Pennsylvania's useful infrastructure is being destroyed so that retaking the region will yield little immediate value. Philadelphia remains strategically attractive because it is the principal place where the Americans can obtain an admiralty. The campaign decision links control of territory to the specialized facilities required to restore naval power and build effective ships. The port city is both ground to occupy and a naval-industrial base whose loss constrains future operations.
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Denying an enemy its admiralty and shipbuilding base
Pennsylvania is stripped of value while Philadelphia remains bait because the Americans need the city to recover their admiralty.