Re: [Freeciv-Dev] bug? bomber/artillery stack killed by riflemen

["Andrew E. Schulman" <andrex@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > At the risk of Departing From Civ1, doesn't that seem like an unreasonable
> > rule?  Why shouldn't a rifleman be able to attack, just because a bomber
> > happens to be passing by overhead?  Of course, the rifleman can't attack
> > the bomber, but he should be able to attack and destroy the grounds units
> > while ignoring the bomber.
> 
>         Ummm?
>         Have you seen what happens to troops that attack into the face of
> air superiority?  The Bay of Pigs invasion and other engagements through
> history have shown this to be a bad idea.

That is a different case, because the air units are attacking the ground
units.  Of course the bomber can do that, but if it doesn't the ground
units can ignore it.

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