I've got a scenario that requires airborne personnel to dropped onto a beachead. I've simulated this by flying the aircraft with the troops/equipment to the beach head but I have no freaking clue as to whether this worked or not. Can someone lend me a clue?

On 9/8/2021 at 6:06 PM, Byron said:

I've got a scenario that requires airborne personnel to dropped onto a beachead. I've simulated this by flying the aircraft with the troops/equipment to the beach head but I have no freaking clue as to whether this worked or not. Can someone lend me a clue?

Paratroops have typically been modeled (somewhat unsatisfactorily) as ordnance, such that your transport ends up dropping (or launching) them on a target.

 

2 hours ago, CV32 said:

Paratroops have typically been modeled (somewhat unsatisfactorily) as ordnance, such that your transport ends up dropping (or launching) them on a target.

 

Boy, thats gotta be rough on the paratroopers

2 hours ago, Byron said:

Boy, thats gotta be rough on the paratroopers

Its a one way trip, every time, all the time.

It maybe (well, it is) a oneway trip for the paratroops but, on the plus side, there's an inexhaustible supply of the blighters.

RTB, load the next batch of digital volunteers and Tally Ho!

 

On 9/8/2021 at 3:36 PM, Byron said:

I've got a scenario that requires airborne personnel to dropped onto a beachead. I've simulated this by flying the aircraft with the troops/equipment to the beach head but I have no freaking clue as to whether this worked or not. Can someone lend me a clue?

There is also the possibility that the transport needed to hang around the drop zone for a specified period of time.  Unless the scenario orders were specific about dropping the paratrooper ordnance, sitting on station, or just keeping those aircraft alive, one would have to open up the scenario in the editor and examine the victory conditions.