Naval Unit combat

[genehaynes]

Question:

Do Capital ships need to see / spot an enemy capital ship in order to RETURN fire?

I was "hotseating" Norway and moved the German navy so that I could see two British Capital ships via a destroyer screen two hexes away from the British ships (Spotting range = 2). I made sure my German crusiers (sitting two hexes behind the destroyers) were unspotted. When I fired on the British capital ship it returned fire even though it couldn't see me. Is this correct?

[Kerensky]

No they don't and yes it is.

The attacker still has the significant advantage though, as expressed through initiative changing in such naval encounters.

[genehaynes]

Thanks for the heads - up. Thinking about it, it would probably lead to some "gamey" tactics if a ship had to be spotted in order to return fire.