Use of NAVY

[Jerzy_I]

Only the UK AI ever seems to try landing on coasts but in a players hand navy is quite usefull. In my Mexican GC my dug in troops along the Mex/US border would fight defensively.

My fleet would blockade the entire eastern seaboard and the transports would move in with my spare regular troops and my reserves. DC New England and the entire east coast would become mine.

Then the US offers me a bunch of their western territories and....war over

 

[Lethke]

Only the UK AI ever seems to try landing on coasts but in a players hand navy is quite usefull.

I have seen Oman land forces in my backyard when i was at war with them.

Rather an unpleasant surprise when suddenly a msg pops up:

"Konigsberg has been lost to Oman."

 

[november]

Only the UK AI ever seems to try landing on coasts but in a players hand navy is quite usefull. In my Mexican GC my dug in troops along the Mex/US border would fight defensively.

I see the AI do it all the time. In fact, if you capitol is on the coast, you can count on it.

 

[Jerzy_I]

Must be cause when i play i don't think of my nation as a great power till i have a navy that is competitive. :rofl:

The only nation that can usually smash their way to my coast is UK

 

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The only nation that can usually smash their way to my coast is UK

Yes the Royal Navy is mighty indeed. It always keeps the seas clean for my transports. I usually don't bother to build nothing but transports until I get to BBs and DNs.

 

[Gwalcmai]

I have seen Oman land forces in my backyard when i was at war with them.

Rather an unpleasant surprise when suddenly a msg pops up:

"Konigsberg has been lost to Oman."

The Omanites seem particularly adept at it. They've done it to me, too. Admitedly, they just sailed to Goa, but still...

And you can see AIs do it to each other, too. The USA loves to land masses of troops in Spain, for example. (curiously, in what was historically a colonial war...)

 

[Memnon]

From the Saturday Night Victoria MP game:

 

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Whilst I think there could be improvements to the naval aspect of the game, I must confess I love having strong fleets. Nothing better then having them to persuade others of your military might (Mil score) and help protect your coast.

As others have said they are also brilliant for blockading narrows (eg Suez, Gibraltar, Panama etc).

I do find it frustrating that as my Navy gets more and more powerful the A1 tends to keep its navies in port and not challenge mine. The way I lure them out into battle is to feign a costal landing (1 ST & 1 Div). The AI brings its fleet out to stop you and whammo their National fleets turn into dive wreck
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