| Doctrine: Initiative | |
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| Tech stats | |
| Short quote | Complete naval supremacy requires new equipment and tactics |
|---|---|
| Rank | Explore 4 |
| Requisites | Doctrine: Flexibility Industrial Automation |
| Leads to | Nanometallurgy Homo Superior |
| Base Facilities | Naval Yard |
| Secret Projects | The Maritime Control Center |
| Unit Advances | Cruiser Amphibious Pods |
- "A ship at sea is its own world. To be the captain of a ship is to be the unquestionable ruler of that world and requires all of the leadership skills of a prince or minister."
– Col. Corazon Santiago, "Leadership and the Sea"
The slow moving foils and transports developed under Doctrine: Flexibility provided an adequate early naval force. However, materials and manufacturing advances resulting from Industrial Automation make possible new classes of powerful ships developed as part of Doctrine: Initiative, which stresses the importance of global naval superiority.