Horde Strategy

[ajaxfetish]

Before going to war with Spain try taking awhile to build up your navies massively, especially where he has ships concentrated, and then pounce by land and sea at the same time. If you have sufficient naval superiority you should be able to mop up most of his ships in just a few turns, leaving you with mastery of the seas.

Naval combat isn't one of the most exciting features of the game, but it's one where it pays to plan ahead.

[weegee]

thanks ajax. How do my fire galleys match up against his barques (I think that's the ship he has)?

[mikkele]

How do my fire galleys match up against his barques (I think that's the ship he has)?

AFAIR, Firegalleys has an attack stat of 3 (can't remember the defense stat). Barques has attack 1 and defense 2, so with equal command rating your ships ought to win an attack (they may however loose from time to time - there's a random element involved in sea combat). But the command rating (amount of stars) of the admiral in question will also affect the outcome. If you attack barques with a command rate of one or more higher than your ship(s), you will probably loose.

[ajaxfetish]

How do my fire galleys match up against his barques (I think that's the ship he has)?

In the appendices at the end of Froggy's total unit guide there's a list of all the ships with their respective stats. Not as much to them as most other units, but what there is you can find there. The biggest difference, though, is going to be your general's rating, like Mikkele said, and sheer numbers. Try to have a 2:1 or more ratio wherever you can, and they'll have a tough time beating your fleet.

-----------------Range----Attack-----Defense---Speed----Strength
Fire Galley---------1---------3-----------1---------2----------0
Barque------------1----------1----------2---------3-----------0


Don't have a clue what range and strength mean, the others are pretty self explanatory