Wish I had a <Face Palm> image handy.
What you are saying in essence is make the game easier, in particular base taking, or you are gonna take your ball and go home?
Might I suggest trying some other aspects of the game? Might want to challenge yourself is something like....say....Air Combat? There can be some real immediate satisfaction from winning a good dogfight.
If that's not your kinda thing, maybe hop in a GV and try some tank to tank combat? Again the satisfaction might come from defeating another individual player or six in an armor battle.
If that doesn't work, you might imagine yourself a wartime bomber pilot. Load up your bomber of choice and go deep to see how accurate you can drop your bombs. Pretend you are going to Berlin in your 17s. You could fight off enemy fighters enroute, put your bombs in the 'pickle barrel" and fight your way home, landing your damaged bomber knowing you've fought the good fight and your crew has lived to fight another day.
Might want to consider becoming Captain Qbert USN if it so fits. Bombard shore targets, get the ack up to fight off an incoming raid on your ships and maybe even engage in a surface battle against another fleet. Just think. Maybe you can 'cross the T' and wipe out the other guys ships.
Oh the possibilities!
That or take your ball and go home. It is just a game after all