Fleet compositions?

[jeraal]

I was wondering what good fleet compositions would be? Is it generally better to go with several large (20+) fleets, or many smaller (<12) fleets. Thinking about playing as USA (going to take them fascist or communist). Should their BB's be lumped together or spread out.

 

[bubbelties]

Your Naval oponents, most of the time use huge fleet (25+), and very small ones. So it is best to have a few 30 stacks with enough carriers in them around, ofcourse leaded by a grand admiral. BB's are not very usefull in carrier fleets because they usually stay in carrier range.

 

[unmerged(49243)]

For BB fleets, my favourite composition is probably 3 BB, 2 CVL, 7 CL. It's got two extra screens in case some get sunk, and two CVLs for detection. IMHO it's better to have smaller fleets of 6-12 ships, as they can be spread on a much larger area. If you happen to encounter huge enemy fleets, then just join two of these 12-ship fleets together temporarily, and give them a grand admiral.