Airborne operations and parachutes
Would this ever be a possibility for vanilla without MOD support? Man, I think conducting airborne operations would create an entirely new, awesome dynamic to the game.
Imagine how cool night jumps would be? A well-organized squad able to land and secure an objective from the air all the way deep in enemy lines. The more experienced players would thrive I think in this type of dynamic.
They could use cargo planes to transport supplies as well. My only concern would be the flying - I've never even attempted at flying a chopper in this game. Do you think having pilot controls would be too difficult to implement? I honestly couldn't tell you.
On paper this might sound like a good idea but what do you guys think?
Edit: For balancing, obviously both troops and aircraft would need a weight criteria to allow a parachute jump. The parachute itself should have it's own weight IMO. Airborne troops would need to pack a little bit lighter.