There are too many wrong calculations, from visibility up to construction and finances . In a battle despite the AI to have a BB and you a tiny 800 kg DD , he will spot you first, and then with a guided missile will hit you despite you go 40 Knots ..... I hope there is a mod that has repaired this kind of crap.....

1900, China. Design and initial build strategy- three classes of DDs. One optimized for port defense / minelaying, one for general battle with torpedo / gun balance, one as a long range commerce raider with focus on range. Use one of the research flasks for better torpedoes, leave the rest alone (except to push turbines). Built 10 minelayers for each port, 40 commerce raiders, 200 general battle DDs as initial fleet. Adopt a generally defensive posture (not using 'increase tension', let the wars c...

Don't buy the Multiplayer DLC Be cause the severs are ofline some how. Money wasted

Your opponents attack you too rare during time period ( 20-30 years) and it is no fun to create huge fleet ,which is standing in ports. I don`t need to increase tensions ,don`t need to attack any country and I`m still waiting for a War....

Versus Jeune ecole. Trying a 1900 A-H campaign building only battleships and a limited number of DDs purpose focused on minesweeping / antisubmarine / minelaying. 1.7 plain no mods. Initial economic setup was max transport growth, 25% crew training, 70% research, build shipyard (24 month so max there). Able to build 30 BBs and 36 of the purpose DDs for my starting fleet. Within 2-3 turns researched dreadnoughts, so started 2 under construction. Still OK on economy. Set the DDs to 'Defend' as soon ...