The ULTIMATE Naval Guide For HOI4!

[@Hammurabae]

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[@caseblue2232]

I always wish to build a good navy as a minor and winning battles against other minors or even majors. Everyone said it's not worth to build a navy, but I just can't get over the idea of a battleship tearing enemy fleet to sheds. Thanks for the guide man!

[@Hammurabae]

Enjoy! Im putting out a navy templates video next week too

[@rustcohle3088]

having lot of fun playing full navy sweden, you can become quite a force and in later years 41+ you can even fight majors if they dont focus on navy

[@quannguyen297]

@@rustcohle3088 cool aoe2 monk pfp

[@rustcohle3088]

@@quannguyen297 sadly i can Wololo navy only in peace deals

[@rustic_russian]

I I use Spain I normally rush for super battleships and converted cruiser carrier hulls because they move so quickly. I spam destroyers and light cruisers. If I have subs I keep them behind yo catch any stragglers that break away. I refit them later after I’m mostly through the war and know I can win. That way by the time I’m almost done the battleship and carrier will be done and will compliment the other ships I already have. I just refit them up later on with better tech and may occasionally make a handful of the more powerful ships since they are so expensive. I normally only try this in RT56

[@_JOJ_]

5:27 you cannot put the torpedoes you research in the naval weapons tree on a submarine, those are for surface ships. For each submarine hull you research, you get a better variant of the submarine torpedo tubes. Like with the engines, for each ship you research you get a more modern engine for that class of ship.

[@Hammurabae]

Thanks for throwing that in here. I thought I included that but must have missed it.

[@chimera7441]

"I don't make meta guides" is an instant thumbs up from me.

[@titanderp]

I also avoided the Navy when I started playing but now I’m starting to get more serious about campaigns so this will help.

[@kanewhite2161]

Truth about navy in hoi4, is that there just isn’t any time for it. In a game I’d rather put my research into things that actually matter, rather then research every little gun and ship type. It would be great if paradox separated normal research from naval and gave us a base research slot or 2 for navy.

[@Hammurabae]

Seperating naval research would be huge. Its still a lot of fun, you just have to focus less on land

[@kingsford6540]

Research also isn't as important for the navy. Most nations can't build ships fast enough for it to matter that much. Most of your navy is already built, adding a bunch of new tech onto your ships just makes them harder to build in number. A country like the US or Germany can afford to postpone a lot of that research until 39-41.

[@rommeljon]

Thank you so much for this! I have 3000 hours in Hoi4 and yet have always sidestepped navy as much as possible, this video and the template video helped me tremendously. Very well made video as well, I enjoyed all the sick navy clips to help psych me up haha

[@Hammurabae]

Glad it helped you get into it! If you want a fun playthrough with that many hours try playing Portugal and becoming the global naval power, its doable.

[@superfantastical1]

Just wanna say I've played for years and have always just defaulted to submarines because the navy shit was intimidating, but this is the first video that really made things make sense for me. Great job, not too much infortmation/data that it becomes hard to follow, but covers all the important stuff.

[@Hammurabae]

Glad it helped, hopefully you start to enjoy the system. Once youre past the understanding/learning curve its really enjoyable and rewarding.

[@postmortem3260]

Without a doubt the best video on Navy I have ever seen. Been playing HoI4 since release and never understood the Navy until now. I hope to see you explain more things about this game so many others including myself can improve greatly.

[@Hammurabae]

Thanks, glad it helped you learn!

[@Finlzz]

It's not a good video though, he is completely incorrect on the beta. CA's are useless now, light attack BCs are better. Screens also don't tank damage, they simply stop torpedoes penetrating into your back line.

