Should I include Naval combat units in my military strategy board game?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Pros:

More strategic depth.

More realism.

Cons:

Adding more water to maps means the maps need to be bigger, perhaps 48x48.

Defender's Advantage may become too big to advance the game.

Current units:

Worker - Harvests Gold and Oil. Very weak in a fight.

Commando - Standard infantry.

Tanks - faster and tougher than Infantry

Aircraft - Sacrifices some toughness for extreme weaponry and mobility.

Aerial Transport - Move infantry and tanks around faster than their own movement points allow.

[TropicThunder]

what game?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

The game is called "Battle of Wits: Modern Conflicts," which I've invented. Its' sort of like a cross between StarCraft and Axis and Allies. The game is played on symmetrical 24x24 space maps with only three simple tile types: Water, Grassland, and Forest. Moving through forest costs 2 movement points. Ground units cannot move through water, but air units can cross terrain without penalty. You roll six-sided dice to determine whether your combat units hit the enemy units.

If you need more details, I can provide them. Perhaps I should make a MyTake and post the full rules set as it stands.