Can fleet battles please not be 90% just before night time?

[secondcomingofzeno]

So this is starting to **** me off real bad. I have my fleet in enemy waters, they send theirs, its going to be a climactic battle which will inspire all navies in the world to innovate and watch.

Oh wait lol no it's night time, everyone retreat because screw going into 'melee' range with destroyers around.

[alsadius]

The beauty of a fleet battle at night is that you get lots of DDs in a fleet battle. Send the big boys home, send the DDs in solo, and massacre enemy capital ships for cheap.

But yeah, it's been like four battles in a row that have been right at dusk. That's silly. 

[rob06waves2018]

Same problem for everyone, it seems to me. Fleet battles and coastal bombardments were historically almost planned and hence started at dawn. Bad weather was possible, but if the fleet is out, neither side will intercept until sighting ranges are beyond point-blank torpedo range. If nothing else, this is my one greatest wish for RTW. I'm not saying it should never happen but it should at least be a less frequent occurance. Please credit my admirals and captains with some intelligence.

[cleveland]

Yeah, weird. I just started playing RTW2 and of the three fleet battles I've had, two were right at sunset and one was two hours before - those two hours sure go by fast.

[rimbecano]

One thing to keep in mind is that there are fewer daylight hours in the winter months, and so night and evening battles are likely to come in strings at high latitude. This tendency, and the tendency, in summer months, for it to be difficult to get into and out of a target area covered by land based air before sunrise, were on full display during a Germany vs Russia war I fought recently in the Baltic.

Fleet battles also tend to take a while to develop, and so even with plenty of daylight, it's quite common for battles to be interrupted by nightfall (see Jutland).