[@jeremy1392]

Putting Never Repair on means that if a ship is damaged to the point of going 1.3 knots, then the entire fleet will go at that speed to keep pace. I don't think this applies in battles, where I'm confident each ship goes as fast as it can, but that would require micro-managing your fleets without to ensure that you don't end up having your fleets as sitting ducks for the far superior and more efficient naval bombers (In multiplayer, it is more efficient to not build a navy and to instead spam CAS capable of naval bombing, or just naval bombers). This would also mean that if you forget to split off a damaged ship, the whole fleet could get caught out if you are genuinely being chased by a superior force, or if you're in a battle, that ship could be so slow it can't retreat and will get caught up to and sink anyway. I'd recommend setting high repair priority and automatic split-off, meaning if a ship is damaged above 5%-10%, it will create a mini fleet, return to the nearest port, repair, then return to the parent fleet. The downside here is that a single ship is a sitting duck, so that's why you concentrate aerial and escort forces in the areas where ships would split off to, to ensure a safe return.

[@GamerMike413]

You’re doing gods work I wish I had this to watch a year ago

[@Hammurabae]

Glad you enjoyed dude. And same, it was such a pain to learn

[@milo.6930]

Yes, I like hoi4 naval combat but very rarely i would sink something. then y played japan and made a fleet following this guide, and i have sunk all of the US navy, thank you for the biggest dopamine hits i have ever experienced in a hoi4 game.

[@Hammurabae]

Happy it helped! Welcome to the few of us who are addicted to Naval dopamine rushes 🙏

[@sayonaragoodbye9818]

carriers are fixed now and work properly

[@Hammurabae]

Yep! Theyre very very effective again

[@bigmatthews666]

@@Hammurabae i know it’s amazingly as beans

[@booqueshathe1]

I’m half way through the video as of commenting this. I really like how you sprinkle little facts about history throughout the video, and thank you for making this guide.

[@MrFriendlyCsgoContent]

can confidently say that with this guide I can play with the navy aspect of this game now. Had no idea about the little nuances such as refitting. Was always confused about what research tech had to be put in a designer and what just applied to your ships already at port/sea

[@leaflotus6726]

First playthrough and i hard focus industry and and trying to focus ships too (im a minor no dlc for it) My biggest sink is a british battleship and its escort (helping the war effort)

[@Hammurabae]

Remember that all ships are good at convoy raiding, not just subs and theyre one of the biggest ways to have an impact on a big war even as a minor!

[@theredbaron8896]

Very amazing guide! The only thing I wish now was best starts for building Navies don’t know industrially when to start making them which types and when to build dockyards

[@Hammurabae]

Thanks! Thats a tough one to put in, for best starts certainly the USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan come out on top. To a lesser degree Spain, USSR, China, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal are all solid. As for when to start building dockyards earlier is better as you build a lot of your ships earlier, but by doing so you hurt your overall economy by sacrificing civs. Its really based on the game itself and your priorities which sounds like a non answer but that's just the case.

[@Snowiestttv]

Im new to these types of games and im already doing pretty good for my first 3 hours, thanks for the guide

[@capybarapullup2670]

Thanks I've always felt offput by naval stuff but this actually makes it look fun and more simple.

[@Azachor]

Thank you very much, I've been really enjoying your tutorials. Perhaps you could add timestamps/video sections to your videos so we can skip to the sections we're interested in more easily? I think I've already seen it on some of your other videos.

[@Hammurabae]

Should be in the video already?

[@Ping-r6j]

3:35. The use of snorkels on U-boats were not for them to help spot enemy ships. The purpose was for the U-boats to operate under water by using their diesel engines. Hence reduced the reliance on electric batteries which needed recharging after extended use when under water. When recharging electric batteries, an U-boat needs to surface and hence increased its risk of being detected.

[@emregungor7853]

Man, I watch all your tutorials, you are amazing! Huge thanks!

[@Т1000-м1и]

I just realized it's the same channel that did the millenium dawn guides

[@Hammurabae]

Hello there

[@alexkhaid]

For your musket battle - Naval battle analogy the submarines could be cavalry lmao. Also thanks for the video, wish I found it sooner.

[@Hammurabae]

That would have been a good way to put it haha

[@mesterb8624]

Finally a great video on navy Just 2 questions 1- I need to know how much of each fleet should i have ? Like 1-2 battleships 3-4 crusiers 7-14 destroyers? 2- Should i go with all massive fleet (+100 ships) or i have to divide them ?

