In our massive MP game (conflict in europe), Britain (and to a lesser extent Germany) have had their ship replacements mysteriously build as future units.
For example, if a squadron of wooden screw corvettes loses a ship, it should be replaced, and the game engine used to replace with the newest ship design. Thus you could get an wooden screw corvette squadron with 1 ironclad corvette for example. At some point in our MP game, the engine started to advance the ship replacements.
For example, before I disbanded it, I had a squadron of 2 1920 battleships, with 1 ironclad battleship and 1 wooden screw battleship. I currently have several squadrons with 1905-1920 light cruisers floating about. But I have a mixed squadron with a top ship that is an ironclad.
Below is a picture of the model units. I can only build 1875-1890 cruisers, but I have several 1905-1920 as well. Is there a way to downgrade ships? Also, somewhere in the code, the auto upgrade pushes the unit to the top of the upgrade chain.
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The biggest difference is the addition of long range gunnery.
I can provide saves if needed.