Remind me again how one loses naval battles before harpoon missiles were invented?
>see incredibly powerful enemy in the horizon
>just flee before they get the chance to reach you
>regroup with your navy somewhere else
>make a comeback
????
>>30509756
nmy could have better sailing ships and ure fucked while trying to run away
>>30509756
They didn't. Literally no one lost before harpoon missiles.
>>30509810
Except that's not true.
>>30509877
this thread is the dumbest shit i seen all week
>>30509756
Since the early 1900s, if you could see the enemy, they're probably in range of your guns.
>>30510002
This. And the fact that you want to stop the faggot coming in from getting past you and reaching a base or city or whatever and shelling it. So, "just run away lol" is not an option.
>>30509889
Holy shit you are retarded.
>>30510045
You're obviously retarded for not knowing that naval battles didn't exist before Jutland and nobody lost before the harpoon missile.
Have you ever read a book or even a fucking wikipedia article?
>>30509756
If you mean before the advent of firearms technology:
>Crash your ship and ram it against the enemy, then bring your men and kill je crew in hand to hand combat
>Greek fire and roast them
>Gas em with Sulfur
>Shoot arrows or fire arrows
>Use hot oil or something
>>30509756
Remind me again how one loses battles before missiles were invented?
>see incredibly powerful enemy in the horizon
>just flee before they get the chance to reach you
>regroup with your army somewhere else
>make a comeback
OP, your diagnosis is: Dumb as a fucking rock.
>>30510068
I don't know, maybe we should start with Midway?
>>30509756
It's not always possible to know whether you're outmatched, after all there's more to it than how many ships they have. And that information isn't always even available, often a small force will travel in front of a much larger one, and while you're engaged in battle with that smaller force the larger force will close and engage you.