[@CaptainHusky2014]

I do 4 CV, 12 HC, 8 LC, and 56 DD. It really depends on who you are fighting. Are you fighting the USSR in the Baltics? Are you fighting the British? If your fleet is too large, you get a -75% attack penalty (and other debuffs)! But if it is too small, you'll get stack wiped. For example, that fleet as Norway almost got destroyed fighting a Soviet destroyer force since I had very low positioning, but the same exact force stack wiped the Soviet fleet as the Germans in the Black Sea. I am sure I am not meta, but go experiment and do what's fun for you!

[@dorimeameno5514]

Paradox on their way to build a full naval battles system for people to just spam destroyers and naval bombers

[@Hammurabae]

You can, its much more fun to do a proper navy tbh

[@jasrajsinghbhinder5033]

Naval guides come. Naval guides go. And yet I have no clue on how it works.

[@Hammurabae]

What didnt you get after watching?

[@elitetripod4188]

Great video and some genuinely helpful tips that hopefully stop me getting wiped out as Italy every time 1939 comes around :) I never knew spotting and positioning was so impactful so will stop removing scout plains from my cruisers and maintain a 4:1 ratio instead of the 2:1 I currently do

[@marthvader14]

Why would Basestrike be the best doctrine for subs? Trade Interdiction gives them much more stats

[@Simon_the_penguin]

I will stand by this till the day I die. My floating bird cages will shread your battleships every time. Never make huge battleships make good carriers (tier 2 or 3)

[@TheLaughingReaper525]

appreciate this quite a bit, told me a lot more about stuff I never even knew about.

[@izostavenisgradispetio]

This video really helped, i managed to dominate the atlantic in one of my games

[@badlands6348]

You are so underrated man, really good tutorial

[@Hammurabae]

Thanks dude 🙏

[@Jacob-fo1yl]

Okay but like the amount of detail just in the navy part of this war game is crazy good

[@Hammurabae]

The naval mechanics are great

[@VslipstreamV]

Hey Hammurabae! Good guide on all the basics. I still have a couple very specific questions though. 1) I have a doom-stack strike force that I want to engage the enemy's main fleet (which I have adequately spotted and even tied up trying and failing to engage my own DD and subs) but it keeps zipping around mopping up penny-packets of DD and CL and chasing down raiding subs instead, not to mention burning up a lot of oil. Is there a way to force the strike force to prioritize a specific ongoing naval combat? Do I just park it in the relevant area and turn strike force off? I'm looking for some kind of manual override of the default behavior. I want to start the Pacific wars with something decisive so I can follow up with a chain of naval invasions. 2) If you had 100 dd's (with good ASW, torps, smoke screens, and 38+kn) in the Pacific Theater, how would you split them up into task forces? I usually put 10 sets of 5 on patrol (engage at favorable odds) and 10 sets of 5 on convoy escort, but that was kind of arbitrary. What are your thoughts there? Single player Japan vs. Allies, for context.

[@Hammurabae]

Of course! 1: So strike force is not the best mission and depends upon your fleets individual engagement level. Your engagement rule must be on always engage for it to attack a huge fleet like that, not sure if you have that on already. Generally if you have that on it should intercept, but alternatively you can just watch yourself for the neemy fleet to engage your convoys or patrols and manually send your death stack. Do so by turning off all active missions for it, click the select button, and right click the tile the naval battle is happening to have it move there. 2: Depends on what im doing there. If I have troops on the ground and need the convoy supply badly I would use patrols otherwise not. Generally I would have 1 deathstack in the region which I would strike on while using submarines to convoy raid the enemy. IF they get hit by enemy fleets the death stack should take care of them, if not you continuously attrition. If the enemy has their own wolfpacks put your anti sub destroyers on patrol missions to hunt them down with minor escorts. THey will also do the job of pulling out the enemies bigger fleets which you can use the death stack to kill. Also long range naval bombers help a ton, dont ignore those ever I have around half the video written for a naval mission tutorial as well, that will probably do a better job of explaining it. But genrelaly if you have death stack for killing fleet always engage and no repair should be one! Hope that helps, happy to answer any other questions or confusiona bout this one.

