That's right. Built lots of *gasp* granaries and more city improvements.
1752 - Lost 2 ironclads immediately. Also a lot of WLTKDs ended.
1756 - Formed the Donghai (Eastern Sea) Fleet, of 2 ironclads and 3 destroyers. Engaged and destroyed a Persian ironclad outside Tatung. Note - bombard enemy ship first to 1 hp before attking outright.

But of course you know that.
1758 - Completed the Pentagon. Now researching motorized transportation in 5 turns. Ordered 5 mighty battleships to be built immediately. The Donghai Fleet destroyed another ironclad.
1760 - The Donghai Fleet caught and destroyed an ironclad and galleon en route to Tatung. They never learned do they?
1762 - 3 Persian ironclads arrived to challenge the mighty Donghai Fleet near Tatung. Also more destroyers arrived to reinforce the Fleet. We ordered artillery support to plummet the enemy vessels before sending 2 to the seafloor. Remainder with 1 hp tried to sail away. Also our first battleship sailed out of Nanking. [dance]
OTOH, we caught the Persians planting a spy. The spy had now been, let's say, suitably dealt with.
1764 - The Donghai Fleet pursued the Persian ships and engaged/sank a frigate and 2 ironclads. Good hunting.
1766 - The Persians sent forth another 2 ironclads and 1 galleon in futility. Our Donghai Fleet sank 1 ironclad and 1 galleon. The whole Fleet faced off the lone surviving Persian ironclad.
End
Saved game is
herehttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/kdchina.zip.
Note - We won't win based on histograph at this point. 50-100 points behind Japanese. Shld we do something about it? Tanks available next turn onwards.......
