Amphibious Assault

[Kikimalaka]

Can ANY unit perform an Amphibious Assault from ANY ship? I have only tried a couple combinations and they have all worked so far.

 

[someguy486]

Really? Every time the AI transports units by boat to attack me, they get their units off the boat just outside me city before attacking.

 

[KAZUY4]

Amphibious Assault give you -50% , so be careful

 

[Masquerouge]

Yes, every unit can perform amphibious assault, but they all get -50% for, well, amphibious assault

I usually stack them on a hill (or forest if no hills) right next to the city. That way:
- I don't have the penalty for amphibious assault
- I get the attack bonus for the hill
- I get naval support

All of this will just take one more turn than the amphibious assault.
So, unless that one turn is really the turn where you have to take the city (in which case you did something wrong, clearly), or the city is on a 1-tile island (in which case I would question why you're bothering with it), there is no reason to not take one more turn and disembark your units.

 

[I-am-a-panda]

I didnt know of AA but its like attacking from a river, you don't do it.

 

[KrikkitTwo]

Actually it's much worse than -50%, its 1/2

so if you have a veteran infiltration knight attacking a city
4 +50% +50% = 8
the amphibious assault will make that 1/2 of what it would be

8 * 1/2 = 4

and you get no naval support