[@VslipstreamV]

@@Hammurabae Thanks a bunch! You're right: taking your doom-stack off strike force and manually clicking on the ocean tile will initiate a fight. That helps a ton. I got decisive engagements earlier this way. Woohoo! Though... I'm finding it can also drop sea control elsewhere so a down-side may be leaving yourself open to naval invasions. Always engage is a given. I'm not having a problem with repair when automatic split-off is enabled though, and have enough control I'm not too worried about a lone ship getting picked off close to home. Maybe multiplayer is a different story. DD's on convoy escort seem critical. They don't exactly kill the subs, but they keep your convoys alive and help spot and engage for the patrol forces. Still playing with the right mix. I think the convoy escorts can run smaller than the patrol squadrons since the latter get themselves into trouble more often.

[@SerLagsalot]

I can never remember the proper way to split forces up. I kind of wish they had a 'make fleet' button, you know? Like in my current game I have the Italian, French, and English navies all under my direct control and getting them in any sort of order is a gigantic pain.

[@Hammurabae]

The logistical aspect of navy is its Achilles heel, it really limits peoples interest and makes it seem so intimidating. Even when using it for a while its still a pain and unintuitive.

[@qwteb]

now i know why my uk navy got creamed by italian fleet lmao, i did not enable the no repair and always engage

[@MrMasterJones]

Can you do vid explaining the navy missions ie patrol, strike force and when to use them

[@Hammurabae]

I can at some point!

[@bless220]

genuinly have more fun with navy and air force then the rest of the game lmao

[@reverendnon5959]

Real!

[@RobertAnderson238]

Thank you sir for this excellent guide. Very helpful indeed.

[@Hammurabae]

Youre very welcome!

[@ieatsande9022]

I'll need this for the next time I play Iran

[@Hammurabae]

I remember that navy haha. We gotta do another one of those again sometime

[@marthvader14]

Do screens sacrifice themselves to stop Torpedos hitting the capitals?

[@forrestsory1893]

Yep

[@professionalasschomper6276]

His screen doesnt look like mine at the start is that dlc? I csnt upgrade my ships i csn only just research ships and then thats it i dont get upgrade trees only ship trees

[@GulliverStrange]

What I still find confusing is assigning regions to a specific fleet for a mission. I seems like all the assigned regions (to any of your fleets) are always marked green. So when selecting a fleet you can't see which specific regions of them it's actually assigned to.

[@Frizzleman]

Very helpful video thanks so much. Can’t wait to get started on this game and build the fleets of my dreams Lmao

[@grey3247]

> Battleships are not cost effective OK but have you considered the pride of a nation, a beast made of steel

[@Hammurabae]

Preach friendo

[@norad_clips]

This is the best general guide series to HOI4 on KZbin

[@sparx0s]

Nothin' like needing a 30 minute guide to understand 1/3rd of the game

[@Hammurabae]

Strategy games 🤌

[@sparx0s]

@@Hammurabae Paradox games my beloved

[@hypercynic]

Great informative video man, thanks a ton!

[@Hammurabae]

Youre welcome!

[@kaylenjoyer]

My main problem with navy as a new player is just how research intensive it seems. Feels like unless I have 5 research slots already, I have to pour everything into navy just to keep up in tech. Should I just skip certain techs and prioritize others?

[@jellevanderploeg1101]

Really depends on the country, for example: when i play the netherlands i focus on subs to disrupt convoys so i only need the 4 sub techs so when time allows it it just takes 1 slot

[@leohelen1858]

This is a really stupid question but could you possibly make a guide if you don't have by Blood alone by any chance or do not use it

[@expelleddux]

Researching torpedos doesnt make sub torpedos better

[@xartixz]

Thats a good guide, but must admit that those clips from movies/documentaries are distracting. I would prefer just to look on simple screens of what you are talking about. Anyway, good guide.

