One force is ordered to blockade Marseille while additional ships move toward Naples, identified as Italy's major port in the scenario. Italian ports are expected to contain submarines, so the capital ships must collect destroyers on the way. Pressure on hostile ports also exposes the blockading force to underwater threats. The game mechanics do not reconstruct a historical operation, but the need to escort valuable ships is historically intelligible.
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Blockading Mediterranean ports requires escorts
The campaign couples a blockade of Marseille with a move toward Naples, while the submarine threat creates an immediate need to collect destroyer escorts.