a Naval question

[goodwoodrw]

I'm just reading the Barbarossa AAR I'm a bit confused here, when you buy a ship, its not one ship its a group of ships is that correct, or does one name equals one ship?

[Wolfe1759]

It is a group, generally 1 capital ship plus 3-5 destroyer escort, see 10.7 (pg 51-53) in the manual.

[doomtrader]

It is usually a capital ship with escorts or pack of submarines

[Razz1]

Remember ... even though it is a group, it is still represented by one icon and one photo.

[goodwoodrw]

But can't there be several groups in a fleet, this is the bit that confuses me.

[doomtrader]

Yes, one fleet can have unlimited number of groups.

To clarify.
You are purchasing/building groups, which joins to and operates as fleets.
Fleet must have at least one group.

[Cad908]

Doom,

When you assign a commander to a naval group, does it only command the "group" to which it is assigned

or

does the commander affect the entire "fleet" that it is in.

Thanks in advance.

[Razz1]

Only the group.

[doomtrader]

During the naval battle only the group.

On the main map, whole fleet.