[@Hammurabae]

Always conflicted on that. Unfortunately the YT data says these kinda clips keep people interested wayy more than just gameplay of what im talking about. Glad the guide helped though!

[@marthvader14]

Would you design Japan's Torpedo Cruisers as Heavy or Light Cruiser?

[@holechek]

Light

[@marthvader14]

@@holechek Why? Last time I made them heavy so they're protected by the screens

[@johnnicholas1657]

Great guide

[@Hammurabae]

Thanks man!

[@khaledalbetar2264]

Thank you so much for this

[@staceyjhonson938]

9:00 whats the name of the film in the back?

[@jackiejewjew6422]

Greyhound with Tom hanks

[@davids8127]

Me, who starts building my Navy in 42 as Germany: -So, I guess I'm a role player 😢

[@enusama_9384]

Ok so if I got this right I basically have to build heavy cruisers with a lot of heavy attack and destroyers with a lot of light attack and depth charges to have a good fleet (+ have radar and an airforce to spot enemies)?

[@Hammurabae]

Yep! Thats the stright and narrow of it, once you get that down you will be able to find more nuance if you choose to. Subs and naval bombers also work great unless you lose the air war

[@callum105]

i tried britian as a new player, u start with a 5 million ships it was very confusing. so im here for the second time watching the video

[@Hammurabae]

Japan is a bit easier starting out navally. Dont be afraid to stay paused on start for a while to make in manageable, and pause if it gets too overwealming

[@callum105]

@@Hammurabaethx starting to get the the jist of it. i played as sweden after britain and broke neutrality joined the allies, got wrecked by germany when i tried to help norway. game over😀

[@truelightningstriker5803]

Will you do an air force guide?

[@Hammurabae]

Releases tomorrow 😆

[@MrTwo-yv2up]

Navy is so fun, but I’m horrible at it, so I really appreciate this guide. Thank you ( :

[@volts400]

I still don't get it. Too many random ship templates with 1000 different attachments. Especially if you play Japan or the UK

[@mohluck2635]

So have one set of ships scouting and then another on strike force or do they automatically enter battle when they find each other?

[@Hammurabae]

Yes. Make a ship design optimally a cruiser with all of our modules on top the planes for spotting and add it to your fleet. They spot eachother over time, the one who gets to see their other first gets a huge positioning advantage.

[@cicimba8814]

Does surface or sub detection increases gun hit chance? You can hit submarines or other ships only if you have detected them in naval combat? Also can torpedos hit screen ships and is it worth it to put anti-sub destroyers to task force?

[@Link9058]

i often see people on reddit say that subs in surface fleet battles are a terrible idea if you already have torpedo destroyers since they contribute to the positioning penalty without contributing much to the fight. is this correct, or is it just another Reddit Moment(tm)?

[@asmraxel9060]

Thanks

[@norad_clips]

Question: You said a large number of carriers is very powerful (if inefficient to build). Is that true even if they are mostly tech 1 carriers?

[@Hammurabae]

Tech 1 carriers are not very good due to not being able to put many planes on them and their lower stats. If you get some for free at game start feel free to refit and use to put as many carrier planes intoa battle as possible but expect to lose them. After game start you should only build new carriers tier 2+

[@jamieholtsclaw2305]

Does the snorkel allow a sub to see enemy ships or does it allow the sub to run and exhaust it's diesel engines while submerged?

[@Hammurabae]

IT reduces visibility meaning its harder to hit your submarines. They die less often. No effect on fuel

[@einfachich5637]

Perfect video. No bullshitting.

[@ragnaf]

Great video, but what is the movie in the background called

[@Hammurabae]

Midway and Greyhound

[@matthewfernandez851]

Whats the movie/show that you were playing when you were explaining the tech 5:55

[@Hammurabae]

Yamamoto

[@doloresabernathy9809]

My naval tech tree only has ships not specific tech. was there a change since this was recorded?

[@Hammurabae]

Do you have all dlc? Specifically man the guns?

