The Allied airlift capacity in the early game is 500. Soviet parachute infantry weigh around 2500 so even splitting them into 3 sub-units does not provide enough to make a usable force. Any suggestions on using allied airborne forces or is it just for lifting small HQs around the map?
I'd say I'm in agreement with the 500 weight limit since it doesn't make sense for the allies to be lifting big airborne units around or having a major airborne invasion on a egular basis, but if you're going to give them the small 500 weight limit, it would make sense to make the units that can engage in those operations small enough so that they can carry them out -- for example, instead of putting all that capacity into a large Soviet parachute infantry corps, have it divided into 5 parts each with a weight of between 400-500. That's not much of apunch (which would be realistic), but at least the capacity is there.
I'd say I'm in agreement with the 500 weight limit since it doesn't make sense for the allies to be lifting big airborne units around or having a major airborne invasion on a egular basis, but if you're going to give them the small 500 weight limit, it would make sense to make the units that can engage in those operations small enough so that they can carry them out -- for example, instead of putting all that capacity into a large Soviet parachute infantry corps, have it divided into 5 parts each with a weight of between 400-500. That's not much of apunch (which would be realistic), but at least the capacity is there.