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Ok men, you really, really, really need to check what the command “withdraw” for a TF does in naval combat. I use it mainly when my surface combat TF find anything at night or when it is low on ammo. Night combat is deadly for my war ships, even when they find a lonely transport if they get to engage it (due to visual range) the friendly fire may cripple my whole fleet. And I am not going to fight a cruiser low on ammo.
This was the case in the last turn (or a mix of both) my surface combat TF kept engaging the nacional CA again and again low on ammo and with very low visibility as a result I am gonna loose a DD.
When I issue a “withdraw” order I want my fucking ships to go straight line in some direction full speed. Not going in a straight line toward the ship/TF I want they retreat from, do a pass while firing, keep moving for some yards then do a U turn for another engage and repeat. My surface combat TF at night and low on ammo after sinking another 6 ships engaged the nacional CA like 6 or 8 times U turning to find it again while having the “withdraw” order.
I am adding a zip file with the turn where the surface combat TF has orders to go to the Straights and kill merchants. You can execute it and see what happens. It they do kill some ships in the daytime and they find the nacional CA at day sunset you can try to give them orders to withdraw.
Regards:
Melvi

Your threat tolerance may be too high.

RangerJoe wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 1:11 pm Your threat tolerance may be too high.

Why that matter to withdraw? i set high threat tolerance for the other engagements they had, once i want them to retreat and issue the order to retreat... why the threat tolerance interfere??. A withdraw is a withdraw.. it should not matter the amount of ammo remaining, the comander level of aggresion, the threat tolerance.... just withdraw...it is all.
The command is not "withdraw if low on ammo", or "withdraw if too powerfull enemy", or "withdraw if you are a cobard and don´t dare to engage the enemy", the order is a simple "withdraw".
Regards:
Melvi

melvi wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 9:34 pm

RangerJoe wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 1:11 pm Your threat tolerance may be too high.

Why that matter to withdraw? i set high threat tolerance for the other engagements they had, once i want them to retreat and issue the order to retreat... why the threat tolerance interfere??. A withdraw is a withdraw.. it should not matter the amount of ammo remaining, the comander level of aggresion, the threat tolerance.... just withdraw...it is all.
The command is not "withdraw if low on ammo", or "withdraw if too powerfull enemy", or "withdraw if you are a cobard and don´t dare to engage the enemy", the order is a simple "withdraw".
Regards:
Melvi

I suggest that you look up what the threat tolerance actually does.