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

[Stephen Hodge <stephenh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Andrew E. Schulman" wrote:
> > > 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.

Are suggesting that the bomber should ignore attacking units by default
and let the ground units get slaughtered?

Regards,
Steve Hodge