Also known as the German fleet excluding the subs? I've been playing DH since pretty much the beginning but I still cannot see any use for the surface ships. What's your plan for the Kriegsmarine apart from disbanding it and sabing supply?
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They can be useful through shore bombing against Poland and Ussr. Your fleet should be stronger than theirs and Baltic is a close sea if you control Denmark.
However naval AI is so stupid that Bismarck&Co. can be effective even against Allies. It requires a lot of micro and a pinch of luck, but you can destroy a lot of minor ships and a couple of major vessels too with interdiction far away from British coast or the "stay in port and attack when a fleet is in front of you" mission.
And if you want to go head to head with RN and UN, you can! Just read the guide posted here about how to create an invincible navy from zero
However naval AI is so stupid that Bismarck&Co. can be effective even against Allies. It requires a lot of micro and a pinch of luck, but you can destroy a lot of minor ships and a couple of major vessels too with interdiction far away from British coast or the "stay in port and attack when a fleet is in front of you" mission.
And if you want to go head to head with RN and UN, you can! Just read the guide posted here about how to create an invincible navy from zero
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Unless you plan on expanding it, keep it as a failsafe when you need to invade Norway, or as a deterrent if the US/UK want to try their BS mass landing strats. I normally wait until after Barbarossa to make a fleet of CV's with DD's to invade UK, and even then airborne landings work best.
"In naval warfare, a "fleet in being" is a naval force that extends a controlling influence without ever leaving port."
A bit boring in-game, though.
Otherwise, what Eugenioso and Pandrea said...
A bit boring in-game, though.
Otherwise, what Eugenioso and Pandrea said...
Pretty sure this is what he was referring to.....
How to build a powerful Navy from nothing: Operational Example
How to build a powerful Navy from nothing: Operational Example for KMT China Some countries start as naval powers... others not. This guide is for the latter, the upstarts, who start with barely anything. This example will assume that you have...
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Landing support. Invasion protection.
Hard to do Graf Spee tour since you can't refuel at sea.
So pretty much limited uses, time and IC better spent on CVs unless you role play or go after historical flavor - would it be WW2 without a Bismark or Tirpitz?
Hard to do Graf Spee tour since you can't refuel at sea.
So pretty much limited uses, time and IC better spent on CVs unless you role play or go after historical flavor - would it be WW2 without a Bismark or Tirpitz?
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Useful for invading Norway... other than that not super useful until late game... when you can use them to supplement CV fleets for lower level duties