[@filipsavcenko1857]

I wanted to about navy in major countries I do naval Patrol and naval invasion with 2 light cruiser and 18 destroyers, convoy raiding with 20 submarines strike force with 1 carrier 1 battleship 1 battlecruiser and 2 heavy crusier. Am I doing this right? Or should I reduce or increase number of screens or capitals in these naval operations?

[@Hammurabae]

Patrol gets your forces to just move through randomly, encountering navies rarely. Naval invasion will protect your convoys moving troops to a naval invasion. Convoy raiding will target enemy convoys and sink them reducing their ability to get resources. Strike force is best for getting naval superiority and your fleet will move to intercept enemy fleets as soon as they're spotted. Depends on what you want, they are all tools for different things

[@epicus99]

Hey, i still dont understand how do i make more ships? Like how you recruit infantry and train, can you do the same with ships??

[@Hammurabae]

This video explains it. Ship production comes from dockyards, put ships into production in the menu. you can train like infantry after in sea zones

[@wyrm3170]

this guy sounds like farengar from skyrim

[@Hammurabae]

Stop stealing my soul gems

[@sergiub4372]

How many ships to form a perfect task force?, like 15 subs are good for raining convoys?

[@rapidzbreeze8715]

Im not an expert by any means but i like having a total of 18 subs spread between regiments of 6 and like 10 in reserve so once a sub gets destroyed i can immediately add a new sub to the regiment 👍🏼

[@MsMyVision]

its not that you avoid it cuz its scarry its cuz its faken costly and drag you down on land advancement

[@Brossandwich]

How can I deploy the navy ships?

[@Hammurabae]

Automatically deployed. If you want to pick where when you add them to the production queue there is a button to choose location on top left

[@tekinet7958]

Is this still up to date or there are only minor differences that can be overlooked?

[@Hammurabae]

98% up to date!

[@srdjankalanj9853]

Very solid guide, however surface ships torpedoes do almost nothing in the game. It's a waste to even put them out.

[@Hammurabae]

They keep firing every 4 hours as long as the surface ship is alive. Theyre cheap, have the highest chance of critical hits, and once your enemies screen efficiency drops can sink capitals. They wont make or break a battle but they give you an advantage by far.

[@Fck178]

You don’t need to use your main fleet to spot the enemy. Use a light fast screen ship with attacks disable to spot. An admiral that have spotter and less visible are always the best for the spotter ships. The mains fleet will stay at the port waiting for an opportunity tho strike when an enemy fleet is found. Remember a consistent medium fleet might be best than a huge fleet because of the position debuff. Bad position will almost disable your fleet.

[@fillipe4700]

Navy is intimidating as f-word, especially for me that is horrible at the game

[@Hammurabae]

I hope the tutorial helped a bit, its great once you learn it

[@ComanderSev]

I hate how the game forces roles in naval battles. If I want to make a CL gun slinger, let me and dont put it into the DD line. But nope because of how Paradox dumbed down naval combat they also need to restrict how we can actually design ships, instead of fixing the mechanic they just take our tools away. I really want to like navy in this game but the more I learn about it the more I hate it.

[@Hammurabae]

Its a very specific thing, I enjoy they way it functions mechanically but its a poor representation of naval combat tbh. Totally agree with that

[@tytoalba4794]

I am here after my division convoy got wreck 😂

[@Hammurabae]

It do be like that haha

[@tobatobania5069]

i would 100% watch this guide.. if only i had man the guns lol

[@Hammurabae]

Its one of the best DLC's

[@tobatobania5069]

@@Hammurabae If i were to buy any DLC's which one would be best in terms of generall gameplay?

[@ddarkon1223]

​@@tobatobania5069Nsb or BBA are usually the most fun. But WTT MTG and La resistance are all very good

[@tobatobania5069]

thanks bro@@ddarkon1223

[@TheRewasder97]

I have a couple of questions. First, could you share the web with the doctrine bonuses? Second, a while ago I read that light cruisers with armour were really strong as they can take a lot of damage, and they could be a quality over cuantity approach to naval warfare. And last but not least, you said that port strike is the best doctrine as it buffs planes and subs? I didn't thought it would improve normal planes, only carrier ones, and I thought that rade interdiction was the better one for subs.

