Naval AI suggestion for Italian Navy

[Edwin P.]

In the Mediterrean it would be good if the Italian AI;

1. Used a corps transport to scout out the location of enemy fleets.

2. Engaged the enemy fleets in a mass attack involving all of its units instead of sending in units one or two at a time.

3. Kept its fleet concentrated for offensive actions and did not leave one or two fleets alone and exposed.

4. Made better use of air units to locate enemy units.

[melb_will]

1. Incredibly Gamey.

2. Often Naval High Command would be averse to sending it's entire fleet into a battle. If you lose all your fleet in one go you can pretty much give up the war. The best example of this was in WW1 when both Germany and England had large fleets, they only met once and that was by accident. Afterwards they were ordered never to attack each other.

3. Agree

4. Def agreed

Cheers

Will

[Edwin P.]

1. True - but its a strategy that many human players use

2. Sending in fleets one by one allows the opposing side to destroy them all. The AI should not send in one or two fleets to attack one fleet when the human player will counterattack with 3 to 4 fleets.

[ March 18, 2005, 08:08 AM: Message edited by: Edwin P. ]