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From: military@cbnews.ATT.COM (William B. Thacker)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Military Cuts
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Date: 11 Jan 90 05:00:35 GMT
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From: att!utzoo!henry
>The general figure used for planning these things is that you need 3
>ships for every one that you need on station...

In fact, 4 or 5 is better.  The objective of the British Polaris-sub
program was to have one sub on station at all times, for which they
figured they needed to build five.  The politicians cut it to four and
the RN has found it very difficult to maintain the standing patrol
without the extra.

                                     Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
                                 uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu