Why can't France into naval warfare

>>1944470
France was always more focused on land warfare so their navy never got the money it needed to reach its full potential.

But they took out an entire fleet with a cavalry charge once.

>>1944470
>France was always more focused on land warfare so their navy never got the money it needed to reach its full potential.
This, when you're "surrounded" by Spain, Italy, England and the various germanic states, you bet you're going to focus on land warfare. Besides, it also means that whatever you have your eyes on can be reached by land, so why bother getting a navy really?

>>1944470
Because the French can walk anywhere that matters.

>>1944477
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_the_Dutch_fleet_at_Den_Helder

>>1944652
>>1944477
What's so special about this? I don't get it

>>1944470
>Why can't France into naval warfare

Says who? The French navy was always very powerful.

>>1944657

Well you see anon, ordinarily ships are safe from cavalry charges.

>>1944671
Unless they are trapped in ice

>>1944721
>literally autistic

>>1944721
Thats the joke

>>1944747
>>1944876
But it doesn't exactly make it a great achievement. More just shooting fish in a barrel.

>>1944470
England is lucky that they only need a navy to keep their borders safe (so too the low countries and Venice at times because of their low elevation)

France was a dick to everyone next to it so naturally they had to focus on Land troops more.

>>1944470
See : Battle of Cheasapake Bay

>>1944470
French army is land-centered because France is surrounded by powerful blood thirsty neighbors while Britain is an island and do not fear land invasion and just need to concentrate on its Naval power to prevent a land invasion.

>>1944470
The Dutch was better

>>1944912
>Funny joke, guys!
>What? I don't understand. That's wrong
>It's a joke anon
>It's wrong. It doesn't make sense
>It's a joke
>Let me tell you why it's dumb

>>1945195
In reality France is that blood thirsty neighbor