Research
Naval Warfare
#NavalWarfare Value: 220 pts
Naval combat - unlocks Shipyard and War Galleys.
❖
Description
❖Combat tactics at sea. Enables shipyards, war galleys, and fireships.
Full Encyclopedia Entry ▼
Naval Warfare transforms your ships from transports into weapons. Captains learn ramming tactics, boarding procedures, and fleet coordination. Specialized shipyards can now construct vessels designed from the keel up for combat. Control of the seas becomes possible.
Creation
Requirements
Must be present (NOT consumed)
Researches:
Seafaring
Costs
Consumed when created
Time 35000
35s Gold 7000
Research 260 pts
❖
Strategic Context
❖Advisory information only. Does not affect gameplay mechanics.
Advantages
- + Unlocks Shipyard building
- + Unlocks WarGalley unit (ramming)
- + Unlocks Fireship unit (fire attack)
- + Enables NavalArtillery (ranged ships)
- + Enables AdvancedShipbuilding (triremes)
Disadvantages
- - Requires Seafaring
- - Cost: 260 research, 7000 gold
- - Research time: 35000ms
- - Naval combat resource-intensive
Warnings
- ! Essential for naval supremacy
- ! Fireships are suicide units
- ! Combat ships expensive to maintain
Synergies
Countered By
Scaling
No production effects. Unlocks naval combat capability.