Naval presence is treated as a political signal, with larger vessels showing a stronger level of interest. Different force packages can therefore communicate different degrees of commitment. The game models fleet movement without allowing those deployments to influence another state's decisions. That limitation separates moving ships on a map from the diplomatic effects their presence may create.
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Deployed warships can signal political commitment
Ship size can advertise the strength of a state's commitment, though the game cannot reproduce the diplomatic influence that a real deployment might exert.