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