Why you keep losing Iron Tide Command missions

Most people who bounce off Iron Tide Command are treating it like a brawler. It isn't. The real game is logistics. If your supply lines stretch too thin, your best fleet becomes useless right when you need it.

Before any aggressive move, ask whether you can sustain it. I keep one convoy purely as a reserve now, and it's saved missions I'd otherwise have thrown away. Use the pause button shamelessly to plan.

Ambushes win campaigns here. Hide fleets near choke points and let the enemy overextend into you. Patience feels boring for the first few missions, then it becomes the whole thrill.