Eating my words

[chankeen]

I agree with what you are saying -but I don't think you understand the game mechanic I am describing.

Say I am at war with the Ottomans, they are allied with say Morocco. The Ottomans have naval dominance and to risk taking a fleet through the Mediteranian would be suicide.

Instead I find a smaller Moroccan fleet on my Scotish shores and attack with my fleet (evenly matched or so -both big enough for the battle to last long enough). Once able I retreat by clicking on the friendly port of Sinope.

Now I can pass by the hundreds of ships, through the entire Mediteranian, passing by dozens of friendly ports, over 2 weeks of travel and not be found -only because I decided I should retreat to Sinope instead of the Highlands.
And I can safely bring an army there this way.

Yet if I just sent the fleet that way it wouldn't make it past Gibralter.

 

[George LeS]

I agree with what you are saying -but I don't think you understand the game mechanic I am describing.

Say I am at war with the Ottomans, they are allied with say Morocco. The Ottomans have naval dominance and to risk taking a fleet through the Mediteranian would be suicide.

Instead I find a smaller Moroccan fleet on my Scotish shores and attack with my fleet (evenly matched or so -both big enough for the battle to last long enough). Once able I retreat by clicking on the friendly port of Sinope.

Now I can pass by the hundreds of ships, through the entire Mediteranian, passing by dozens of friendly ports, over 2 weeks of travel and not be found -only because I decided I should retreat to Sinope instead of the Highlands.
And I can safely bring an army there this way.

Yet if I just sent the fleet that way it wouldn't make it past Gibralter.

Fair enough, in that it entails a battle. But the voyage itself, IRL, would not be impossible. Boney DID make it to Egypt, unintercepted, which cannot happen in the game. There are very many such cases. And you can take attrition.

My biggest concern is that the AI, again, will get the shaft. I doubt it'd ever use this.