My Apologies if this was already covered but did not find anything in a forum search.
Being that paratroopers were an integral piece in WW2 I was wondering if there are plans to include them and if so when? I know the Germans, Americans, British and Russians all used paratroopers in the war.
Perhaps they can be added in the secret category since they were more like a specialized unit.
Thoughts?
It's actually a fighter-Bomber destroying the tank, but that was scene was funny the first time I watch that episode I thought he hit the HE in the barrel, lol.
Oh okay lol.
I like saving private Ryan...
If you like SPR watch Band of Brothers. Best war movie done.comrade dave wrote:
I like saving private Ryan...
It's more of a tv series, like the pacific, the bloke that sounds like he's not American is actually from Green street 1 and 2 some of the greatest films ever. I don't know his name, it's certainly not Marc Warren even though he was in the film also.
this guy is in Green street and Band of Brothers.
Yeah, Ross McCall, aka Liebgott in BoB. We're hijacking another topic, make this into a convo.
Stay on topic.
Thank you.
Czar, this topic is obviously going nowhere and para threads always just turn into a fight rather than a debate or argument. May as well just close it.
yes for para Yes for paratroopers
Definitely yes for paras, but close this topic, you people will never understand the strategical importance of paras.
I think more than anything they were scary to a new soldier, the idea of hordes of enemy soldiers dropping from the air and being anywhere would be enough to reduce them to a cowering wreck.
You know on this note, just to toy with the idea. Paras often caused panic in the populace as well. Perhaps a neat Idea could be by using paras they would have a slight morale effect in a province.
Morale usually drops from an invasion already so this would just be a little more bonus to that.
Pedro is a very wise guy
While you discuss how interesting this idea would be, and the strategic implications...Realistically, or historically, they were rarely effective. At all.
Again sombedoy confuses my name with PedroGeneralPhara wrote:
Pedro is a very wise guy
Why is this? My name is PABLO. I think it's easy, goddamn it. 
No offense mate, but do you realise what you're saying? Do you even know the importance of paratroopers during Normandy? Pegasus Bridge was key to the whole invasion, otherwise the troops would get rolled over by a German armor counterattack, and you know who got the job? That's right, paratroopers. British paras. Not the SAS, not the Commandos, not SOE, not normal infantry... Paras got the job! During Normandy they sabotaged comms, took key sites to stop counterattack, etc. Please reconsider what you just said.CzarHellios wrote:
historically, they were rarely effective
Rocket fighters/interceptors were less commonly used than paras and were rarely effective and yet we have them hence it is wrong to say That para shouldnot be added because they were - ineffective - and thats your opinion though , paras were indeed effective if not then we wouldnit still see it in many modern armies
Para main asset are their operational range and speed of deployment, due to these great assets they were utilized in WW2 and as pablo said they did have an effect on many battles , unlike units such as the rocket fighter
Can we all stop arguing? The effectiveness of paras are very questionable but if I have to guess it seems paras have 50% chance of succeding, there are times they did a thing some other times they did nothing, bottomline we will still take what the devs throw at us whether we like it or not, because that's how it goes.
Yes paras is not bad but not good, the only way to settle this is not to argue using real world reference and instead use it in-game, like the militia we will use it one way or another.
The problem is you CAN'T take down bridges in the game, and you CAN'T sabotage comms. I wish you could, and I also wish you could do scorched earth, but you can't. Even if paras are effective in real life, they could not be used effectively in the game. What BBB said about the flying militia was right. They may have been effective in real life, but all they could be used for in game would be to delay enemy armies, which is basically the same job as militia. I used to be in support of paras, but after thinking about it I've realized they wouldn't work.Pablo22510 wrote:
No offense mate, but do you realise what you're saying? Do you even know the importance of paratroopers during Normandy? Pegasus Bridge was key to the whole invasion, otherwise the troops would get rolled over by a German armor counterattack, and you know who got the job? That's right, paratroopers. British paras. Not the SAS, not the Commandos, not SOE, not normal infantry... Paras got the job! During Normandy they sabotaged comms, took key sites to stop counterattack, etc. Please reconsider what you just said.CzarHellios wrote:
historically, they were rarely effective
