Re: [FT] Crew Professionalism and Ship Quality (longish)

Beth,

here's my twenty millieuros' worth. i'm not commenting on the Dutch, as
i'd be too tempted to uberise them. i think they're good, but not
excellent; the same sort of level as the major powers (the modern Dutch
navy is pretty good, and historically the Dutch were a great naval
power).

On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Beth Fulton wrote:

> FT National crew and ship characteristics:
> 
> 1. Crew quality? Please use a 1-5 scale where 1=mostly poorly trained 
> troops (either militia or green) and 5=mostly elite crews (top of the
line, 
> well trained and very experienced) 
> ESU 
2 - lots of conscripts
> FCT 
4 - high-tech democracy, so competent and motivated
> FSE 
3 - hampered by being French. and Spanish. and Italian :)
> IC 
2 - conscripts (?)
> IF 
1 - conscripts, plus low-tech
> JAP 
4 - high-tech democracy, great martial tradition
> LLAR 
3 - hampered by general poverty
> KNG (Dutch) 
X
> NAC 
4 - high-tech democracy
> NI 
4 - HTD
> NSL 
4 - HTD
> OU 
3 - HTD hampered by lack of experience
> PAU 
1 - conscripts from a very low-tech background
> RH 
2 - unmotivated and poorly trained
> SWISS 
3 - hampered by lack of experience
> UNSC 
5 - chosen (wo)men
> Other..<name>.....
> 
> 2. Leadership quality (admirals)? 
> Please use a 1-5 scale where 1=mostly bad leaders (abysmal who lack 
> training/intelligence/charisma) and 5=mostly terrific leaders (well 
> educated/quick thinkers/men would follow them to hell and back) 
> ESU 
2 - political interference
> FCT 
5 - californian hard-headedness and texan dash. yee-ho!
> FSE 
4 - gallic flair
> IC 
3 - average
> IF 
2 - political (ie religious) interference
> JAP 
3 - average
> LLAR 
3 - average
> KNG (Dutch) 
X
> NAC 
4 - mature culture for raising good leaders
> NI 
3 - average
> NSL 
3 - average
> OU 
4 - the outback and the pacific0 breed independent thinkers
> PAU 
3 - average
> RH 
3 - average
> SWISS 
4 - efficient lads, the swiss
> UNSC 
3 - average
> Other..<name>.....
> 
> 3. General professionalism? 
> Please use a 1-5 scale where 1 = vessel unlikely to accomplish unsual
or 
> difficult tasks and 5 = pretty much do anything asked of them. 
> ESU 
3 - conscripts, but with a very stiff petty officer corps
> FCT 
4 - good
> FSE 
4 - good; the french do do things properly
> IC 
1 - corrupt
> IF 
2 - conscripts
> JAP 
3 - average
> LLAR 
2 - corrupt
> KNG (Dutch) 
X
> NAC 
5 - traditions plus training
> NI 
4 - necessarily high
> NSL 
5 - german
> OU 
3 - average
> PAU 
3 - average
> RH 
3 - average
> SWISS 
3 - average
> UNSC 
5 - as before, the best of the best
> Other..<name>.....
> 
> 4. Vessel reliabilty? 
> Please use a 1-5 scale where 1 = board at own risk and 5 = made to
last . 
> ESU 
4 - cheap and nasty, but they keep on working
> FCT 
2 - all that high tech tends to go on the fritz
> FSE 
3 - average
> IC 
2 - corrupt
> IF 
2 - poor
> JAP 
5 - it's japanese!
> LLAR 
2 - corrupt
> KNG (Dutch) 
X
> NAC 
2 - overstretched
> NI 
4 - kept ready
> NSL 
5 - it's german!
> OU 
3 - average
> PAU 
2 - poor
> RH 
3 - average
> SWISS 
5 - it's swiss!
> UNSC 
5 - small fleet needs to be kept effective
> Other..<name>.....
> 
> 5. Ability to make the best of opportunities (say to capitalise on
anothers 
> mistake to get a shot in etc)? 
> Please use a 1-5 scale where 1 = wouldn't know an opportunity they
fell 
> over it and 5 = give them an inch and they'll make it a golden mile. 
> ESU 
3 - average
> FCT 
4 - texan dash again
> FSE 
4 - gallic flair again
> IC 
4 - optimists :)
> IF 
3 - average
> JAP 
2 - inflexible
> LLAR 
3 - average
> KNG (Dutch) 
X
> NAC 
2 - inflexible
> NI 
4 - built a warfighting strategy out of 'pull'
> NSL 
3 - average
> OU 
4 - independent thinking
> PAU 
3 - average
> RH 
3 - average
> SWISS 
3 - average
> UNSC 
2 - constrained by politics
> Other..<name>.....

and that's yer lot. bear in mind that there are confidence limits of
about
2 on all these numbers :).

peace,
tom