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

In a message dated 1/9/00 5:57:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au writes:

> 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 (short term conscription is a bad way to get crews)
>  FCT
3 
>  FSE
3 
>  IC
2 
>  IF
1 
>  JAP
4 
>  LLAR
2 to 3
>  KNG (Dutch)
3 
>  NAC
4 
>  NI
4 or 5 
>  NSL
3 
>  OU 
3 or 4
>  PAU
2 or 3 
>  RH
2 or 3 
>  SWISS
3 
>  UNSC
3 
>  Other..<name>.....FSU
3 or 4 (having all-volunteers is a good thing)
>  
>  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 (only an idiot can believe in communism, and idiots make bad officers)

>  FCT
2 (Texicans would find it hard to follow Hippies, and vice versa) 
>  FSE
3 (some good, some bad, most in between)
>  IC
2 (too corrupt for an efficient officer corps)
>  IF
2 
>  JAP
3 (generally have a problem with creativity, but great at exercising 
initiative) 
>  LLAR 
2 (lots of initiative, but the pool of talent is small--only sons of
wealthy 
types, etc)
>  KNG (Dutch) 
4 (good tradition)
>  NAC
3 (good tradition, but too big to keep out the politically connected
idiots) 
>  NI 
3 (highly motivated, but the cream historically has gone to the Army)
>  NSL 
3 (good tradition, but political connections still count for too much)
>  OU 
4 (small enough to keep out most of the idiots)
>  PAU 
2 (tribal rivalries keep things interesting, not much of a tradition)
>  RH 
3 (almost small enough to keep out the idiots, but political connections

still count for too much)
>  SWISS
3 (efficient, but not much tradition) 
>  UNSC 
varies--depends upon who joins up--I'd guess 2 as the best would join
their 
home nation's military, the seconds would go to the UNSC
>  Other..<name>.....FSU
3 (small enough to keep out the idiots, but since mostly limited to
Anglo 
population, too small a population base to give you the best)
>  
>  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
2 
>  FCT
3 
>  FSE
3 
>  IC
2 
>  IF
2 
>  JAP
4 (very dedicated) 
>  LLAR 
3 (machismo counts for something)
>  KNG (Dutch) 
3 (lacks the experience of the major powers)
>  NAC 
4 (countless insspections and drills are good for something)
>  NI 
4 (very dedicated)
>  NSL 
4 (teutonic efficiency--and not knowing when to quit)
>  OU 
4 same as NAC
>  PAU 
2
>  RH
3 (small enough to weed out some problems, but...) 
>  SWISS 
3 (lack experience)
>  UNSC 
3 (lack of homogeniety does cause some problems)
>  Other..<name>.....FSU
4 (dedicated)
>  
>  4. Vessel reliabilty? 
>  Please use a 1-5 scale where 1 = board at own risk and 5 = made to
last . 
>  ESU
2 
>  FCT
4 
>  FSE
3 
>  IC
2 
>  IF
2 
>  JAP
5 
>  LLAR
3 
>  KNG (Dutch)
4 
>  NAC
4 (too big to be a 5, but pretty darn close) 
>  NI 
4
>  NSL
4 (that German efficiency again) 
>  OU 
4
>  PAU
2 
>  RH
2 
>  SWISS
4 
>  UNSC 
4
>  Other..<name>.....FSU
2 (too many OLD ships)
>  
>  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
1 (commissars and the rest) 
>  FCT 
5 (can you say, "Yeeha!")
>  FSE 
3
>  IC
4 
>  IF
4 
>  JAP 
4
>  LLAR
3 
>  KNG (Dutch)
3 
>  NAC
3 (too big and varied to really be a 4 or 5, but depends upon
commanders)
>  NI
5
>  NSL
3 
>  OU
4 
>  PAU
3 
>  RH
3 
>  SWISS
3 
>  UNSC
1 (too political--have to wonder what decisions will make some
delegation 
unhappy) 
>  Other..<name>.....FSU
4 (a small fish swimming among big enemies needs some advantage)
>  
>  
>  
>  -------------------------------------------------

Enjoy.

Rob