Is there a FAQ page someone can point me to that explains how naval war works? I have had the following experience several times:
Playing as the Entente, it is spring 1915. I notice that the German High Seas Fleet is out in the North Sea on a "control" mission. Cackling with glee, I send the British Home and Scouting Fleets out to demolish them. They get in a fight. Many rounds of combat ensue. When the battle ends, the proud British navy is a chain of blazing wrecks and the Germans have hardly been damaged. Reload the save and try again, with slightly different parameters but always the same outcome. Once, I played a surprise card at the start of the battle. Another time, I played encircle. One time, I had a "crossing the t" tactical choice versus the German "column" and the display said I had a tactical advantage. One time, I caught the German battlecruisers with my whole fleet and even then was unable to sink them. I even tried to let the AI control my battle on the assumption that I was doing something wrong in terms of deploying my guys on the battle display, but I couldn't see anything the AI did differently from what I was doing and the outcome was distressingly similar.
What's going on?