Random Naval Usage.

[Brave]

I find the navy to be buggy in every TW game. Not good

[Heidrek]

I wish I knew how Ship combat worked. Is it just a numbers add up? What advatage does the "leaders" command stat give? does 1 command = +1/+1 to all ships in the stack? 2 command give +1/+1?

The leaders command rating seems to make big difference. I had a 9 caravel stack lead by a 3* commander destroyed by a fleet of 15 Barques with a 5* commander, without loss! and what does Strenth and Power stats mean?

[caravel]

Well... this has been debated at length in the past and you can make a decent sized thread on the subject. But just when you think you understand it another factor pops up to blow your argument out of the water (excuse the pun).

Ship combat can be quite unpredictable and the ins and outs of stacking or not stacking ships has been a matter of much debate in the past.

Also as you have said the flagship's command rating seems to be the principle factor in determining victory in most cases.

[Youngie]

Is there a list of the most hazardous seas in MTW. How does ship sinking occur, and what factors are behind this.

[Heidrek]

There is an anecdotal suggestion that the higher tech the ship the less likely to sink it is. Reading the description of the vessel tells you something about it's functiona dn also mention something about it's stability at sea, but there is nothing quantifyable that I know of. Pretty much just a random event like a plague or other factor that can occur in sea spaces. Any ships in that space have a chance to sink as far as I know.

[Youngie]

There is an anecdotal suggestion that the higher tech the ship the less likely to sink it is. Reading the description of the vessel tells you something about it's functiona dn also mention something about it's stability at sea, but there is nothing quantifyable that I know of. Pretty much just a random event like a plague or other factor that can occur in sea spaces. Any ships in that space have a chance to sink as far as I know.

This could be true, but i have noticed that there are certain seas/lanes that do sink ships more frequently. Has anyone else noticed this at all. In my view portugal an the irish sea, even the north sea, are all prime candidates for this theory. no!