Military units

Battleships

Battleships are the most expensive published unit. The smallest division costs 3.5 billion money and needs a port.

Battleships in Control Europe

Battleships: Battleships are the most expensive published unit. The smallest division costs 3.5 billion money and needs a port. Get it by Available at match start if you have a port city. Landlocked countries cannot build ships until they capture a port. Use it to Buy a battleship only when coastal enemies lack…

What is Battleships?

Only planes, artillery, and missile launchers damage a battleship. It can shell the coast, so tanks and infantry do not trade with it. Upkeep is 3,450,000 per day and manpower is 225,000. Spawn time is not published. An older unit article described battleships as the only navy unit; aircraft carriers were added later.

Published facts

Battleships facts
FactValue
Spawn cost3,500,000,000 for the smallest division
Daily upkeep3,450,000
AvailabilityImmediate, requires a port

How do you get Battleships?

Available at match start if you have a port city. Landlocked countries cannot build ships until they capture a port.

How do you use Battleships?

Buy a battleship only when coastal enemies lack planes, artillery, and missiles. If they have any of those three, the hull is not safe. Carriers are countered by battleships, so a carrier fleet still wants an answer to this unit.

FAQ

Battleships questions

Which units spawn without research?

Infantry, tanks, and battleships. Battleships still need a port. The other five units need technology.