Then Zimme you are one of the fortunate ones. I practically abandoned troop carriers, coming from an original view of it once being one of my most satisfying achievements.
I returned after a forced absence of a year or more and discovered extended strat downtimes and other features like resupplying towns to decrease downtime. So, the present state of the town can be completely reversed with as little as one or two base supplies. You do know this don't you?
Check the town all you want, but unless you have checked the .dt command for town buildings or ack guns, OR someone has destroyed all supply point bunkers.... be ready to launch your troops into oblivion (or wherever they go when a town ack pops).
No problem for Goons? You are most likely not a Knight