely why the base research time multiplier was lowered in MtG, which introduced many new techs...

 

[Kliwarrior]

Was the Panzer III moved into the light tank category in the new DLC without me knowing it?

sorry: typo just corrected

 

[Secret Master]

sorry: typo just corrected

Thanks.

I was about to have a heart attack thinking about how that might impact the game when I get home to play tonight.

 

[Husein]

Of course, this is precisely why the base research time multiplier was lowered in MtG, which introduced many new techs...

Which did absolutely nothing. Focusing on just industry and land with ocasional air and you can't keep up. Submarines are out of date, half the aircraft is unproduced since you can't even get time to research it, forget the navy completely, electronics are next to impossible to research with all the other needs. Rocketry? Heavy tanks? TD's? Forget it. Feels like Ford's assembly line where you have to repeat one and the same product over and over again

 

[kimidf]

I am convinced that sooner or later these armored vehicles will be implemented. Surely these armor will be equal to amphibious versions and consume part of the limit of special forces.

These armored vehicles will implement a large dlc that will make a great rework of the air system that would have reworked from the airborne war, very possibly adhere air commanders with the consequent screen customized features for these commanders, they will also implement have called Wunderwaffen projects and an airplane designer

 

[RichTArt]

Was the Panzer III moved into the light tank category in the new DLC without me knowing it?

How i would do airborne tanks. Make so that they can be air transport but need a support tech representing heavy equipment gliders for them to be airdropped.

 

[Riekopo]

They really need to remove Light Tanks from Paratroops. Also teach the AI how to do Paradrops. At least script it for like Crete and some other places. And yeah it does seem impossible to keep up with historical research levels.

 

[Spelaren]

I don't see the issue, it's just a support battalion, not a 40 width, or 20 width, tank division.

 

[Commonblob]

Paratroopers even with a light tank company will still get slaughtered I'd they land on a defending division I imagine.

Btw there's still a way of winning if this happens. Just use the Force Attack command power ability and do everything to help the paratroopers win within 7 days, such as giving them air support and supply drop. If they've only landed on 1 or 2 enemy divisions, there's a decent chance of them succeeding.

 

[kimidf]

I believe air transport should be inserted as reconnaissance aircraft and have at least two or three models or passive technologies to implement its scope or cargo.

Also as written in other times they have to put recon skins for historical airplane models like the junkers 52 for the Germans or DC3 Douglas for the allies for the capital countries

and I defend a variant of airborne armor could be inserted as amphibious tanks did and that as these could be considered within the limits of the special forces

 

[Spelaren]

I believe air transport should be inserted as reconnaissance aircraft and have at least two or three models or passive technologies to implement its scope or cargo.

Also as written in other times they have to put recon skins for historical airplane models like the junkers 52 for the Germans or DC3 Douglas for the allies for the capital countries

and I defend a variant of airborne armor could be inserted as amphibious tanks did and that as these could be considered within the limits of the special forces

They could even make so that light tanks battalions can be parachuted if your transport planes are upgraded with air XP.

 

[kimidf]

They could even make so that light tanks battalions can be parachuted if your transport planes are upgraded with air XP.

The most logical thing is that they insert a specific model for that task, as did the amphibious tanks that could be inserted as a support company or an elite battalion