Should battleships/destoyers be able to inflict damage on land units?

[lysander]

I don't think they should be able to significantly damage units on the coast. I do think that they should get the "bombard" option when they are next to a ground unit that is fortified on the coast. The ship could reduce the bonus that the unit's fortification gives them via bombardment.

 

[snepp]

I don't think they should be able to significantly damage units on the coast. I do think that they should get the "bombard" option when they are next to a ground unit that is fortified on the coast. The ship could reduce the bonus that the unit's fortification gives them via bombardment.

I like this idea, it would give those destroyers something to do after a city's defenses have already been bombarded.

 

[Wlauzon]

Well, both of the choices are wrong, so no way to really vote.

bombers can take damage.

Naval ships have long been used for shore bombardment, since at least 1640.

 

[Dida]

What we should have the counterbombard ability. If they battleship tries to bombard a city with artillery in it, the artillery will bomb back.

 

[Wlauzon]

Crazy talk!

Naval Bombardment is the PREFERED method of wiping out military formations when the opportunity allows. A battleship or cruiser carries more destructive firepower than any artillery company (ignoring nukes, of course). Land weapons don't fire 16" shells. The largest commonly used field gun is a 155mm howitzer, which is about a 6" shell. Naval guns are extremely accurate (for artillery), have longer range, and carry more ammo.

The US Navy is currently working on a gun system with a 45 mile range specifically to allow ships to affect targets further inland.

Not to mention that most Naval ships can also carry cruise missiles, which have a range of hundreds or thousands of miles.

 

[Warspite2]

I remember in CIV3 using 2 destroyers to keep a small country from getting its only oil source. Every turn they would build a road to the oil source, I would bombard, this kept them from producing advanced units. In turn, this allowed me to build my advanced units and make a landing to fight weak non-oil units. On the other hand, I am open to try the new things CIV4 offers, will be interesting to see how I have to change my way of playing. You can bet I will use offshore bombardment to soften up a city before I attack it.