The Commonwealth reportedly decommissions its battleships after a century of peace and leaves cruisers as its principal capital assets. Some battle groups should have survived precisely because their purpose would be to practice high-intensity war. Presence cruisers remain useful for routine diplomacy and independent service, but those missions do not exercise the same concentration, aggression, and command demands. A war-focused core can preserve institutional knowledge even when leaders expect peace to continue.
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Battleships as schools for warfighting during peace
Retaining a battle-focused formation during a long peace preserves skills and habits that a fleet of presence cruisers cannot practice in the same way.