[Freeciv] Re: Dirigible

["Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What would the requirements be for returning to a home base? If there
are none it seems that you could park one of these over an enemy for a
very long time until they got fighters.

On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 09:48:00AM +0200, Ga?l Le Mignot wrote:
> Hello Eddie!
> 
> Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:07:50 -0400, you wrote: 
> 
>  > nicholas.g.lawrence@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>  >> 
>  >> What do people think of the Dirigible as a military unit?
> 
>  >     Don't know.  What would its characteristics be (in FreeCiv
>  > terms - cost, movement, vision, attack, defense, etc.)? 
> 
> I'ld see  it as a "modern  explorer", something like cost  30 (or 40),
> mov 5 (fly), vision 2, attack 0, defense 1. 
> 
>  > What tech  prereq would be needed?  
> 
> Physics ?  Theory of Gravity ? Steam Engine ?
> 
> Hum,  the first dirigible comes from  Mr Montgolfier during
> french revolution (1789-1793) if I remember well. 
> 
>  > If the prereq tech is new  one, then where would it fit in the tech
>  > tree?
> 
>  >     Forgive me if this info has already been provided, because I
>  > don't remember seeing it.
> 
>  > Eddie
> 
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