I built a bunch of transporters at some point in preparation for Sealion, and during the mid-war years I built a bunch of subs. Other than that, I built nothing nor have I researched anything since the beginning of the game. Afterall, I needed to the IC to build the troops to fight the war on the Eastern Front and to reinforce my heavy casualties.
Naval engineering is 1.5, destroyer practical 1.1., cruiser practical 2.3, capital ship practical 1.5, carrier practical 0, transport practical 2.3, sub engineering 1.5, and sub practical is 12.7.
I do believe that means, I am screwed
Yup, in Words taken from the Big Bang Theory, you are "attached to another object by an incline plane wrapped helically around an axis", i.e. screwed!
It would probably take you at least 2 years to build any kind of capital ship based navy, probably more like 2.5-3. But you might be able to build a bunch of cruisers. But with land-based air support you can at least take on the Royal Navy, maybe even within a year. *edit: actually, with basic training and building 2-3 battle cruisers and a bunch of battle ships, the moment the BCs finish your jump in Capital Ship practical would probably mean the BBs finish almost instantly. This should take 1.5 years.
Oh well, at least you won't *lose* the game at this point. I mean, it's hard for you to invade (attack) but the British attacking you is an impossibility - your army is way too strong. They'd be thrown into the sea instantly. Basically, time is on your side, and you will probably still win based on victory points.
Question: in retrospect, is there anything you would have done differently that you think would have affected things significantly? I mean, major strategic decisions.