Originally posted by APDrone
I have over 400 deaths in C47s and over 100 base captures. I, too, can't count the times this exact thing has happened.
I'm not saying this to insult you... As I have nowhere near the experience of that many C47 runs... But I've attempted to bring troops to three bases.
I got through all three times. The last one was just last camp. And guess what? The FHs were up for that one, and enemies were flying around.
Of course, I'm not an idiot. I don't fly in a straight line right to the target "hoping" the field will be down by the time I get there. I hang out, under dar, off to the side outside a reasonable vis range, near the town, sure, but not in a direction that anyone is expecting a goon to be.
Then, when "town down" is called, I fly in and drop. Really simple actually. The troops are in the map room a few minutes after the town goes down.
I'm not saying you don't do this - I'm just saying I haven't seen many goons do this... If any.