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Re: [FT] NAC Fleet Roster (unofficial, of course)

From: "John M. Atkinson" <john.m.atkinson@e...>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 10:59:11 -0500
Subject: Re: [FT] NAC Fleet Roster (unofficial, of course)

Thomas Anderson wrote:

> > o CLs and CEs were included in Destroyer Squadrons as CLs are seen
as Large
> >   Destroyers (or Destroyer Leaders, or 'capital ship' destroyers),
> 
> is that common? i note the NRE have destroyer leaders. is this how
current
> navies operate, an/or is there a good reason for this pattern? i'll
admit
> that my current fleet has two "independant squadrons" of CL + 2FF, but
> that's because i only have two CL and four FF and can't fit them in
> anywhere else ...

Note:  There is no real modern analoge to the Destroyer Leader class. 
It seemed to me to be simply an alternatative interpretation of the
Super-Destroyer category from the Fleet Book.  

John M. Atkinson


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