I think I know why naval invasions don't happen

[gellis23]

I actually had the Ai do one to me.

Playing as the British. I had taken Ceylon and Mysore. Got in a major fight with the Marathra's.

Pirates were getting gobby in the Straights of Madagascar so I sent my far east squadron to deal with them.

Lo and behold two turns later Marathras invade and take Ceylon (weakly garrisoned coz the AI never invades right?).

That's new I thought, so re-loaded. Kept my squadron in the far-east. Nothing.

Re-loaded and went pirate hunting again. Same thing happened again, this time the southern India territory.

Re-loaded, pirates etc. Hit Ceylon again.

I think the AI knows how to do landings but is just extremely timid when there are enemy ships about.

Just my observations

[Dayve]

I had thought of that myself but when i see Prussia risking their entire fleet (of 2 sixth rates and a galley) to blockade my port when my main navy consisting of fourth rates, several of them, and many fifth and sixth rates, is sitting right inside it... i had to think again.

Anywho, i saw a screenshot in the screenshot thread where Great Britain had taken Carthage. I'll call it Carthage because i forgot the name of the province. Tunisia?

Nevertheless, the screenshot is there, so they do do them... very very rarely.

[Majora1988]

In my last Prussia game, Great Britain actually sailed across the channel and conquered France! Imagine my surprise when I took Alsace-Lorraine finally and destroyed France!

[Schiltrom]

I feel bound to point out what happened to France in the naval engagements the British still tell us about

[Major Robert Dump]

I've noticed a few fleets carrying troops floating around, but none of them have ever been at war with me and I never noticed what happened to them.

[Didz]

Some of them end up parked on Trade Portals in the Trade Theatres. I regularly see fleets with armies aboard parked there.