How are air units different in Civ III?
In Civ III, air units do not function as they did in previous Civ games. Air units now operate out of base of operations (which in Civ III is either a friendly city or an aircraft carrier) and now perform missions on any square or target within the operational range of the unit. Air units can perform the following missions: Bombing mission (bombards the selected square, damaging units, city improvements, and population) Precision Bombing mission (targets a specific improvement in a city for destruction) Recon mission (investigates the selected square) Air Superiority mission (attacks enemy air units that enter the unit’s defensive range). Only fighter units can engage in air superiority (air-to-air combat) missions.
