what effect does speed have in naval battle

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When the battle has started does the units speed have any effect? Or is it just a mean of getting into battle?

I don't think that speed matters for land battles, but it must for air battles. Otherwise the speed attribute would be useless for planes.

IRL ship speed must have been crucial.

 

[LewsTherin]

Airspeed not useless

I don't know the usefulness of shipspeed inside a battle, but I doubt it the way the naval battle engine is done. However, the airspeed does matter when you make a move between two territories that is long. If you have a distance of say 325 km, an airplane with airspeed of <325 km/h would need at least 2 hours to make it, else only 1. Not that this is crucial, but it does have some influence.

I do agree with your comment about real life.

LewsTherin

 

[Ilkhold]

I don't think naval battles take speed into account in the game, and I don't think they should.
It is true that speed in real life played a role, but do not confuse reality and game model.

If a ship is faster it is stronger in reality, in the game model it gets higher fighting values to represent this. No need to take speed into account any more.

 

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If you want to model the "efficiency" of higher speeds for ships, you could give them better defensive stats.

 

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Speed Is Armour!!

According to Jackie Fisher...

Unless you use stealth like submarines a major speed difference is important for striking fast and then running away. Also it will determine generally who gets to outmaneuver whom, cross the T or something like that.

Just my two cents,
Richmond

 

[Trinitrotoluen]

Actually you need both speed and armor or you end like the British Battlecruisers at Jutland.

In game terms a minor bonus to efficiency might be feasible.