Naval Warfare
Research

Naval Warfare

#NavalWarfare
🔒 Locked Research Naval Tier3
Value: 220 pts

Naval combat - unlocks Shipyard and War Galleys.

Description

Combat tactics at sea. Enables shipyards, war galleys, and fireships.

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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
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Costs

Consumed when created

Time 35000
35s
💰 Gold 7000
📖 Research 260 pts

Strategic Context

Advisory information only. Does not affect gameplay mechanics.

Role Tier 3 naval - combat ship foundation
Relevance Mid Game
Type Unique

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
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Synergies

Shipyard: Build combat vesselsNavalport: Launch point for fleetsAtlanteans: Naval combat bonus
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Countered By

Land-focused enemies: Limited naval value
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Scaling

No production effects. Unlocks naval combat capability.