Hi all,
I am playing a game of Kaiserreich with the Empire of Japan, with the long-term vision of invading the west coast of the US to do battle with the Pacific States of America. (Kaiserreich content not really relevant to this question, really just a topic of naval mechanics!)
Here's the issue: with naval invasions planned for the Pacific Northwest and the West Coast, I just couldn't get naval supremacy to launch the invasions. I have ~225 ships based out of Hawaii, Midway, and the Johnson Atoll, all focused on the Western Seaboard and Northwest Coast regions. Screenshots attached.
I have my fleets set up in (what I think is) a fairly standard/good set-up: a strike force with capitals and 4x screens, and then patrol forces of light cruisers + destroyers
Would love some advice as to why this isn't working! A few targeted questions below:
1. Originally, my ships didn't even have enough range to reach these areas. I got around this by asking for docking rights from the American Union State (the other remaining belligerent in the civil war), but how else could I have done this? I know some ships have much more limited range than others, but not being able to get naval supremacy even though I own Hawaii is annoying
2. I have all my task forces fleets focused on 2 areas, the western seaboard and the northwest coast. 225 ships. And yet why does the Northwest Coast show "0/6" in Naval Invasion Support? When I check the location of 1 of my 2 fleets, the majority of it is sitting in the Marcus Islands (nowhere NEAR the west coast). The naval tab shows I have 66 ships operating in the western seaboard, and 0 operating in the northwest coast. Why?
3. Why aren't my fleets finding any enemy ships? The tab shows there are plenty around (approx ~90 between the two sea regions) and yet there are no naval battles at all. Should they be on Patrol/Strike Force duty instead of Naval Invasion Support?
Seriously, any help would be really appreciated! Thank you
I am playing a game of Kaiserreich with the Empire of Japan, with the long-term vision of invading the west coast of the US to do battle with the Pacific States of America. (Kaiserreich content not really relevant to this question, really just a topic of naval mechanics!)
Here's the issue: with naval invasions planned for the Pacific Northwest and the West Coast, I just couldn't get naval supremacy to launch the invasions. I have ~225 ships based out of Hawaii, Midway, and the Johnson Atoll, all focused on the Western Seaboard and Northwest Coast regions. Screenshots attached.
I have my fleets set up in (what I think is) a fairly standard/good set-up: a strike force with capitals and 4x screens, and then patrol forces of light cruisers + destroyers
Would love some advice as to why this isn't working! A few targeted questions below:
1. Originally, my ships didn't even have enough range to reach these areas. I got around this by asking for docking rights from the American Union State (the other remaining belligerent in the civil war), but how else could I have done this? I know some ships have much more limited range than others, but not being able to get naval supremacy even though I own Hawaii is annoying
2. I have all my task forces fleets focused on 2 areas, the western seaboard and the northwest coast. 225 ships. And yet why does the Northwest Coast show "0/6" in Naval Invasion Support? When I check the location of 1 of my 2 fleets, the majority of it is sitting in the Marcus Islands (nowhere NEAR the west coast). The naval tab shows I have 66 ships operating in the western seaboard, and 0 operating in the northwest coast. Why?
3. Why aren't my fleets finding any enemy ships? The tab shows there are plenty around (approx ~90 between the two sea regions) and yet there are no naval battles at all. Should they be on Patrol/Strike Force duty instead of Naval Invasion Support?
Seriously, any help would be really appreciated! Thank you
