6.4.2.4 Blockades
In the 19th century countries could weaken another by blockading sea trade. When ordering a sea blockade you can stop ships of certain countries. The command for sea blockade is written in section -16-.
Command: (Fleet)/(State)/(State)/(State)/(State)/(State)FleetBlockading fleet
StateShips of this country will be stopped by the blockading fleet
The blockading fleet must be based adjacent to a shipyard. You can only blockade empires that you have a War or Neutral (1 or 2) relationship towards. A maximum of three fleets in your empire can be on blockade at one time. The fleet blockades all sea co-ordinates surrounding it, plus the one it is on.
Explanation:
Each blockading fleet that is outside a port protects the eight co-ordinates around it, plus the co-ordinate it is on. All co-ordinates marked with a ‘#’ are blocked:
| # | # | # |
| # | #
Fleet |
# |
| # | # | # |
If any fleet of an enemy nation (relationship 1 or 2) enters any of the nine co-ordinates then the fleet will move to attack them. However, it must be stressed that blockades are only successful 50% of the time. The fleet will end the blockade if '0' is written in the command instead of 'State', i.e. "Fleet/0".
Example:15 / H / E / F
Fleet 15 has started a naval blockade against fleets/ships belonging to Holland, Spain and France.
Preconditions:
-the fleet must be next to a land co-ordinate and adjacent to a shipyard
-you must have at least a neutral relation towards the indicated country
Notes:
Resultant battles from a blockade will take place on the centre co-ordinate of the blockade. If you have put a fleet on blockade and it is situated in a shipyard, then any enemy ships / fleets that are stopped will be brought into the shipyard. This will happen even if you are at war with the other nation. There will also be no ship battle as the battle co-ordinate is located in a shipyard.
Two allied fleets with blockading orders situated on the same co-ordinate will not fight together. Two allied fleets situated on the same co-ordinate, with only one fleet being on blockade will fight together.
Two allied fleets can enter a blockade and fight together against a common enemy blockading the port.
Single merchant ships or fleets made solely of merchant ships can pass safely through blockades. However, this can only happen if all ships in the blockaded co-ordinates are on blockade. If there are any enemy ships not on blockade, but in the blockaded area the merchant ships will be stopped.
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