[10-2-9] 9. The Purgation of Aqueous Minor

Ship Build Sequence: Start by building 2-3 Searchers. These are your early warning and missile defense. After that, get your construction ship (c-ship) going, and immediately follow up with at least one sonar unit. Once those are in place, assess the immediate threats. If you're facing a lot of missile attacks, prioritize building Tidal Generators for more energy. If submarines are a concern, a Destroyer is your next best bet. The Searchers are great for spotting incoming missiles, but the Destroyer is crucial for dealing with enemy subs and its guns have impressive range and accuracy, rivaling even missile towers. Without a Destroyer, subs can easily wreck your shipyard.

Searcher Deployment: Hold off on sending your Searchers out too early. If you rush them, you'll just provoke early attacks that you might struggle to defend against. Remember, the torpedo launchers on some ships are pretty weak on their own due to their short range. In my first playthrough, enemy destroyers absolutely annihilated my torpedo launchers before I could even get my own subs or destroyers out.

Resource Management: While regular metal extractors might have worked for you on land, you absolutely need the Moho mines for this naval mission. The good news is that you have Tidal Generators available, which should ensure you have plenty of energy to power everything you need.

Map Control: There's an advanced radar station on the starting island. Once you get this built, it can cover the entire map. After you've figured out the correct ship sequence and build order, you can essentially just send your fleet out to seek and destroy. If you add a couple more sonar units to your build order, detecting those pesky submarines becomes much easier, and the 'seeking' part of 'seek-and-destroy' becomes almost redundant.