Support Unit Elimination Thread

[Lee Williams]

Anti-Air Gun - 5 - 3 = 2 AI don't use Planes so they are completely useless.
Battering Ram - 21
Medic - 14
Military Engineer - 16 + 1 = 17 Ok for forts and when I play Poland.
Mobile SAM - 10
Observation Balloon - 24
Siege Tower - 19

 

[Hammurabbit]

Anti-Air Gun - 2
Battering Ram - 22 = 21 + 1 Almost a necessity in early game
Medic - 11 =14 - 3 For some reason i never build medics
Military Engineer - 17
Mobile SAM - 10
Observation Balloon - 24
Siege Tower - 19

 

[Turrdy]

Anti-Air Gun - 2 -3 = ELIMINATED. But it's kinda sad that the AI doesn't build an airforce (or a potent navy for that matter). That would make the game way more interessting.
Battering Ram - 22
Medic - 11
Military Engineer - 17
Mobile SAM - 10
Observation Balloon - 24
Siege Tower - 20 (19+1) i tried it yesterday. It's actually pretty nice.

 

[TheMeInTeam]

Battering Ram - 23 (+1) - Viable way to beat down city defenses all game if you keep melee unit strength decent, scales well with warmongering + promotions.
Medic - 11
Military Engineer - 14 (-3) - Situations where the game dictates using this are pretty rare. Maybe in MP? Dunno. Worth basically nothing in SP.
Mobile SAM - 10
Observation Balloon - 24
Siege Tower - 20

 

[Guandao]

Battering Ram - 23
Medic - 11
Military Engineer - (14-3)=11 Using these guys to build two forts to gain a eureka is not worth it in my opinion.
Mobile SAM - 10
Observation Balloon - 24
Siege Tower - (20+1)=21 This unit ain't that bad.

 

[The Highwayman]

Battering Ram - 24 (23+1) What can you use with every non ranged military unit in the game and have it retain the same amount of effectiveness from the Ancient to Information era? This thing.
Medic - 11
Military Engineer - 11
Mobile SAM - 7 (10-3) It would be fitting if Norway had one of these as a unique unit, given its uselessness. Sorry Sammy.
Observation Balloon - 24
Siege Tower - 21

 

[Loco1234]

Battering Ram - 24
Medic - 11
Military Engineer - 8 (11 - 3) Roads, forts and silos. Cool. If I want roads, I'll use trade routes. The others, I've never needed.
Mobile SAM - 7
Observation Balloon - 25 (24 + 1) I used this once and it changed my life. Bombarding cities that can't shoot back on their turn makes everything much easier.
Siege Tower - 21

 

[Lee Williams]

Battering Ram - 24
Medic - 11
Military Engineer - 8 + 1 = 9 I use 1 or 2 per game.
Mobile SAM - 7 - 3 = 4 Never needed them only ever built them in one game and they were wasted because no AI used Planes.
Observation Balloon - 25
Siege Tower - 21

 

[Siptah]

Battering Ram - 25 (24+1) never gets obsolete and helps a lot.
Medic - 8 (11-3) I rather buy an apostle
Military Engineer - 9
Mobile SAM - 4
Observation Balloon - 25
Siege Tower - 21

 

[Kimiimaro]

Battering Ram - 25
Medic - 8
Military Engineer - 9
Mobile SAM - 4-3=1 - I've never been nuked. I'm not that mad to declare war on Gandhi in Atomic Era. Actually, I've never built this thing.
Observation Balloon - 25
Siege Tower - 21+1=22 - Skip the walls and save me time!

 

[Victoria]

Battering Ram - 25 +1 = 26 Both have their place on the plinth but Rams you get so much earlier, so handy - once the walls are down the city is dead meat but you get earlier than towers.
Medic - 8
Military Engineer - 9
Mobile SAM - 1 -3 = -2 - Just how many would you need to cover yourself from nukes anyway - remove it now!
Observation Balloon - 25
Siege Tower - 22

 

[Guandao]

Battering Ram - 26
Medic - (8-3)=5 I have to admit...I've never built this unit.
Military Engineer - 9
Observation Balloon - 25
Siege Tower - (22+1)=23 It's a decent support unit to build. I like avoiding walls.

 

[ABNDT]

Battering Ram - 26
Medic - (5-3)=2 Oh, right. These exist.
Military Engineer - 9
Observation Balloon - (25+1)=26 Can't kill what you can't reach.
Siege Tower - 23

 

[God of Kings]

Battering Ram - 26
Medic - 2 - 3 = ELIMINATED If you position your army well and not simply use brute force, you don't need them.
Military Engineer - 9
Observation Balloon - 26 + 1 = 27 This is a must for artillery
Siege Tower - 23

 

[TomKQT]

Battering Ram - 26
Military Engineer - (9 + 1) = 10 The only support units I've built more than twice. Only for CS quests, but, eh, anyway...
Observation Balloon - 27
Siege Tower - (23 - 3) = 20 I never found time in this era to build this unit instead of something else.

 

[spfun]

Battering Ram - 26
Military Engineer - 10 + 1 = 11 For the airstrip on foreign continent for 1 of each eureka/inspiration, also to build nuke silo. rarely a road, That's about it.
Observation Balloon - 27
Siege Tower - (20 - 3) = 17 Meh

 

[Mr. Shadows]

Battering Ram 26+1+27 (as much as I like siege towers if I had to pick one this is the better unit)
Military Engineer 11-3=8 (Way too expensive for far too little. I don't really care about the eureka, and resent building the unit just for that)
Observation Balloon - 27
Siege Tower - 17

 

[Lee Williams]

Battering Ram 27
Military Engineer 8 + 1 = 9 Playing Poland these guys are very useful in steal territory.
Observation Balloon - 27
Siege Tower - 17 - 3 = 14 never used them.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Battering Ram 27+1=28 - Very useful and I'll support it in battle between this and Observation Balloon.
Military Engineer 9-3=6 - I used them only once - to build Missile Silo to nuke other civs as Germany for domination. The other things were more useful for me. They can be useful when you play as Poland, yes, but other three things are better.
Observation Balloon - 27
Siege Tower - 14

 

[Sumorex]

Battering Ram 29 = 28 + 1 Just because it comes earlier than an Observation Balloon
Military Engineer 3 = 6 - 3 Near worthless because of their cost (could be improved if it had many many more charges)
Observation Balloon - 27
Siege Tower - 14