Naval Vessels
Destroyers, submarines, battleships, carriers, and landing craft
Naval Combat Essentials
Torpedo Hits
Hits below the waterline are far more devastating than deck bombs. Position for broadside shots.
Scout Coordination
Naval guns are most effective with Scout binoculars providing targeting coordinates for indirect fire.
Engineer Defense
Engineers manning AA guns can also repair the ship between attacks, dramatically increasing survivability.
Fast, versatile warships that serve as the backbone of a naval fleet. All-purpose vessels for engaging ships, submarines, and bombarding shore targets.
USN Fletcher Class
Fast, versatile warship for engaging ships, submarines, and shore bombardment.
IJN Akizuki Class
Japanese destroyer with same capabilities as the Fletcher.
- •Shore Bombardment: Use deck guns to shell coastal control points
- •Rear gun turret can use indirect fire with Scout targeting
- •Only vessel that can reliably hunt submerged submarines
- •Use sonar (visible on mini-map) to detect subs, sail over them to drop depth charges
The ultimate stealth weapon of the sea. Designed to ambush and sink large enemy ships with powerful torpedoes.
USN Gato Class
Stealth weapon for ambushing and sinking large enemy ships.
U-Boat Type VII C
German submarine for stealth torpedo attacks.
- •Stay submerged to avoid detection from planes and ships
- •Manage oxygen supply - diving too deep causes hull damage
- •Fire torpedoes at 90° angle to ship's side for largest target
- •Torpedoes from deep water need distance to surface before impact
- •Can stealthily capture or contest sea-based control points
The most powerful surface warships. Floating fortresses with massive guns capable of destroying ships and bombarding land from extreme range.
HMS Prince of Wales
Powerful British battleship with massive gun batteries.
IJN Yamato
Largest ship in WWII. Recoil can cause drift requiring re-aim.
- •Primary target should always be the enemy battleship
- •Broadside: Maneuver parallel to enemy to fire both gun batteries
- •Both batteries can use indirect fire with Scout coordination
- •Yamato recoil causes drift - re-aim after each volley
Floating airfields that serve as the heart of a naval task force. Mobile spawn points for all carrier-based aircraft.
USS Enterprise
Floating airfield and mobile spawn point for carrier-based aircraft.
IJN Shokaku Class
Japanese aircraft carrier.
- •Extremely vulnerable - must be defended at all times
- •Man AA guns with engineers who can also repair the ship
- •Have fighters fly Combat Air Patrol (CAP) around the carrier
- •Move carrier from spawn position to a far corner of the map to hide it
Small, lightly armored boats designed to ferry infantry from ships to shore for amphibious assaults.
LCVP Higgins Boat
Ferry infantry from ships to shore for amphibious assaults.
Dai-Hatsu 14M
Japanese landing craft for beach landings.
- •Keep front ramp raised during approach for machine gun protection
- •Can serve as patrol boats - machine gun is effective vs infantry and other LCVPs
- •Stay behind enemy LCVPs to destroy them safely
- •Use for stealth landings on undefended coastlines