Quote Originally Posted by 47thlegion View Post
im not sure but on previous total wars the little radius that went round ships and fleets used to mean something, like a ship cant come into your radius without you being allowed to fight it. why have they changed this and made it so ships can slip by you so easily!!!

I believe you can still mass surround them--lots of gunboats with very small spaces between.

But more importantly, remember that the ships tend to flee directly away. So choose your angle of attack, so they flee into the shoreline. Then go up and bam. Very satisfying.