[@Hammurabae]

Sure! The wiki is generally a great resource hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/Naval_doctrine Maybe way way back. Speed is king now, so armor really only goes on battleships. Light cruisers were meta due to a game mechanic failing that allowed you to hide them in the second line. Navy has changed a lot over the last couple years Base strike gives all your planes a 50% increase to port strike and a 40% bonus to naval targeting universally for planes. Those are really really really strong Trade interdictions is absolutely the best purely for subs, but subs need planes to be able to utilize properly if you dont build a proper fleet so base strike is generally better due to being able to make the planes you use incredibly stronger

[@TheRewasder97]

@@Hammurabae thanks for the detailed explanation friend! Good to know, especially the plane modifiers. What are some plane designs that you would think for land-to-sea operations?

[@gespacho8005]

wow, video made me instantly sub

[@amanosama7884]

Something nobody really talks about, when should I start building dockyards and building my navy ? Is it better to first, refit older ships or to create full modern ones ? I love the navy in this game my I either do it too early so my industry sucks or I do it too late and I get destroyed :/

[@Hammurabae]

Day 1 really if you have them. Dockyards if you want more probably after 39. Your civ base is super key regardless of playstyle. I recommend making destroyers with the best hull you can earlier as they can be cannon fodder later. Refitting old ships is always needed, but do that before your big later game battles. Ther officer corp for naval has an option to reduce the cost and time. Modern ones should be prioritized at all times. Good admirals are key, as are engaging well. Make sure you have green air, and the sea terrain is beneficial to your build.

[@viligerm6592]

How do I get a battery?

[@Hammurabae]

Do you have man the guns?

[@viligerm6592]

@@Hammurabae yes

[@Hammurabae]

Make sure you have the research for the type you want to use, then add them in the designer on the top modules

[@Troglodytarum]

The final naval invasion cap is 150, not 100.

[@kyl3497]

just spam submarine

[@Hammurabae]

Not really viable anymore unless you are amazing on air and land

[@aslanhicks3045]

Your voice sounds like Kahn academy

[@Hammurabae]

Second time I have gotten that, big W

[@pabloalonso5827]

Just spam submarines and naval bombers bro 😹😹😹

[@Hammurabae]

😴

[@Finlzz]

Lots of mistakes in this video... screen don't "tank" damage, they stop torpedoes getting to your back line. Light cruisers should not be used at all - same as heavy cruisers. Light Attack battle cruisers simply do both their jobs better.

[@Hammurabae]

I would consider that tanking personally and it fits the analogy. Light cruisers are definitely not as good but can be fun, this isnt as stated a meta guide.

[@frankargenti]

these people ... all teaching how to play ... never show the time they played their strategy and won a game

[@Hammurabae]

Heres a link to my teaching permit for HOI4! gprivate.com/5yd24

[@SCBA-if4wl]

Why do almost half of your commentators under this video have an @ in their username? Weird...

[@Hammurabae]

Theyre all part of the illuminati and are followingng you

[@SCBA-if4wl]

@@Hammurabae Not funny

[@Hammurabae]

A little funny, come on 🤡

[@thomasmalacky7864]

@@SCBA-if4wl 🤓

[@stonedtowel]

Holy shit it’s so nice not having to sit through an hour long rant. I can tell you only shoe horned the most valuable info here and the condensed style makes this so much easier. Very appreciated dude🤘🏻

[@Hammurabae]

Not stealing your time with ranting as well as being entertaining was the goal of the video alongside teaching navy of course! Glad you think it did that

[@anneurysm1]

The best video I've ever seen when it comes to Navy, thank you so much! I wasn't able to play with my own country (Japan) because it requires so much Navy knowledge, but I think this video will do. Thanks!

[@Hammurabae]

Glad it helped! The Japanese navy is one of the best to start with, you should have no issue ruling the waves

[@papergoat9]

so bro is a superior being then?