If you want to really spice up WarBirds with ground vehicles (GVs). Make ground vehicles similar to the current CV. Give each side 4 convoys of ground vehicles, tanks, AAA, whatever; each convoy consisting of 3 or 4 GVs (a troop). Or 7 or 8 GVs if you want to simulate WWII Soviet tank troops They would not be human controlled; but wander the mainland, just as CVs roam the seas in a convoy of about 6 ships, or turn up randomly on the shore of islands (simulated surprise amphibious landing), just like CVs suddenly appear back at base after being destroyed. They would be programmed to travel from one field to another, but not by direct routes. If this is too problematic to program, then just have them travel by land and sea as the current hmacks do. While in friendly territory, a GV convoy could assist in defense, if a GV convoy is in the area of a friendly airfield under attack; attacking aircraft may want to choose another field, or not. Likewise, aircraft may prefer to attack a field when they have a friendly GV convoy in the area of their target. They could be programmed like otto, to attack enemy planes/structures, and would travel at historically accurate speeds; I don?t want to have to use WEP to catch GVs, particularly when trying to dive bomb This would add the interesting element of ground vehicles in enemy territory (like it is with CV) but without the 30 minutes for humans to drive there when they would rather be flying GV Convoys would be assigned a letter instead of number, A B C D on the map. ?Troop Destroyed? message would appear when last GV in a Convoy is destroyed. The focus of the game would remain air strategy, and not become a strategic ground war with air support. And perhaps much of the existing CV code could be utilized. Ps. If you want a horse of a completely different colour, then make the next new plane a glider that can carry Jeep acks as well as paratroopers.
WB will not move to GV Jeep + Tank are planned just to make an option. 1 vehicle per 50 planes, i think is fair Maybe some boat...? not sure... As for AI tanks...maybe later IF aike will programm it. P.S. I hope in future will be some restriction of sea moving tanks
