One of the limitations (especially in WWII era) to navies was supply. Most nations lacked the ability to send their navies around the world; indeed most were confined to fairly small regions due to insufficient supply arrangements. Ships need fuel, food, munitions, etc. and could not operate effectively too far from their supply sources.
In CoW it seems every ship has an unlimited supply range. Shouldn't a range limitation be programmed in, similar to aircraft needing airbases? Certainly some ship types (submarines come to mind) should have longer ranges than others.
I would not suggest that ships be unable at all to move out of range of their supply, but that they lose some functionality when they do, or when their supply source is damaged or gone (giving another reason to target naval bases than just hinder the production of new ships, or slowing embarkation/disembarkation). Perhaps naval bases of different levels should have an increased support range percentage.
There could be diplomatic arrangements to get supply from someone else - making another item that could be traded and treatied. Right of Way and Shared Maps give air units the use of airbases, I believe. Why not do the same for naval bases? Or have a separate means of granting use of airbases and naval bases to other countries, perhaps automatic for coalition members and shared maps.
In CoW it seems every ship has an unlimited supply range. Shouldn't a range limitation be programmed in, similar to aircraft needing airbases? Certainly some ship types (submarines come to mind) should have longer ranges than others.
I would not suggest that ships be unable at all to move out of range of their supply, but that they lose some functionality when they do, or when their supply source is damaged or gone (giving another reason to target naval bases than just hinder the production of new ships, or slowing embarkation/disembarkation). Perhaps naval bases of different levels should have an increased support range percentage.
There could be diplomatic arrangements to get supply from someone else - making another item that could be traded and treatied. Right of Way and Shared Maps give air units the use of airbases, I believe. Why not do the same for naval bases? Or have a separate means of granting use of airbases and naval bases to other countries, perhaps automatic for coalition members and shared maps.